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Christine Manuel Cynthia Torres Staff Award

March 12, 2025

Two Awards Presented to College of Architecture Staff

Congratulations to Christine Manuel and Cynthia Torres for receiving staff awards, the first time two college staff members have been honored simultaneously by the university.

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A glowing ice sculpture made of stacked, colorful ice blocks stands in a snowy area. The illuminated building in the background and the snow-covered ground enhance the sculpture's vibrant hues, creating a picturesque nighttime scene.

March 10, 2025

Colorful Tower Rises on Mies Campus

As cold temperatures froze Chicago mid-February, Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture was inspired to create a one-of-a-kind colorful ice tower. 

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Five architecture projects from across the Americas are named finalists in the 2025 MCHAP at IIT College of Architecture.

February 10, 2025

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2025 Finalists Annouced

Five architecture firms from across the continent have been named finalists for the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, a coveted biennial award.

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A modern building at dusk, illuminated with warm orange and red lights. People gather on steps under a large overhang, engaging in conversation. The interior reveals silhouettes of more people through glass windows. A cyclist rides by on the left.

January 28, 2025

Student’s ‘Lamp on State Street’ Project Earns Top Architecture Award

A recent Illinois Tech College of Architecture graduate won top honors in the 2024 Chicago Award in Architecture for a project transforming vacant historic buildings.

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January 22, 2025

‘The Best Course in Housing in the Country’: Second-Year Studio Earns National Recognition

One of the best architecture studios on housing in the United States is now taught at Illinois Tech’s College of Architecture.

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A person wearing glasses and a black blazer smiles at the camera. The background features a modern wooden architectural element with natural light filtering in.

January 13, 2025

Landscape Architecture Professor Nominated for Faculty Position at Chinese University

College of Architecture Professor Ron Henderson has been nominated as a distinguished visiting professor at Tsinghua University College of Architecture in Beijing.

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Upcoming Events

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March 26, 2025

Jeanne and John Rowe Fellowship Lecture: We the BLVD: A Call to Activation Along the Chicago Boulevard System

Learn how a 150-year-old Chicago beautification project has sculpted the city’s neighborhoods during a lecture titled, “We the BLVD: A Call to Activation Along the Chicago Boulevard System.”

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The image shows two book covers: "Mies in His Own Words" on the left with a metallic background, and "Mies van der Rohe" on the right featuring a night view of a city seen through a window with building silhouettes.

March 27, 2025

Mies’ Birthday Celebration of Books

Join us as we honor two important books—Mies van der Rohe: An Architect in His Time and Mies in His Own Words, Complete Writings, Speeches, and Interviews: 1922–1969.

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