Jeffrey Kipnis (born 1951, Georgia) is an American architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator.

In 1989, he co-taught his first graduate studio in architecture with Catherine Ingraham at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

He soon joined the faculty of the Knowlton School of Ohio State University, where he was a professor of architecture until retiring in 2022.

Other honors include the AIA (Georgia Chapter) Bronze Medal for Service to Architecture (1985), a Professional Development Award from the Architectural Society of Ohio Foundation (1992), and an Ohio State University Distinguished Research Award (2005).

He also curated Architecture and Design exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio.