Professor Han is a scholar of East Asian architecture and has done substantial research on traditional settlements in Korea, China and Japan. He has come to Buffalo to translate a book by UB professor Lynda H. Schneekloth. The book, Ordering Space: Types in Architecture and Design, coauthored with Karen Franck, is used in academia in Korea as a leading text in typology. Dr. Han recently received recognition for the design of a small house, a project entitled Puppy and Star. He was called back to Korea to receive the honor and to present the house in major daily newspapers, on national TV and in major design magazines.