Kim's projects include the ChonGae Canal restoration in Seoul, Korea, TMC Helix Park at the Texas Medical Center Houston, TX, the Crown Sky Garden in Chicago, IL the Chicago Botanic Garden,[4] the Plaza at the Prudential at 888 Boylston in Boston, the John Hancock Tower Roof Garden in Boston, MA, and Pier 4 Seaport Plaza in Boston, MA.
The Canal includes the conversion of one of the city's polluted waterways into a local amenity that attracts 90,000 pedestrians a day.
[7] In 1994 she became a full time faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design [8] and opened her own firm in Boston, MA.
[11] In Fall 2018 Kim held the Glimcher Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University.
[12] 2022: American Society of Landscape Architects, Firm Award American Society of Landscape Architects 2019: Mikyoung Kim Design awarded Fast Company Worlds Most Innovative Companies - Architecture[6] 2010: Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design, Harvard University for ChonGae Canal in Seoul, South Korea - Architecture[13]