Faculty News

Alumnus Ralph Johnson (BSAS ’71) established a new endowed professorship to support the school in attracting and retaining the most brilliant scholars in the field of architectural education.

The "Missing Middle" Infill Housing competition is part of the City of Chicago's Invest South/West Come Home Initiative.

The Spring 2023 Lectures Series theme is "Climate Fictions."

In the interview, Dr. Bognar discusses the relationship between architecture and globalism, the impact of the digital age on the built environment, and the importance of architecture as a reflection of our culture and values.

Assistant Professor Joseph Altshuler and his design partner Zack Morrison have been selected as University Design Research Fellows for the 2022-23 cycle of Exhibit Columbus entitled "Public by Design."

The School of Architecture is pleased to announce faculty members joining us for Fall 2022.

The Fall 2022 lecture series is titled "Confronting Climate."

Maurice Cox, Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, joined the School of Architecture for the Spring 2022 commencement ceremonies.

Such Reddy, founder of Reddymade, has published a book on her 2019 Plym Studio at the Illinois School of Architecture.

The Illinois School of Architecture is pleased to announce alumna Carol Ross Barney as the Spring 2022 Pelli Distinguished Lecturer.

Kerbis Fellow Paul Fast wins a 2022 Timber Education Prize from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

Assistant Professor Aneesha Dharwadker has received the 2022 New Faculty Teaching Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ASCA).

To learn more about the individual lectures, please visit the "Events" tab on our website.

Congratulations to Assistant Prof. Benjamin Bross on the publication of his scholarly article, “Essentialism & Spatial (Re)production,: in the academic journal of the International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture (ISPA), Architecture Philosophy https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/jispa/article/view/8437

Congratulations to Assistant Prof. Niloufar Emami on her selection as Scientific Chair for the 2022 Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD) Conference http://www.simaud.org/2022/!

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Niloufar Emami for her presentation, The Design and Fabrication of Variable Façade Panel Systems, at SIGrDi 2021 | Designing Possibilities Conference. https://www.sigradi.org/sigradi2021/#home

At a ceremony last week, Architecture alumna Carol Ross Barney, FAIA was honored as a 2021 recipient of the Order of Lincoln, the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service. A native of Chicago, she is the founder and principal of Ross Barney Architects and a founding member and first president of Chicago Women of Architecture. Her work has earned her an international reputation in design of institutional and public buildings including the reconstructed Oklahoma City Federal Building, two of Chicago’s most heavily used transit stations at Fullerton and Belmont Avenues, and the Chicago River Walk project. In addition to Barney, this year’s Lincoln laureates include singer Mavis Staples and astronaut Captain Scott Altman. Barney is only the third architect to have received the honor, joining Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Buckminster Fuller. You can view the ceremony here.

Joseph Altshuler's new book Creatures Are Stirring: A Guide to Architectural Companionship has been published by Applied Research & Design Publishing.

Joseph Altshuler’s practice Could Be Architecture was recognized as part of AIA Chicago's 2021 Design Excellence Awards. Their project "Mobile Art + Action Community Lab" was awarded with the inaugural Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award honorable mention. The Mobile Art + Action Community Lab is a family of versatile exhibit display units that pop-up in public parking lots for cultural programming during COVID times. Various exhibit units are assembled from a fabricated kit-of-parts that includes interchangeable architectural “hats” that provide shade and identity, and “feet” that provide stability, pedestals for artwork, and bench seating. During 2020–21, the units went on tour throughout the Calumet Region including the cities of Gary, Hobart, Hammond, and Chesterton. Instagram: @couldbearchitecture

Announcing the 2021 AIA Illinois Honor Award Recipients