Colleen M. Humer

Office

3360 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60616

Office Hours

By appointment

Phone 312.567.3230
Fax 312.567.5820
humer@iit.edu

Courses taught

ARCH 113 Foundation Studio (F11, F12)
ARCH 114 Foundation Studio (S12, S13)
ARCH 321 Contemporary Architecture (S11, F11, S12, F12, Su13)
ARCH 456 Le Corbusier (Su11, Su12, Su13)
ARCH 497 Louis Kahn (Su13)

Expertise

Researches foundations of Modernism, including Adolf Loos, and his relationship to Le Corbusier. Brings to studio discussion of the relationship of history to current practice and education.

Education

B.A.University of British Columbia, 1982
B.Arch University of British Columbia, 1986
M.A. University of Toronto, 1996
Ph.D. Candidate – University of Toronto (ABD)

Teaching Experience

Lecturer, University of Toronto, 2004 - 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor, IIT, 2006 - 2011
Lecturer, IIT, 2011 - 2012
Assistant Studio Professor, IIT, 2012 – present

Professional Experience

Graduate Architect, Arthur Erikson/Webb Zerafa Menkes Housden Partnership Architects, 1986 -1989

Selected Publications, Exhibits, and Recent Research

“Birth of the Modern: Style and Identity in Vienna 1900”. Journal for Architectural Education. Volume
65, No.2 (March 2012).
“The Primitive and the Vernacular: Adolf Loos and the Modern House.” Society of Architectural Historians 60th Meeting, April 14, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.