Kyunghoon Kim is an invitee to the KIA International Competition who specializes in multi-purpose and retail architecture with a focus in space branding & design. Kyunghoon has experience in many different types of projects with wide spectrum of scale. In 2012, he was selected by the UIA as one of the 100 Architects of the Year in the world. Kyunghoon earned his Masters of Architecture Degree from Hanyang University with his research in urban multi-purpose facility planning with the concept of U.E.C(Urban Entertainment Center) applied.

Kyunghoon served as a Design Principal at Junglim Architecture. He now holds the title of Senior Design Leader at Junglim while also serving as the Chairman of Korea Institute of Architects. He has won several architectural awards such as Korean Architectural Award (2018,2011,2006), Korean Civil & Architectural Award (2009), Korean Ecological Architecture and Environment Award (2019,2018), Korean Remodeling of Architects Award (2021,2019). Kyunghoon has also won several design prizes including 2021 Asian Townscape Awards, a gold medal in 2020 Asia Design Prize, and another gold medal in 2019 K-Design Award. 

Kyunghoon is part of the Selection Committee of Gyeonggi-do Design Award. He is also the vice chairman of the Architectural Institute of Korea Public Relations Committee and the vice chairman of the Architectural Institute of Korea Student Committee. Kyunghoon is a member of the Korean Institute of Culture Architecture, the Architectural Policy Association of Korea, and the Urban Design Institute of Korea.