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  • Binna Lee

    Part-time Lecturer

    Email
    binna@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    L - 2 West 13th Street

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    Binna Lee

    Profile

    Binna Lee is a designer and researcher whose practice is grounded in embodied cognition and the Perception–Emotion–Behavior cycle. She investigates how spatial environments — physical, virtual, and algorithmic — shape human perception, emotion, and agency, and translates these findings into interaction systems for XR and AI-mediated contexts.

    Her work spans research through design, wearable interaction, and spatial computing. She is the founder of Team Echo, whose XR project Echo was exhibited at ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 Art Gallery, and lead researcher and designer of Insight Realm, selected for the IMPULSE Programme at Immersive Tech Week 2026. She also conducts research on the cognitive and developmental impacts of XR design on children and youth at XRSI — The Child Standard Initiative.

    Binna has been invited to speak at the Royal College of Art, Seoul National University, London Design Festival, and XR Guild, among others. She serves as Vice Chair of Women in Design, IDSA NYC. 


     

    Degrees Held

    Parsons School of Design The New School | NY - MFA in Design and Technology

    Hongik University | Seoul, S Korea - BFA in Product Design 

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    Awards And Honors

     

     

    Past Courses

    Core Lab Environments
    PUDT 2201, Spring 2026

    Core Studio Systems
    PUDT 3100, Fall 2025

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