For me, my interest in public space is: is there a way to make design and technology less objectified, but more diffuse, more part of the ephemeral qualities of that environment, as opposed to, let's say, a sculpture that can be identified as public art. - Meejin Yoon. 

Working at the intersection of architecture, art, landscape and technology, Meejin Yoon is an innovative and multidisciplinary thinker. She is best known for her interactive light and sound installations for public spaces, which often incorporate alternative energy sources. For example, her installation Hover, was first created for a vacant courtyard in the French quarter of New Orleans. Hover is a suspended solar powered canopy that captured energy and transformed it into an off-grid lighting system that resulted in shelter, shade and light for public use.

Meejin and her partner Eric Howeler first came to public attentionwhen they created an interactive LED light installationfor the 2004 Athens Olympics. White Noise/White Lightwas constructed of hand-fabricated fiber-optic tubes that responded to pedestrian movement by emitting a pulsing white light and white noise. The crowds loved it,while architects and designers took note that a daring talent had emerged.

Meejin Yoon is founder of MY Studio and a principle in Howeler + Yoon Architecture in Boston. She is an associate professor of Architectural Design at MIT. She was one of the organizers of FAST – the festival of art, science, and technology which celebrated MIT's 150 anniversary. For the festival, Meejin created one of trade mark pieces, an installation called Wind Screen, series of wind turbines that generated energy to create a shimmering light.

For me, my interest in public space is: is there a way to make design and technology less objectified, but more diffuse, more part of the ephemeral qualities of that environment, as opposed to, let's say, a sculpture that can be identified as public art. - Meejin Yoon. 

Working at the intersection of architecture, art, landscape and technology, Meejin Yoon is an innovative and multidisciplinary thinker. She is best known for her interactive light and sound installations for public spaces, which often incorporate alternative energy sources. For example, her installation Hover, was first created for a vacant courtyard in the French quarter of New Orleans. Hover is a suspended solar powered canopy that captured energy and transformed it into an off-grid lighting system that resulted in shelter, shade and light for public use.

Meejin and her partner Eric Howeler first came to public attentionwhen they created an interactive LED light installationfor the 2004 Athens Olympics. White Noise/White Lightwas constructed of hand-fabricated fiber-optic tubes that responded to pedestrian movement by emitting a pulsing white light and white noise. The crowds loved it,while architects and designers took note that a daring talent had emerged.

Meejin Yoon is founder of MY Studio and a principle in Howeler + Yoon Architecture in Boston. She is an associate professor of Architectural Design at MIT. She was one of the organizers of FAST – the festival of art, science, and technology which celebrated MIT's 150 anniversary. For the festival, Meejin created one of trade mark pieces, an installation called Wind Screen, series of wind turbines that generated energy to create a shimmering light.