Leader Jaewoo Kim earned his graduate degree from the University of Seoul and gained practical experience at Sunjin Engineering and Samwoo Design; he also served as CEO of Axis Architecture Co., Ltd. Drawing on over 20 years of experience designing high-tech facilities, including semiconductor manufacturing plants, he has led the High-Tech Business Unit at Junglim Architecture since 2017, working as a semiconductor manufacturing facility expert on projects for SK Hynix. Through this work, he pioneered the high-tech sector, expanded into the rechargeable battery and biotechnology fields, and established Jeonglim Architects’ position in the advanced design sector. Recognized for his contributions to pioneering the high-tech sector and building the advanced design division, he currently serves as Executive Vice President of Business Development, where he is responsible for expanding future-oriented and sustainable design.

Key projects include semiconductor facilities such as SK Hynix’s Icheon M15 and M16; Phase 1 of the SK Hynix Yongin Cluster, which began as a master plan consulting project; the basic design for SK Nexilis’ North American battery copper foil plant; renovations for SK On; the Pohang CNGR-POSCO Holdings joint venture nickel refining plant; as well as the Hyundai Elevator Chungju Smart Campus, the Songdo Campus of global life sciences company Sartorius Korea, and UAM-related vertiport projects in Chungju and Ulsan.

External Activities

• Director, Korea Building Solar Energy Association (2021 – 2025)
• Completed the Urban Environment Future Strategy Program, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University (2021)
• Researcher, Seoul Industrial Research Institute, Seoul Metropolitan Chapter, Korean Institute of Registered Architects (2015 – 2016)
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Architecture, Mokwon University (2001 – 2006)

Awards and Major Award-Winning Projects

• Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Commendation (2024) – For contributions to revitalizing the BIPV industrial ecosystem
• Hyundai Elevator Chungju Smart Campus (2024 19th Korea Eco-Environmental Architecture Awards Excellence Award)

In The Press

• [The Korea Economic Daily] “Jeonglim Architects,” the Key Player Behind the Design of the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster
• [The Korea Economic Daily] Interview with the Design Team for the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster