Congratulations to our talented students for their outstanding achievements at the 2025 Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), New York Council Design Awards! Their creativity and dedication have earned top honors across multiple categories: a true reflection of innovation and design excellence.
Design Awards of Excellence -Anish Sahu, Zhe Tan, Jiren Zhou, & Samruddhi Shridhankar | Where the Creatures Play -Nupur Agarwal, Himanshi Rathod, & Aditi Narayan Panji | The Aviary
Design Awards of Honor -Muntasir Hakim & Ryan Chip | Peace Museum
Design Awards of Merit -Muntasir Hakim, Michael Zemaitis, & Anam Haque | Dwell78 -Arpit Amarseda, Khwaeesh Desai, & Shengjie Li | Cradle – A Visionary Multispecies Design for Migratory Birds
We’re so proud of your creativity, vision, and impact in shaping the future of design.
Congratulations to our talented students for their outstanding achievements at the 2025 Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), New York Council Design Awards! Their creativity and dedication have earned top honors across multiple categories: a true reflection of innovation and design excellence.
Design Awards of Excellence -Anish Sahu, Zhe Tan, Jiren Zhou, & Samruddhi Shridhankar | Where the Creatures Play -Nupur Agarwal, Himanshi Rathod, & Aditi Narayan Panji | The Aviary
Design Awards of Honor -Muntasir Hakim & Ryan Chip | Peace Museum
Design Awards of Merit -Muntasir Hakim, Michael Zemaitis, & Anam Haque | Dwell78 -Arpit Amarseda, Khwaeesh Desai, & Shengjie Li | Cradle – A Visionary Multispecies Design for Migratory Birds
We’re so proud of your creativity, vision, and impact in shaping the future of design.
Join us for our Graduate Open House on November 14th at 8am CST!
This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the programs we offer here at Illinois, and a chance to begin building your future at the Illinois School of Architecture.
Please register using the QR code above or by typing in this url below: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mb1qVY6_QmaFg8cmoP1T0w
Join us for our Graduate Open House on November 14th at 8am CST!
This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the programs we offer here at Illinois, and a chance to begin building your future at the Illinois School of Architecture.
Please register using the QR code above or by typing in this url below: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mb1qVY6_QmaFg8cmoP1T0w...
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archatillinoisNov 7
We are thrilled to celebrate our alumnus and 2025 Distinguished Legacy Award recipient J. David Hoglund, FAIA, LEED AP. David is a pioneering architect and thought leader whose four-decade career has transformed senior living environments worldwide. Guided by the belief that design can elevate the human experience—particularly focused on society’s most vulnerable—David has led the design of over 250 senior living and affordable housing projects across 35 states, Canada, and Asia.
Read David’s full bio at go.illinois.edu/hoglund. We are looking forward to honoring David and our other Legacy Award recipients in October.
We are thrilled to celebrate our alumnus and 2025 Distinguished Legacy Award recipient J. David Hoglund, FAIA, LEED AP. David is a pioneering architect and thought leader whose four-decade career has transformed senior living environments worldwide. Guided by the belief that design can elevate the human experience—particularly focused on society’s most vulnerable—David has led the design of over 250 senior living and affordable housing projects across 35 states, Canada, and Asia.
Read David’s full bio at go.illinois.edu/hoglund. We are looking forward to honoring David and our other Legacy Award recipients in October.
Ralph E. Johnson (FAIA, MA Harvard University, BA University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) joined Perkins&Will in 1976 and continues to shape its vision, mission, and design standards globally. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 2015 and received the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. His projects have received international recognition and more than 170 design awards. His work has been exhibited internationally, featured in four monographs, and is in the Permanent Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
As one of our distinguished alumni and the sponsor of the Ralph Johnson Medallion, Ralph Johnson was an honored guest at our recent investiture ceremony.
He established the Ralph E. Johnson Professorship in Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NagleJohnson Family Fellowship at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Notable projects include The Damen Green Line Station and Rush Hospital in Chicago, The Shanghai Natural History Museum, Tinkham Veale University Center, the Suzhou Science and Technology Museum, and the Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center.
Ralph E. Johnson (FAIA, MA Harvard University, BA University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) joined Perkins&Will in 1976 and continues to shape its vision, mission, and design standards globally. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 2015 and received the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. His projects have received international recognition and more than 170 design awards. His work has been exhibited internationally, featured in four monographs, and is in the Permanent Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
As one of our distinguished alumni and the sponsor of the Ralph Johnson Medallion, Ralph Johnson was an honored guest at our recent investiture ceremony.
