IIT College of Architecture

Illinois Institute of Technology's (IIT) College of Architecture offers students an educational experience that simply can’t be matched. From our location in Chicago—the city that invented American architecture, to our campus—designed by Mies van der Rohe, one of the most important architects of the twentieth century, to our faculty—award-winning architects and scholars working at a student/teacher ratio of only 8:1, IIT is unique among its peers. Maybe that’s why U.S. News & World Report, Time, Forbes, Money, and the Princeton Review have all named IIT as one of the nation’s best educational values. But it’s our inquisitive, diverse, and remarkably talented students—from all 50 U.S. states and even more countries from across the globe—that truly distinguish us. We hope you’ll join them.

We believe architects, landscape architects, and urbanists are uniquely qualified to improve the way we live. As such, we must be innovative yet responsible stewards of the built and natural environments. We should be leaders in our communities and in our professions. We must strive to leave the world a better place than we found it. To do so requires a rigorous education, rooted in making, and in understanding first-hand the processes and practices that make good buildings, landscapes, and cities. We are research-driven and practice-oriented. We delight in understanding how and why things are made, how to honor and communicate that, and how to marshal the results for the greater service of humankind.

We promise you an outstanding architectural education in an environment that is unmatched anywhere else. From our world-renowned home in Crown Hall to our award-winning faculty, and from our heritage as one of the most influential schools of architecture to our future as a hub of advanced research in socially and environmentally conscious architecture and landscape architecture, IIT offers students unparalleled opportunities to prepare for careers with direct and meaningful impact on the world around us. 

In recognition of our work, the U.S. Department of Energy celebrated IIT’s College of Architecture as one of only a handful of institutions to be named a Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD), commenting that the school “goes above and beyond” in “preparing students to design and construct sustainable and energy efficient” buildings and environments. Our faculty and students also have been recognized repeatedly by the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects for outstanding contributions to communities and the professions. And with you here, we’re just beginning.