J. Roc Jih

J. Roc Jih (they/them) is principal of Studio J. Jih and Associate Professor of the Practice in the MIT Department of Architecture. Their pedagogy and practice center on cultures of form; the discursive relations of the architectural figure with material ecologies, geometry, cultural practices, and identity.

Their work has been exhibited in the 2025 Venice Biennale, and Studio J. Jih has been recognized by numerous awards and publications, including a Progressive Architecture Award from Architect Magazine (2022) and a Design Vanguard award from Architectural Record (2023). Their work has been featured in CNN, The New York Times, Wallpaper, and has been exhibited by the National Building Museum.

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.