Segene Park | AIA
2025 Firs Vice President / 2026-2027 President-Elect, AIA International
AIA International Board of Directors since 2022 • 2025 First Vice President • 2026-2027 President-Elect • 2023-2024 Secretary • Chair of 2022 AIA International Spring Conference (held with UIA and ULI Japan)
AIA Japan Board of Directors since 2016 • 2021 President • 2022 Chair of Honorary Fellow Council and Strategic & Accreditation • Design Awards Chair since 2022
Senior Professional / Architect / Masterplanner / Project Manager, Nikken Sekkei
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Segene Park, born in Seoul in 1973, is a distinguished architect and master planner. He moved to Chicago in 1990 and graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2003. Segene began his career at Epstein, Annex 5, where his innovative designs earned numerous awards and recognition in prestigious publications like Architectural Record, the New York Times, and AIA Magazine.
In 2007, Segene joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Chicago, working on international projects, including a 354-meter tower in Russia showcased at the Venice Biennale. After relocating to Tokyo in 2010, Segene shifted his focus to urban planning. At Nikken Sekkei, he led his team to win several international competitions and prestigious architecture awards.
Segene's portfolio includes residential buildings, offices, hotels, museums, and large-scale urban planning projects such as Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and smart cities. He is experienced in design and managing projects from small sites to large master plans covering over 10,000 hectares.
As President of AIA Japan in 2021 and AIA International Secretary in 2023-2024, Segene has demonstrated leadership in the global architectural community. He has also supported the arts through the Cliff Dwellers and CD Arts Foundation. A respected educator, Segene has been a guest critic at Meiji University and Nihon University and has organized Urban Plan Workshops with ULI Japan. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Nihon University.
Segene continues to inspire with his contributions to sustainable design, speaking at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the ULI Asia Pacific Summit.
