De Peter Yi
About
De Peter Yi is the founder of the research and design studio Rebuild Collective, and an Assistant Professor in Architecture at the University of Cincinnati. His research uncovers how individual acts of building scale to create collective impact. His recent work includes writing, workshops, and design projects that advance new housing models, land use approaches, and building repair and reuse. Previously, he was a cofounder and co-director of 1+1+ Architects in Detroit and a designer with Studio Gang Architects in Chicago. He has also taught at the University of Michigan as a lecturer and as the Walter B. Sanders Research Fellow. He is the author of Building Subjects (Standpunkte, 2020), a book on collectively adapted housing typologies in China.
