Design Beyond Form is a personal and critical reflection on what truly makes architecture meaningful in today's world. More than just another design book, it's a candid conversation about what gets lost when form is prioritized over function, spectacle over context, and aesthetics over everyday life.
Written by Chris (Woohyun) Cho—an architect with over two decades of international experience spanning Asia, the USA, and the Gulf region—this book challenges the assumption that beauty in architecture must come from inspired forms alone. Instead, Cho demonstrates how beauty can emerge powerfully from the context itself—when design is rooted in cultural understanding, environmental realities, and human experience.
Through personal stories, critical observations, and real-world examples of both built and unbuilt projects, Design Beyond Form invites readers to re-evaluate the foundations of design. It questions the modern obsession with originality and dares us to ask better questions instead:
