MCK WELCOMES ALEX JUNG

MCK FORMALLY WELCOMES ALEXANDER JUNG TO THE TEAM, WHO JOINED DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF 2021 AND DURING THE COMPLEX PERIOD OF LOCKDOWN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER.

ALEX HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, AND WAS TRAINED AS A DRAFTSMAN BEFORE HE GRADUATED WITH A DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE IN 1998. HE RECEIVED A POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA DEGREE IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FROM THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS/STÄDELSCHULE FRANKFURT IN 2001, AND WAS AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS TAUT PRIZE (2001) AND THE MAX 40 PRIZE (2011, GERMAN ARCHITECTS CHAMBER).

ALEX TAUGHT AS A LECTURER AND STUDIO LEADER AT VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, UTS AND UNSW, AND STÄDELSCHULE FRANKFURT, FH WIESBADEN, GERMANY.

AS A REGISTERED ARCHITECT, ALEX WORKED INTERNATIONALLY IN ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, AND GERMANY FOR LARGE ARCHITECTURE COMPANIES. HIS ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE SPANS FROM SMALL-SCALE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS (NEW AND CONVERSIONS) TO LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC PROJECTS (HOTEL, STADIUM, MUSEUM) WITH A FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND COORDINATION.

HE RECENTLY FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE CONCEPTS AND LCA CONSTRUCTION METHODS AIMING TO INTEGRATE THE SDG INTO DESIGN THINKING.