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Founded in 2019, the firm’s award-winning work spans across multiple scales from ADUs and single-family homes to multi-family residences, retail/tenant improvement, and mixed-use commercial spaces. In 2022, Shin Shin received the AIA Los Angeles Emerging Practice Award, the highest honor the organization bestows on an emerging firm to recognize notable, innovative achievements in design, community service, education, and service to the profession. The firm was also recognized as the Best New Firm in the West by the Architect’s Newspaper (2021), AN’s Top 50 Architects and Designers (2022, 2023), and Wallpaper* Magazine’s Stars of the Future (2024).Shin Shin’s work has been featured in Dwell, Wallpaper*, AN Interior, the Architect’s Newspaper, Architect Magazine, Dezeen, Archinect, the Los Angeles Times, and various other publications.&nbsp; <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f783b768fb3a53757d13e36c875d208d4998e12f75449d5e3598595279ca09c9/220816_MS_Maya_BW_sm.jpg" data-mid="219182693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f783b768fb3a53757d13e36c875d208d4998e12f75449d5e3598595279ca09c9/220816_MS_Maya_BW_sm.jpg" /> Principal:Melissa Shin, RA, AIATeam:Michelle ThamAlix Wilson MayaFormer Collaborators:Long Lau Amanda ShinMorgan SteinmannJeremy ThornClaire Wu https://shinshinarch.com/Press Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:44:45 +0000 SHIN SHIN https://shinshinarch.com/Press 2025-05-30Our project Echo Yards is featured in Fast Company and Archpaper! 2025-05-29Out of over 350 entries, we received a Special Recognition for our multifamily housing proposal “Echo Yards” in the Small Lots Big Impact Design Competition! From the competition brief “Small Lots, Big Impacts is a two-stage initiative to build a path to a better future for Los Angeles—one where a new generation of homeowners has the chance to thrive in more resilient neighborhoods.” We are so honored to be a part of this initiative and important conversation. More information on the competition and all the entries&nbsp;here.&nbsp; 2025-05-23 Check out the Dahi residence in print in the Spring/Summer 2025 10th anniversary issue of AN Interior. 2025-04-18 Very excited to have our latest historic gut renovation of a mid-century LA home featured in Dwell Magazine! 2024-10-17Thank you to the LA Times for telling the story of this unique ADU project&nbsp;for the most special client. In print next weekend in the Saturday issue! 2024-09-19Melissa and colleagues share their work and insights on California ADUs in Volume One of “Of the Moment”, a publication of Stray Dog Cafe and Thom Mayne. 2024-06-21Two Square ADU received a Residential Architecture Award from the AIALA. Congrats to all the winners! 2024-02-05Two Square ADU featured in Dwell Magazine Online - the article tells the beautiful story of this very special project 4-year long project that was also our office’s first commission! 2023-12-27Our profile by Wallpaper Magazine is online now, part of their series on ten emerging Californian practices. A great way to close out the year! 2023-12-16Check us out in the January print issue of Wallpaper Magazine, highlighting ten emerging Californian practices. On newsstands now! 2023-11-14Closing out the Dwell Magazine November/December print issue with Melissa’s nostalgic contribution to ‘One Last Thing’ - check it out online or get a copy at your local newsstand through January! 2023-10-11We made the AN Interior Top 50 Architects and Designers list for the 2nd year in a row! 2023-09-12 CAKE US HQ has been longlisted in the 6th annual Dezeen Awards! 150 longlisted projects were selected from over 4,800 entries from 94 countries. The Dezeen awards program celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design, as well as the studios and individuals producing the most outstanding work. 2023-08-08Check us out as the “Next Progressives” feature in July/August issue of Architect Magazine! 2023-07-04Celebrate the 4th of July with this feature from Archinect on 20 Must-Watch Emerging U.S.-Based Architecture Practices! 2023-06-29Three of our projects received awards at the annual A+D Museum Design Awards - thank you so much to the A+D Museum and jury for this huge honor! 2023-06-07Our work is being exhibited at Beyond the Build Environment, a platform that celebrates the contributions of diverse designers and advocates for equitable built environments and communities. The work will also be exhibited at the A’23 AIA Conference on Architecture as part of the “Say it Loud” Exhibition. 