Darius Woo

Darius Woo is an architect, educator, and entrepreneur. He is the Managing Director of Kasawoo, a London and Hong Kong-based studio with a focus in small projects with big ideas.Prior to founding the office, Darius served as a Senior Project Architect at Weiss/Manfredi in New York City, where he had extensive experiences in leading large scale, complex US and international projects.

Currently, Darius teaches a History and Theory seminar at the Architectural Association School of Architecture titled Contested Grounds: Interventions, Spectacles and Temporality in the Public Realm.Prior to joining Cambridge, he has taught as a design tutor at the University of Greenwich, as a visiting faculty at Cornell University and has been a regular juror at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.

In addition to his professional duties, Darius also serves as a Director on the board of NW3 Community Land Trust, a registered community benefit society working towards the provision of affordable housing in the London Borough of Camden.

Darius holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University with a concentration in Architectural Theory. He also holds a master’s degree in Real Estate Finance from the University of Cambridge. He is a registered architect in the state of New York and North Carolina, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.