Alice Kimm was born in Chicago and spent her high school years in Seoul , Korea . She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1986 from Cornell University and a Master of Architecture degree in 1990 from Harvard University .

She co-founded John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) in Los Angeles in 1996. Since then the firm has completed projects in the United States and in South Korea . JFAK's work has been widely published and has garnered numerous awards, including a 2004 AIA Institute Honor Award for the LA Design Center. More recently, JFAK's Ehrlich Residence as well as the LA Design Center were recipients of AIA/LA Decade Awards.

In 1997 Alice was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to research housing types in Korea . Alice has taught design studios at USC, SCI-Arc, and Otis College of Art + Design. She has served on the Board of Directors of the L.A. Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and is currently a peer reviewer for the Government Services Administration's Design Excellence Program.

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