Nicholas Chung is a PhD student studying the histories and theories of architecture at Harvard University. He is interested in how pedagogical and research methods buttressed repeated efforts to emulate outcomes of modernization, particularly across Eastern Asia throughout the twentieth century. Nicholas holds a Master in Design Studies from Harvard GSD (with Distinction), and a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University (Summa Cum Laude). Prior to doctoral studies, he curated an exhibition on the Metabolism movement and the 1970 Osaka Expo at Yale School of Architecture (2025), and was Curatorial Assistant for “Architecture’s Inscription” at the Oil Tank Museum in Shanghai (2026). Nicholas received the 2025 Dimitris Pikionis Award and his design work has been presented at the Busan Architectural Festival (2022) and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale (2021).