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News  Nov 15th 2024Assistant Professor Receives Patent for Climate-Adaptive Building System

Assistant Professor Youngjin Hwang and his team received a United States patent for a novel climate-adaptive, dynamic, opaque-building-envelope system called HydroSIP — Full Story

News  Nov 7th 2024Associate Professor Receives Prestigious Fellowship

Every year, the Institute for Advanced Study welcomes more than 250 of the most promising postdoctoral researchers and distinguished scholars from around the world advance their research—and now Associate Professor Sean Keller is one.  — Full Story

News  Nov 5th 2024LAF Ignite Scholar Sees Landscape Architecture as the Key to Green Policy

Illinois Tech student Brendan Hall (MLA/M.Arch. 4th Year) was one of five students nationwide selected to join the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s newest Ignite cohort. — Full Story

News  Oct 1st 2024All in the Details: Fifth-Year Student Finishes Second in Preservation Competition

Not specifically out of the ordinary, a flyer on the wall of S. R. Crown Hall caught the eye of Thomas Lozanovski (B.ARCH. 5th Year). The piece of paper highlighted the results of a competition hosted by the National Park Service’s Heritage Documentation Programs, which was enough to push Lozanovski to learn more. — Full Story

News  Sep 11th 2024Architecture Programs Harness Sustainability and Earn International Designation

For the past year, the College of Architecture has worked to implement a new curriculum for its Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture programs that puts sustainability, carbon neutrality, and zero-energy design at the forefront of their pedagogy. This has earned the two programs a Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) from the United States Department of Energy. — Full Story

News  Aug 22nd 2024Four Finalists Chosen for International Architectural Prize

Four distinct projects completed within the past two years by newly practicing architects in Central and South America have been selected as finalists in the 5th cycle of MCHAP.emerge.  — Full Story

News  Aug 20th 2024Architecture Faculty’s Pavilion Design Wins International Prize

College of Architecture Assistant Professor Dillon Pranger has won first place in this year’s Architizer 2024 A+Awards for a unique pop-up pavilion. — Full Story

News  Jun 7th 2024Two New Books Delve Into the World of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

College of Architecture Professor Michelangelo Sabatino showcases the writings and works of the famed modernist architect responsible for Mies Campus. — Full Story

News  Jun 4th 2024Chicago: The City of Architects

From Africa to Singapore, Joyce Tan Vela (B.ARCH ’04) lived across the world before finding her home in the architecture of Chicago. — Full Story

News  May 28th 2024David Hovey Sr., Maurice Cox Receive Honorary Doctor of Architecture

Cox, an esteemed architect and champion for cities, and Hovey, former faculty member and CEO of Optima Inc., are recognized for their innovation and dedication to architecture and city planning. — Full Story

News  May 15th 20242024 Spring Awards Celebration Winners

The 2024 Spring Awards event celebrates College of Architecture students after months of creative work and finished projects. — Full Story

News  May 2nd 2024Engineering as Architecture

For those interested in the design of new urban structures—particularly those that greatly increase density—is it better to focus one’s study on the principles of engineering, or architecture? One visiting fellow at Illinois Institute of Technology's College of Architecture asked during a recent student workshop: Why not both at once? — Full Story

News  May 2nd 2024Experience the Future of 3D Printing at the College of Architecture

A semester of student work exploring 3D printing, CNC milling, and more is on display at Paul V. Galvin Library until May 12. — Full Story

News  May 2nd 2024A Place to Call Home

Juliana Cardozo Chamorro (M.L.A.+U ’24) spent a years searching for her future in architecture—then she came to Mies Campus. — Full Story

News  Apr 24th 2024Rethinking the High-Rise “Pro Forma”

This year—with the intensely integrated input of a globally renowned, Chicago-based architectural institution—one of Illinois Institute of Technology’s most unique graduate degree programs is tackling new, sustainable uses for high-rise buildings at a time when city leaders across the country are searching for new solutions to fill them. — Full Story

News  Apr 23rd 2024From West Side to South Side

Jeanne and John Rowe Fellow Rogelio Cadena explores how Chicago's historic boulevard road system can spur development instead of separating a neighborhood. — Full Story

News  Apr 19th 2024Alumni Among Top Young Architects in the Country

Two outstanding Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture alumni are officially among the top up-and-coming architects in the country, joining a prestigious national group of honorees. — Full Story

News  Apr 15th 2024Building Beyond Sustainability

Many architects talk of incorporating sustainability in their projects. But what if there’s little left to sustain? That’s a question posed to 22 students by Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture’s 2024 Morgenstern Visiting Chairs, Iker Gil and Michel Rojkind, who have been teaching an advanced spring 2024 advanced architectural studio titled Beyond Sustainability: A New Era of Reciprocity. — Full Story

News  Mar 21st 2024Building Strength Together: NOMASiit Forges Tight Community Bond

The student arm of the National Organization of Minority Architects brings unique support and camaraderie outside the classroom. — Full Story

News  Mar 18th 20242024 Spring Lecture Series: Frank Barkow, Co-Founder of Barkow Leibinger

World-renowned architect and researcher Frank Barkow is hosting a lecture at S. R. Crown Hall on March 25 at 5 p.m. — Full Story

News  Mar 14th 2024Ronan to Lead Design of National Memorial Honoring Fallen Journalists

John Ronan Architects will craft the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation’s flagship project to be built in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — Full Story

News  Feb 1st 20242024 Spring Lecture Series: Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic, Partners at 5468796 Architecture

Hear two leading Canadian-based architects speak on the creation of housing for the 'missing middle' class of homebuyers. — Full Story

News  Jan 18th 2024Straddling Architecture, Real Estate, and Construction

Tim Anderson (B.ARCH. ’79) used his College of Architecture expertise to found Focus, a development and construction company with positive culture at its core. — Full Story