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Index of IIT College of Architecture news.

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April 24, 2024

Rethinking the High-Rise “Pro Forma”

One of IIT’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.

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April 23, 2024

From 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.

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April 19, 2024

Alumni 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.

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April 15, 2024

Building Beyond Sustainability

Many architects talk of incorporating sustainability in their projects. But what if there’s little left to sustain?

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March 21, 2024

Building 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.

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March 14, 2024

Ronan 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.

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January 18, 2024

Straddling 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.

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January 17, 2024

How One Building Can Shape a Future

A studio visit to Cincinnati pushed Caleb Baldwin (B.Arch. ’17) to London with a goal: Zaha Hadid Architects.

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January 10, 2024

More Than An Education: A Recent Grad Talks About Their Experience

The life of student-turned-faculty Annabell Ren (B.Arch. ’14) flipped upside down during her time at the College of Architecture.

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November 21, 2023

A ‘Cool’ Design: Misting Pavilion That Helps To Beat The Heat Wins Award

Faculty member Alphonso Peluso uses artificial intelligence to create an award-winning water misting pavilion design.

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October 25, 2023

A $2 Million Step Toward a Tree-Tastic Mies Campus

Alphawood Foundation Chicago is helping bring new beauty to Mies Campus.

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October 24, 2023

Driehaus Foundation Grant Brings Local History Exhibit to Mies Gallery

A Bronzeville director, with faculty support, will bring the history of South Side Chicago and its ties to IIT together in a storytelling exhibit.

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