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Annabell Ren April 2025

Adjunct Professor

Annabell is the cofounder and principal at Converge Architecture, based in Pilsen Chicago.

At Converge Architecture, Annabell leads community-based projects locally with a focus on integration of urban environments with community engaged planning design process. The firm has been a winner of AIA Chicago’s design excellent award and assist its client winning grants like the Chicago Price from Pritzker Traubert Foundation.

With a passion of understating and improving communities and places. Annabell also serves at IIT’s current community engagement council as well as serving as the co-chair on the Associate Board of Chinese American Service League.

Annabell has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, and a Master degree of Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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