Jae Geun Yoo is a student at Cornell AAP pursuing a degree in M.S. in Advanced Architectural Design, with a B.Arch from Virginia Tech. He has an interest in the built environment's impact on the natural landscape and the local economy that produces the building materials. His primary interest at Cornell is in cultivated materials, the reuse of building materials, and specific strategies for developing a mutually beneficial relationship between the construction industry and the natural environment.