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CHEN LUO                

Chen Luo is a graphic designer and educator based in Maryland. In 2026, she will join Howard University as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design. She has previously taught at MICA, the SMFA at Tufts University, Boston University, and UMass. Chen maintains an independent design practice, collaborating primarily with artists, galleries, and cultural institutions. She is also the co-founder of Body&Forma, a collective design practice that bridges linguistic and cultural barriers through publishing and performative workshops. Her work reconfigures reading and writing gestures as bodily acts, transforming static materials into participatory, communal, and kinetic forms of publishing. She currently explores how embodied publishing can engage diverse readerships and foster communal experiences. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, NewOne Awards, Design 360°, Boston Art Review, and The Young Ones TDC, and exhibited in Canada, Italy, Japan, China, Korea, and the United States.
Alternative Nature: Landscape Architecture of PARKKIM
Book Design
Published by Actar
2026

Book design for Alternative Nature Landscape Architecture of PARKKIM by Jungyoon Kim & Yoonjin Park 
Alternative Nature celebrates 21 years of PARKKIM, the acclaimed landscape architecture practice founded by Yoonjin Park and Jungyoon Kim in 2004 after winning the ChiChi Earthquake Memorial Competition. Based in Seoul and Boston, the duo redefines terrain through sculptural landforms, material experimentation, and ecological sensitivity. This first global monograph features 26 projects of diverse scale – from corporate landscapes to civic venues – and curated reflections that reveal their obsession with shaping ground through rhythmic “blades”. Eschewing conventional formats, the book offers an intimate portrait of their creative vision and global relevance.
Late update in 2025