Thomas Hyo-min King is a dual Master of Architecture (MArch) and Master in City Planning (Environmental Policy) candidate at MIT. His current work is interested in the role of architecture within our transitioning energy regime; specifically, understanding the political ecology of building technologies and praxes, and how they reinforce or undermine meaningful climate action.

Thomas received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture at McGill University, where he worked as a research lead at Reconstruct to formulate governance strategies for scaling up deep energy retrofits across Quebec. More recently, Thomas has collaborated with the Office of Urban Resilience to improve water security in Mexico City’s peripheral settlements, and with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (Our Bronx) to support the borough’s first Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. Thomas has also worked as an urban designer with Tekuma on issues of urban health, coastal vulnerability, and water scarcity in East Asia, and co-founded Biocene, a cleantech start-up focused on water remediation and waste upcycling. Thomas has published research with Buildings & Cities, the Passive House Institute of the US, Cellar Architectural Journal as well as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.