Lee Bey

Education

Columbia College (Bachelor of Arts '88)

Teaching Experience

Lecturer, AIADO Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2017-2020
Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Architecture, University of Illinois–Chicago 2004-2008

Professional Experience

Owner, Lee Bey Architectural Photography, 2005-Present
Editorial Board Member, Chicago Sun-Times, 2019-Present
Vice President, DuSable Museum of African American History, 2017-2018
Associate Director, Special Projects and External Affairs, University of Chicago, 2014-2015
Special Projects Manager, University of Chicago, 2013-2014
Executive Director, Chicago Central Area Committee, 2007-2013
Architecture Contributor, WBEZ, 2010-2013
Architecture Contributor, Fox News Chicago, 2010-2012
Director of Governmental Affairs, Chicago Office, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 2004-2007
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago, 2001-2004
General Assignment Reporter, Special Projects Reporter, Editorial Page Columnist, and Architecture Critic, Chicago Sun-Times, 1992-2001
Metropolitan Reporter, Daily Southtown, 1990-1992
Reporter, City News Bureau of Chicago 1988-1990

Selected Publications, Exhibits, and Recent Research

Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago's South Side, Northwestern University Press, 2019