Studio J. Jih operates in dialogue. We bridge, converse, overlap, implicate, and engage difference. We are interested in figure — both in the sense of architectural form and the bodies that choreograph and inhabit it. We like things that do double duty — solutions that are pragmatic, efficient, and rigorous, yet ambitiously sculptural.
J. Jih (they/them) is a Lecturer in Architecture and Design at MIT, where their teaching and research center on the construction of the architectural figure through material systems, geometric analysis, choreography, behavior, and identity.
Prior to founding Studio J. Jih, J. worked for Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Howeler+Yoon Architecture, and IwamotoScott. They received their Masters of Architecture in 2012 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, and studied at the Architectural Association in London. J. is the 2014 recipient of the Rotch Traveling Fellowship, an endowed scholarship which funds one architect to travel and research architecture around the world for eight months. In 2022, J. was named one of Architect Magazine’s Next Progressives
J. has lectured at the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, Harvard GSD, Yale School of Architecture, and is a member of the AIA.
