Mr. Davis is a founding partner and Design Leader of DRDS. He has been an integral part of many award winning projects across the United States, Asia and the Middle East. Notable is Paul Brown NFL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio which received an American Architecture Award and ranked 101 by the Wall street Journal in an AIA poll of the best 150 buildings in America. He is also the recipient of Progressive Architecture Magazine’s Young Architect Award, a national citation for achievement in architecture. His designs for Hiroshima Ballpark and Hamyang Four Season’s Eco Resort received LA NEXT Awards by the AIA’s California Chapter. He is also the recipient of Interior Design Magazine’s “Future Furniture Award”. His work has been featured in Architecture, Architectural Record, Business Week Magazine, L’ARCA, World Architecture and the New York Times.
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Steven Ryder is the Managing Principal and a founding partner of DRDS Office located in Los Angeles, California. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley and with over 25 year of experience, Steve is responsible for the management and design leadership on many significant projects including areas of Master Planning, Architectural Design, and Construction Realization. Most notably of these project include the award-winning Shanghai International Business Center, Shanghai, China, The Grove at Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles, New Seoul Train Station in Seoul, Korea, and The J. David Gladstone and Institutes in San Francisco, California. Professional activities include guest lectures for the Walter A. Hass School of Business, UC Berkeley, CA, CCAC Architecture College, San Francisco, CA, Department of Architecture, Korea University, Seoul Korea, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and the Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai, China.
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Professor Kim has worked as a professional architectural designer for more than 10 years in the United States. He worked with the firms Ellerbe Becket and NBBJ in Minneapolis and Los Angeles. He is a registered architect in the State of California, USA as of 1995. Professor Kim has varied architectural experience in corporate, commercial, institutional, government, residential facilities and healthcare. His work experience is both domestic and international. His expertise in complex projects includes master planning and complete architectural and interior design services. In 2000, Kwang Bae Kim became a professor, teaching multiple architectural design studios at Korea University. During this time period, Professor Kim worked on many projects as a master designer and has successfully won multiple design competitions internationally.

In his professional career, Danny Koo has demonstrated an ability to combine superior design sensibilities with an intelligent process that culminates in award winning projects that meet client expectations. His understanding of form and space covers a wide range of building types, from corporate towers and urban master plans to residential complexes and private residences. As a design director, he interprets each project's program and practical challenges with creativity, attention to detail and contextual awareness, creating a solution that expresses the structure's function and the client's desired image. His design approach is forward-thinking, embracing current technology and materials to provide architecture of timeless value. His work represents a positive contribution to the social fabric of the community and the global environment.