Ji Yoon Bae

Ji Yoon Bae is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Kent State University’s CAED. He is an architectural designer and researcher finalizing his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, where he develops "Homeostatic Architecture"—an interdisciplinary framework that integrates design with biology, materials science, and thermodynamics.

His work explores biologically informed, self-regulating systems that foster feedback loops between humans, buildings, and their surrounding environments. By translating biological mechanisms into climate-responsive building systems, he seeks to enhance human thermal comfort while mitigating ecological impact. Prior to Kent State, he was a researcher at UPenn, specializing in computational design, building science, and materials experimentation. He holds an MS in Matter Design Computation from Cornell University and an M.Arch from Syracuse University.