2023-05-12Melissa will be speaking at the “House to Housing Colloquium” at UCLA AUD with Kevin Daly, FAIA and Roger Sherman, FAIA as part of a 1st year graduate studio symposium speculating on SB-9 and other recent California housing initiatives. 2023-04-10Melissa will be lecturing at the Texas A&amp;M University School of Architecture as part of the Spring 2023 lecture series “Plan Check”. 2023-04-05Check out our CAKE US Headquarters project featured in Wallpaper*! 2023-03-31Melissa will be participating in a panel discussion at the Helms Design with Andrew Atwood for the exhibition “Small Infrastructures” - curated by Rudabeh Pakravan and Michelle Chang, moderated by Frances Anderton. 2023-01-09Check out some great ADU tips from Melissa and several other LA architects in the LA Times! 2022-10-14AN Interior announced us as one of the Top 50 Architects and Designers of 2022! Read more about the list and our fellow honorees here, online and in print in the Fall/Winter 2022 issue. 2022-07-20We are honored to receive the “Emerging Practice Award” from The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIALA). The Emerging Practice Award recognizes notable, innovative achievements in design, community service, education, and service to the profession. Join us on 10/27 to celebrate at the AIA Design Awards Ceremony.2022-06-23Excited to be a part of the UCLA AUD Summer Lecture Series! Melissa will be speaking (in person) alongside Kevin Sherrod on July 19. 2022-05-25Architect Newspaper covers the AIA Los Angeles Residential Architecture Winners! 2022-05-19 We are honored to receive an AIA Los Angeles Residential Architecture Merit Award for Peach Pit in the Additions/ADU Category. Thank you to the jury and the AIA Los Angeles! 2022-04-07Melissa will be on the jury for the The Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition (KRob) - KRob honors hand and digital delineation by professionals and students throughout the world. 2022-04-01Melissa will be on the jury for the 2022 Best of Practice Awards from the Architect’s Newspaper. 2022-01-27 Mouse House was featured today in Dwell Magazine! Check it out on their website and instagram @dwellmagazine. 2021-11-23Join us today for a lecture at the NOMAS Chapter of the Princeton School of Architecture. 2021-11-11Mouse House was featured today in the LA Times! Check it out online, or grab a print copy on Saturday. 2021-10-28Melissa will be on the jury of the ACLA 2x8: Assemblies Exhibition/Scholarship Program, the exhibition showcases student work from architecture &amp; design institutions across California. &nbsp;2021-10-01Melissa will present a selection of recent work at the AIA Women in Architecture Powerful Conference.2021-09-01Shin Shin has a print exhibited in “Room(s): Yale School of Architecture Graduate Women Alums 1942-”. On view at the Yale Architecture Gallery through December 10. 2021-07-01Check out this video that covers the launch of the Wide Rainbow Libraries aka “Book Towers” at the Jacob Riis Center Neighborhood Settlement in Queens, NY. So honored to be a part of this amazing project! 2021-06-30We are honored to be named “Best New Architecture Firm” in the West by the Architect’s Newspaper! Check out all the winners here. 2021-05-17We received an honorable mention for our proposal “Fifty Fifty” in the “Low Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles” competition out of almost 400 entries! The competition was organized by the Mayor’s Office and Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles. Check out all the winners here.2021-04-15Melissa will be presenting the research project “Demo Detroit” at the annual USCA Research Symposium. 2021-04-10Check out the “Linee Occulte: Drawing Architecture” show at Citygroup NYC. The exhibition is designed and curated by Studio Ames and includes drawings from a group of very talented architects - we are honored to be included! Opening Saturday April 10th from 4pm - 8pm. 2021-03-30Presenting some work today at Taubman College for De Peter Yi’s Graphic Communication class....and forever, GO BLUE! 2021-03-29Check out “Four Corners, Redux”, our Virtual Exhibition + Q&amp;A that just opened at USC School of Architecture as part of the Faculty/Student Exhibition Series (and our attempt to LiDAR scan the models from the Four Corners exhibit). On view through 4/10. 