Ken Rhee

Ken Rhee is President of VIM Build, a BIM software development company, based in Atlanta, GA. He is also the CEO of Integral VIM, a BIM consulting company based in Shanghai. He was the founding Executive Director of ULI China Mainland.

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Design and Planning

Hong Kong

In Print: Into the Dragon’s Mouth

Renowned U.S. architect opens up about his extraordinary career in China and the U.S.

July 19, 2024

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Ken Rhee

Market Trends

Real Estate Trends

High Housing Costs and Shifting Attitudes Making Build-to-Rent More Viable in Asia Pacific

ULI Asia Pacific Young Leaders hosted a forum on housing attainability in May with a focus on Australia, China, and Singapore. The event started with a short presentation by Ken Rhee, Senior Director of ULI China and the primary author of the newly released 2023 ULI Asia Pacific Home Attainability Index.

June 5, 2023

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Ken Rhee

Equitable Development

Economic Development

How China’s Real Estate Sector Is Recovering Since the Reversal of “Zero COVID” Policy

In March, ULI member leaders based in Shanghai, China, engaged in a discussion on how China’s real estate market has been recovering since end of the “zero COVID” policy in December.

April 17, 2023

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Ken Rhee

Asia Pacific

Residential

Singapore Ranks Among Most Attainable in New Asia Pacific Index

The 2022 ULI Asia Pacific Home Attainability Index analyzes home attainability, both for ownership and rent, in 28 cities in five countries in the Asia Pacific region including Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. These countries have a combined population of approximately 1.8 billion or 21 percent of the world’s population.

September 23, 2022

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Ken Rhee

Hines Bird’s-eye view of One Museum Place and the adjacent neighborhood.

Development and Construction

Office - Buildings

ULI Case Study: One Museum Place

ULI has released a case study on One Museum Place, a 250-meter-tall premium office tower with a six-story lifestyle podium located in downtown Shanghai. Developed by U.S.-based developer Hines, the mixed use project opened in March 2018, and has since won a number of green building certifications including LEED Platinum for Core and Shell and industry accolades including 2022 ULI Asia Pacific Excellence Award. Located next to Shanghai Natural History Museum and Sculpture Garden, One Museum Place is considered one of the city’s premium buildings.

July 29, 2022

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Ken Rhee

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Resilience and Sustainability

Asia Pacific

Larger Buildings Need to Lead the Way to Net Zero

Cities in southern and eastern Asia will likely bear the brunt of climate change, said Edward Mazria, founder and CEO of Architecture 2030, during a ULI Asia Pacific forum on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in May. Mazria has been a leading advocate for the built environment to reduce its carbon emissions in combating global warming.

June 17, 2021

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Ken Rhee

Asia Pacific

Development and Construction

UL Interview: Vincent Lo, Chairman of Shui On Land, on Addressing COVID-19

Kenneth Rhee, executive director of ULI China Mainland, spoke with ULI leader Vincent Lo, chairman of Shui On Land, about his thoughts on the near-term impact of COVID-19 on China’s real estate market and how the urban environment and real estate industry will change.

June 8, 2020

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Ken Rhee

In Depth

Emerging Trends

How Buildings and Social Interaction May Have Influenced South Korea’s COVID-19 Outbreak

As COVID-19 continues to spread around the globe, people are struggling to establish best practices for themselves and their communities. Amid a cacophony of hearsay and contradictory directives, there are timely and verified real data from South Korea (a country that, as of early April, seemingly had passed its peak of infections) that can provide guidance to policymakers and building owners as well as the general public.

April 10, 2020

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Ken Rhee

Design and Planning

Emerging Trends

Jeonju Hanok Village: South Korea’s Heritage Showcase

Public and private investment reclaimed the area’s cultural heritage. Increased tourism now challenges its authenticity.

July 1, 2019

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Ken Rhee

Capital Markets and Finance

Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing Lead Prospects in ULI’s China Cities Survey

Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing hold the best prospects for real estate development and investment in Mainland China, according to a new report from ULI Asia Pacific.

October 3, 2016

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Ken Rhee

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Philanthropic Impact

ULI Chinese Mainland Meeting Highlights Tech Entrepreneurship

The role of entrepreneurs in transforming cities and the impact new technologies are having on how buildings are designed, constructed, and managed were two major topics at the ULI Chinese Mainland’s Winter Meeting, held in Shanghai in December.

December 22, 2015

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Ken Rhee

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Market Trends

Affordable Housing

Anticipating the Correction of China’s Housing Bubble

Unique conditions in mainland China could moderate the effects of a market correction, say Ken Rhee, CEO of Huhan Business Advisory in Shanghai and ULI’s chief representative for mainland China, and Chen Jie, executive director of the Center for Housing Policy Studies and associate professor at the Fudan University School of Management in Shanghai.

April 20, 2012

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Ken Rhee

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