J. Roc Jih (they/them) is principal of Studio J. Jih, Associate Professor of the Practice in the MIT Department of Architecture, and Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Their pedagogy and practice center on cultures of form, which they see as the frameworks by which material cultures, construction cultures, tools, identities, and regions shape architectural form.
J. is co-recipient with Skylar Tibbits of MIT’s Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grant, which supports original, ambitious research agendas, for their research and prototyping of mono-material basalt construction systems. J. received their Masters of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where they were awarded the Faculty Design Award for Design Excellence. They hold a B.A. in Architectural Studies and Sculpture from Brown University, Magna cum Laude, with Honors. J. has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Graduate School of Design, has lectured at UCLA and the Yale School of Architecture, and is a member of the AIA.
Current Team:
David Allen White, Evan Ortiz, Jasen Domanico, Ty Skeiky
Past Team:
Danny Griffin, Mara Jovanovic, Bohseung Kong, Florence Ma, Mackenzie Muhonen, Inez Ow, Alice Jia Li Song, Susan Williams, Emma Pearl Willmire-Shiles
Contact:
j@jih.studio
(617) 237-6052
535 Albany St,
Unit 3C,
Boston, MA 02118