Biography

Doo Young Kwon (권두영). Tool Builder · Researcher · Educator.

Spanning architecture and computer science, he explores the nature of space and technology. For 30 years he has asked one question — 'How is space made?'

Philosophy

DTDT — Dream → Theory → Design → Tool. What matters is not the tool but the question. 'Don't use tools. Build them.'

archiDNA — Same skeleton, different expression. From form to meaning, from meaning to existence. Twenty-five years later, the principle has not changed at all.

Research Areas

Spatial Computing & Generative Design. AI-driven Creative Systems. Immersive Space & Metaverse. Gesture Interface & Embodied Interaction. Audience Participation & Interactive Art.

1992 Entered architecture program — learning space, not buildings
1999 M.Arch, University of Washington — Design Machine Group. archiDNA prototype born.
2003 Ph.D, ETH Zurich — blue-c immersive telepresence project
2008 Published in Computer-Aided Design journal — ArchiDNA
2010 Professor, Seoul Media Institute of Technology — DTDT methodology born. Head of e-Business dept.
2020 MR.5PM YouTube channel — AI tools experiments. 50k+ subscribers.
2025 Founded MODAL5 — stepping into the light
2026 dykwon.com rebuilt — ArchiDNA Village Phase 1