Bahng Joins Ellerbe Becket Korean Office.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2001 Ellerbe Becket Ellerbe Becket is an international architecture, engineering, and construction firm. It was founded in 1909 in St Paul, MN and its current corporate office is located in Minneapolis, MN, while other offices are located in Dallas, TX, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA and , a global leader in the design and construction industry, is pleased to announce that Joon Bahng has joined its Korean office. Bahng, who brings nearly 20 years of architecture and urban design experience to the firm, will serve as director of business development. He will work closely with Kyun Kim, who established the Ellerbe Becket office here in 1999. Bahng will become involved in Ellerbe Becket projects and assist Kim in Kim In (김인, 金寅 born November 23, 1943) is a professional Go player. Biography Kim In became a professional in 1958 when he was 15.[3] He was a student at the legendary Minoru Kitani school in 1962 and left to return home a year later. developing business throughout Asia. The firm is responsible for the design of several significant Korean buildings, including the Dong Bang Plaza, Joong Ahng Daily News headquarters, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology and Ssangyoung headquarters. Ellerbe Becket's experience spans virtually every building type, from planning through occupancy. The firm is one of the world's premier designers of hospitals and clinics; sports stadiums and arenas; 24/7 mission-critical facilities; and district heating and cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. . Bahng joined Ellerbe Becket in 2000 and worked in the firm's Minneapolis office while preparing to make the move to Korea. Earlier in 2000, he completed requirements for a master of urban design degree at the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. . From 1995 - 1999, he was an associate with Kyu Sung Woo Architect, Inc., of Cambridge, Mass. From the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, he worked in Seoul for Dyne dyne (dīn), unit of force in the cgs system of units, which is based on the metric system; an acceleration of 1 centimeter per second per second is produced when a force of 1 dyne is exerted on a mass of 1 gram. Architects & Consulting Engineers; SAC International Ltd.; and Wondoshi Architecture (Archiban Group). He also served as a First Lieutenant in the Korea National Army. Bahng received both his Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies and Master of Science degrees in architecture from Seoul National University Not to be confused with the University of Seoul. Seoul National University (SNU) is a national research university in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, SNU was the first national university in South Korea, and served as a model for the many national and public . He is a Licensed Architect in Korea. "Joon's experience and educational background make him a welcome addition to our staff," said Kim. "The beginning of the millennium is an important time for Korea." Kim cited an ambitious tourism initiative that will bring five million visitors to the country this year, creating 150,000 new jobs. In addition, a new airport will open in Inchon and the country is preparing to co-host the World Cup in 2002. Current Projects Bahng and Kim are collaborating with Ellerbe Becket professionals from around the world on several projects, including expansion of Seoul's Yonsei Medical Center (Severance Hospital), the Performing Art Center for Seoul Foreign School Located in Seoul, South Korea, the Seoul Foreign School is a K-12, IB World school, founded in 1912 that is an international school and offers a Western-style education to international students with an emphasis on "Christian values." The school is located in Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu. , and the recently completed refurbishment of Hewlett-Packard Korea Ltd's headquarters building, also in Seoul. Another Ellerbe Becket project currently under construction is Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China. The 80,000-seat stadium will open this fall in time for the Ninth National Games of the People's Republic of China National Games of the People's Republic of China, also known as the All China Games, is the most premier sports event of China of national level which are held in a 4 year interval. . Ellerbe Becket President Robert Degenhardt, PE, who focuses on the firm's long-range strategic planning, said the Seoul office serves as a base to explore new opportunities in other Asian locations, such as China, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Besides Seoul, the firm has offices in Moscow; Cairo; Dubai; London; and U.S. offices in Minneapolis; Kansas City; Washington, D.C.; Phoenix; San Francisco; Seattle; and Greenville, S.C. An innovator since its founding in 1909, Ellerbe Becket is a leader in architecture, engineering and the construction industry. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. 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