Faculty News

Randy Deutsch has been invited along with two other leading members of the architecture, design, and technology communities to serve on the jury for Architect Magazine’s R+D Awards. Winners will be featured in the July 2018 issue of the magazine.

Associate Professor Scott Murray presented research papers at two national conferences in March.

Lecturers Claire Gaspin and David Emmons were recently awarded a shortlist mention in the Lighthouse Competition sponsored by the Cyprus School of Architecture.

Randy Deutsch has been invited to speak at two events.

Global higher education analysis firm Quacquarelli Symonds has revealed its rankings of the world’s 200 top universities for the study of architecture/built environment for 2018.

The Illinois School of Architecture would like to congratulate Aeron Hodges and John Paul Rysavy for being selected as the 2017-2018 Francis J. Plym Traveling Fellowship recipients.

The Illinois School of Architecture would like to congratulate Camden Greenlee for being selected as the 2017-2018 Clyde Lee and Cecilia Baker Traveling Fellowship recipient.

Lynne Dearborn has been elected second vice president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).

Yun Kyu Yi’s journal article titled “Developing an Advanced Daylight Model for Building Energy Tool to Simulate Dynamic Shading Device” will appear in volume 163 of Solar Energy. Access the article.

In the summer of 2013, the Warfield Archives of Vernacular Architecture were dedicated at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University in Shanghai, China.

Visiting Lecturers Claire Gaspin and David Emmons collaborated with BSAS student Mingda Zhang on “Home, Again,” which was awarded second place in the 24H: Home Competition sponsored by Ideas Forward.

Lynne Dearborn’s work on low-income housing funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was highlighted on the Urban Institute’s website. Read more about her project.

Architecture faculty members are featured in “Illinois Icons: Max Abramovitz.”

Kathryn Anthony is featured in “The Original: Kathryn Anthony Guides Architects to Think Big Picture” by Chicago’s Edward Keegan in Architect Magazine.

The Illinois School of Architecture’s Fall Lecture Series poster received fourth place in Archinect’s Get Lectured contest. Voters selected their favorite posters of the semester. Read more about Get Lectured and the other winning posters.

Randy Deutsch will speak on artificial intelligence in architecture with leaders from ARUP, Amazon, and the CIA at the Design Futures Council’s Leadership Summit on Design Innovation and Technology, which will be held January 17-18 in La Jolla, California.

Associate Professor Paul Hardin Kapp has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Professor Slobodan (Danny) Ćurčić died on Sunday, December 3, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Meditation Hut III “Victor,” designed by Interim Director Jeffery Poss, FAIA, is featured in the Dwell.com article “Six Tiny Outdoor Pavilions Inspired by Japanese Tearooms.”

In January 2018, Randy Deutsch will speak on how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are transforming architecture and the future of design at the Building Connections Congress 2018 in Washington, DC.