2020-09-02We are fundraising! The Architects Foundation is creating a scholarship specifically for Black Women earning their degree in Architecture. We are proud to be a matching sponsor of this effort - every dollar you donate here will be matched by a women-led design firm. 2020-07-05“Retired Column: Jimmy” will be available for purchase at Design Yard Sale. 100% of the net proceeds will go to the Bail Project and Colloqate, two organizations leading the fight against racial injustice and inequity. (Update: Sold!)2020-06-01Melissa was awarded a USCA faculty research grant for a study of demolished buildings in Detroit. Check out the press release here. 2020-05-05“Retired Columns” will be available for purchase at Pop Up In Place. Proceeds will support the LA Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund. 2020-02-14During Frieze Week LA, we will be exhibiting 2 pieces at the SPRING/BREAK Art Show as part of a group show entitled “Twofers”, curated by Patrick Geske and Cody Miner. Check it out February 14-16 at the ROW DTLA, more info here. You can purchase our pieces here! 2020-02-11Thank you to the Architect’s Newspaper for the great write-up on “Four Corners” - read more about our exhibition at the Wedge Gallery here. The show is on view during limited hours until March 6. 2020-02-07We are excited to present our first solo exhibition “Four Corners” at the Wedge Gallery of Woodbury University Burbank. Please join us for the opening reception on Friday February 7, 6:30-9:00pm. Read more about the exhibition here. 2019-08-27We’ll will be exhibiting our project “Up Close” at Detroit Design 139, a biennial exhibition organized by Bedrock, City of Detroit, Design Core, and others. DD139 will host a variety of events, lectures and discussions throughout the month of September that focus on the future of Detroit’s built and natural environment. We’re honored to be included! 2019-07-25Shin Shin has been featured in Detour Detroit, a website and newsletter dedicated to Detroit architecture and culture. Read a little about the office and some of our recent work in Detroit here. Thank you for the interview and feature! 2019-06-25 “Somersault Terraces,” a proposal for affordable housing in London, is featured in a new publication from Arch-hive Books. The publication focuses on new ideas and platforms that are enabling people to own or purchase homes. Purchase your copy here! 2019-06-20We’ll will be closing out the LA Design Festival with Dopium LA, a one night only installation featuring our project “No Vacancy.” Stop by and check out the project along with several local artists, tickets available here. 2019-06-06Swing by and support the A+D Museum by purchasing one of Shin Shin’s “Retired Columns” from the&nbsp;Impermanent Collection, a curated space within the museum featuring a rotation of local artists and designers.“Retired Columns” are custom 3D printed vases inspired by the Japanese art of ikebana, also available for purchase here. &nbsp; https://shinshinarch.com/Contact Fri, 04 Oct 2024 05:23:28 +0000 SHIN SHIN https://shinshinarch.com/Contact Headquarters 4474 West Adams Boulevard Suite 205 Los Angeles, CA 90016T: 213-671-8193F: 323-998-0050 Press &amp; Project InquiriesFor project and press inquiries, please contact info@shinshinarch.com or fill out this form ServicesFeasibility Study/ProgrammingADU FeasbilityConcept DesignSchematic DesignDesign Development Interior Design &amp; ProcurementPermitting/EntitlementBiddingConstruction DocumentationConstruction AdministrationProject ManagementEmployment For employment inquiries, please email a cover letter, resume, and worksamples (under 25MB) to info@shinshinarch.com https://shinshinarch.com/MS Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:22:33 +0000 SHIN SHIN https://shinshinarch.com/MS <img width="900" height="1125" width_o="900" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a25cec17fe597fa5fd52a5a335f588d7b741c74b78971658d19f2111dadd77f1/MS_01_web.jpg" data-mid="174030451" border="0" alt="Eric Staudenmaier Photography" data-caption="Eric Staudenmaier Photography" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/a25cec17fe597fa5fd52a5a335f588d7b741c74b78971658d19f2111dadd77f1/MS_01_web.jpg" /> Melissa Shin, RA, AIA&nbsp;is the Principal Architect and Founder of Shin Shin.&nbsp;She brings ambitious design concepts to life through a hands-on, technical approach to architectural design and construction, honed through years of experience leading projects worldwide. She received her Master of Architecture from Yale University and two Bachelors of Science degrees in Theoretical Mathematics and Visual Arts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Before founding Shin Shin, Melissa worked in the international design offices of Herzog de Meuron, Greg Lynn FORM, and Gehry Partners. Melissa lectures and teaches in universities nationwide, including the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Kent State University, the University of Southern California, and Yale University. Licensure: California, Michigan