He established the Ralph E. Johnson Professorship in Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NagleJohnson Family Fellowship at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Notable projects include The Damen Green Line Station and Rush Hospital in Chicago, The Shanghai Natural History Museum, Tinkham Veale University Center, the Suzhou Science and Technology Museum, and the Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center.
Today we congratulate faculty member, Thomas Leslie FAIA, that has been recognized by the AIA Illinois 2025 Honor Award Spotlight Educator Award.
Thomas is an internationally recognized teacher and scholar whose work focuses on the integration of design, construction, and engineering, both historically and in contemporary practice. His studios and seminars have brought his award-winning research to a generation of students over a 25-year career, and his books, articles, and public lectures have extended his teaching to the general public. The AlA Illinois Honor Awards celebrate people and projects that embody the transformative power of design, professional excellence, and service to our communities. #archatillinois #wedesign @aia_illinois
Today we congratulate faculty member, Thomas Leslie FAIA, that has been recognized by the AIA Illinois 2025 Honor Award Spotlight Educator Award.
Thomas is an internationally recognized teacher and scholar whose work focuses on the integration of design, construction, and engineering, both historically and in contemporary practice. His studios and seminars have brought his award-winning research to a generation of students over a 25-year career, and his books, articles, and public lectures have extended his teaching to the general public. The AlA Illinois Honor Awards celebrate people and projects that embody the transformative power of design, professional excellence, and service to our communities. #archatillinois #wedesign @aia_illinois...
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archatillinoisNov 4
Today we congratulate the faculty that has been recognized by our school.
A historic investiture ceremony at the Illinois School of Architecture officially awarded four faculty members with their professorships.
Our distinguished faculty recognized: Alejandro Lapunzina Sara Bartumeus Francisco Rodriguez-Suarez, FAIA Thomas Leslie, FAIA
With attendance from Alumni Board Members Carol Ross Barney, Ralph Johnson, Mike Toolis, Trina Sandschafer and Grant Ullrich, as well as Jon Salvani, Emelie Mies, Associate Dean Ollie Watts-Davis and Vice Provost Jackson, we hope to continue to foster a community of growth and collaboration.
Congratulations to our distinguished faculty and thank you to investors, supporters, and friends of our institution.
Today we congratulate the faculty that has been recognized by our school.
A historic investiture ceremony at the Illinois School of Architecture officially awarded four faculty members with their professorships.
Our distinguished faculty recognized: Alejandro Lapunzina Sara Bartumeus Francisco Rodriguez-Suarez, FAIA Thomas Leslie, FAIA
With attendance from Alumni Board Members Carol Ross Barney, Ralph Johnson, Mike Toolis, Trina Sandschafer and Grant Ullrich, as well as Jon Salvani, Emelie Mies, Associate Dean Ollie Watts-Davis and Vice Provost Jackson, we hope to continue to foster a community of growth and collaboration.
Congratulations to our distinguished faculty and thank you to investors, supporters, and friends of our institution.
Internationally renowned architect Jeanne Gang believes architecture can connect people to each other, their environment and their communities. She is an Illinois alumna, who received her BSAS in 1986.
Her designs include the WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, Chicago, top, and the Writers Theatre, Glencoe, Illinois. @studiogang #archatillinois #wedesign
Internationally renowned architect Jeanne Gang believes architecture can connect people to each other, their environment and their communities. She is an Illinois alumna, who received her BSAS in 1986.
Her designs include the WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, Chicago, top, and the Writers Theatre, Glencoe, Illinois. @studiogang #archatillinois #wedesign...
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archatillinoisOct 21
Join Professors Clark, Swiatek, and Altshuler for a lecture on drafting a portfolio. They will provide examples, offer insight, and answer student questions.
Small group portfolio review sessions to follow, dates and times TBD.
Friday, October 24th 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm Plym Auditorium at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Join Professors Clark, Swiatek, and Altshuler for a lecture on drafting a portfolio. They will provide examples, offer insight, and answer student questions.
Small group portfolio review sessions to follow, dates and times TBD.
Friday, October 24th 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm Plym Auditorium at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Five Program Areas shape our curriculum, giving students the opportunity to think about architecture and design at different scales and through different media.
We have exchange programs with Munich and Switzerland.
Discover Architecture
Discover Architecture is a summer program on the University of Illinois campus. It is open to high school and pre-college students. The program is organized around the design studio and provides a studio-focused, design-intensive workshop over the course of a week.
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