Lectures

Lectures  Sep 20th 20232023 Fall Lecture Series: Marilyne Andersen, Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design

Hear how architecture and engineering meet building performance through sunlight at 5 p.m. on October 4. — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 12th 20232023 Peter Schaudt Lecture in Landscape Architecture: Elizabeth Meyer, University of Virginia

Meyer will speak about the role of environment and sustainability in architecture at 5 p.m. on September 20 as part of the annual Peter Schaudt Lecture in Landscape Architecture. — Full Story

Lectures  Aug 31st 20232023 Fall Lecture Series: Karen Lutsky and Sean Burkholder

The two speakers will explore navigating the changing Great Lakes landscape at noon on September 11. — Full Story

Lectures  Aug 28th 20232023 Fall Lecture Series: Feda Wardak, French-Afghan artist, architect-builder

The independent artist and researcher will highlight how public policy abandonment affects communities at noon on September 6. — Full Story

Lectures  Aug 16th 20232023 Fall Lecture Series: SANAA founders Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa

Pritzker Prize awardees Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will speak about their acclaimed international work at Tokyo-based SANAA. — Full Story

Lectures  Mar 29th 2023Rozana Montiel, 2023 Morgenstern Family Visiting Chair

IIT College of Architecture is excited to host Rozana Montiel, the 2023 Victor A. Morgenstern Family Visiting Chair in Architecture, for a 5 p.m. lecture on April 5 beginning at 5 p.m. — Full Story

Lectures  Mar 29th 2023POSTPONED: Sigrid Adriaenssens, 2023 Myron Goldsmith Visiting Fellow

POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE: Professor Adriaenssens is unable to join us this week and we will reschedule her lecture for a future date. Thank you so much for your support of the lecture program and of the Goldsmith Fellowship. — Full Story

Lectures  Mar 22nd 20232023 Alfred Caldwell Lecture: The Intersection of Public Space, Art, and Social Justice

Join IIT College of Architecture’s Master of Landscape and Urbanism program on April 12, 2023, beginning at 5 p.m. for the annual Alfred Caldwell Lecture to explore the intersectionality of public space, art, and social justice. — Full Story

Lectures  Mar 7th 2023Arthur S. Takeuchi Honorary Lectures

Mahjoub Elnimeiri and Jong Soung Kimm, both longtime faculty members at IIT College of Architecture, will lead two honorary lectures about Arthur S. Takeuchi (B.ARCH ’54, M.S. ARCH ’59), a College of Architecture professor for more than 50 years.  — Full Story

Lectures  Nov 14th 2022Book Launch: Who Is the City For? Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago

Join the authors of Who Is the City For? Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago—written by longtime Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin and with photography by Lee Bey, a renowned architectural photographer, author, Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic, and IIT College of Architecture adjunct faculty member—for a book launch and discussion at S. R. Crown Hall on Monday, November 21, co-sponsored by American Institute of Architects Illinois. — Full Story

Lectures  Oct 27th 2022Panel Discussion: Women in Architecture

Join Pat Bosch, design director and principal at Perkins&Will, and Joan Soranno, design principal at HGA and fellow of the American Institute of Architects, in discussing women in the field of architecture. — Full Story

Lectures  Oct 14th 2022Lecture: Chris T. Cornelius, Founding Principal of studio:indigenous

IIT College of Architecture will welcome Chris T. Cornelius, founding principal of studio:indigenous and chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of New Mexico, as part of the fall lecture series at S. R. Crown Hall. — Full Story

Lectures  Oct 10th 2022Lecture and Book Launch: Nader Tehrani, Principal of NADAAA

IIT College of Architecture invites everyone to join Nader Tehrani, founding principal of NADAAA and dean of Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, in a lecture and book launch of My House Is Better Than Your House on Wednesday, October 12, at S. R. Crown Hall. — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 30th 2022Lecture: Territories of Territory Extraction with Drawing Agency of New York

S. R. Crown Hall will host a lecture from Drawing Agency, an architectural practice based in New York on Friday, October 7. The lecture, “Territories of Territory Extraction,” focuses on the international trade in Southeast Asia waterways, particularly around Singapore. — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 26th 2022Lecture: Deborah Berke, Deborah Berke Partners of New York

IIT College of Architecture invites everyone for a lecture from Deborah Berke, founder of Deborah Berke Partners and dean of the Yale School of Architecture, on Wednesday, September 28, at S. R. Crown Hall.  — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 26th 2022Lecture: Marlon Blackwell, Principal of Marlon Blackwell Architects

IIT College of Architecture welcomes Marlon Blackwell, principal of Marlon Blackwell Architects (MBA) and a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, for a lecture on Wednesday, October 5, at S. R. Crown Hall. — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 21st 2022Fall 2022 Lecture and Event Series

The College of Architecture invites anyone interested to learn from experts and professionals in this fall’s lecture series. All events will be hosted in S. R. Crown Hall. — Full Story

Lectures  Feb 3rd 2022Panel: The Legacy of John Moutoussamy

The College of Architecture will kick off its spring lecture series on Wednesday, February 16 with a panel discussion exploring the legacy of John W. Moutoussamy (ARCH ’48), an alumnus of Illinois Institute of Technology and a pioneering Black architect.  — Full Story

Lectures  Feb 1st 2022Spring 2022 Events and Lectures

The legacy of John Moutoussamy, Ellen Ellen Neises, the return of MCHAP, and much more. — Full Story

Lectures  Oct 27th 2021​Lecture: Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg, Founders of SO-IL

Hailing from two separate corners of the globe—Liu from Nanjing, China, and Idenburg from the Netherlands—the two maintain a diverse, global perspective that shows in their work. — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 29th 2021Mark Sexton: Restoring Mies

On October 8 the College of Architecture will host “Restoring Mies,” a talk given by Mark Sexton, FAIA (B.ARCH. ’80).  — Full Story

Lectures  Sep 10th 2021Guilherme Wisnik: Infinite Span

On Wednesday, September 22, the College of Architecture—with the support of the Consulate General of Brazil in Chicago—will host Guilherme Wisnik, an architectural and art researcher, curator, and associate professor at the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo.  — Full Story

Lectures  Aug 23rd 2021Fall 2021 Lectures

This semester distinguished architects will present in-person and virtual lectures exclusively for the IIT Architecture Community. — Full Story

Lectures  Apr 19th 2021A Conversation With the Artistic Director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial

On Wednesday, April 21, the College of Architecture will present its inaugural Chicago Lecture, which features prominent members of the Chicago community. Joining us this semester will be David Brown, the artistic director for the fourth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. — Full Story