Faculty News

Visiting faculty Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz Garcia, of WAI Architecture Think Tank, have published "A Manual of Anti-Racist Architecture Education."  

Chicago Design Office, founded by Assistant Professor Aneesha Dharwadker, was recognized in the "Emotions, Architecture, Opioids" international ideas competition.      

Think Like An Architect: How to develop critical, creative and collaborative problem-solving skills, Randy Deutsch's fifth book, has been published by RIBA Publishing.

Congratulations to Professor Christina Bollo on being elected to the ARCC Board of Directors as a Director-At-Large.  

On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the Women’s Reunion + Symposium, we are pleased to release this video of the event and exhibit.

Clinical Associate Professor Randy Deutsch is part of a team that has received a $500,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and $140,000 seed funding from the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) to plan the establishment of the National Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Construction, leading to the first-of-its-kind institute for the application of AI in design, construction and operation of buildings and infrastructure.

Our online lecture series for Fall 2020 includes visiting faculty and designers from across the globe.

In an initiative to support the efforts of colleagues in the southern hemisphere who found themselves in confinement days before the beginning of the school year, Professor Alejandro Lapunzina offered a free online seminar for students, professionals, and teachers.

Jackson's project. "Pack Instinct," was selected for an Honorable Mention from over 900 entries from 60 schools of architecture.

Assistant Professor Yun Kyu Yi, Ph.D., along with faculty and students from the School Architecture, recently published two new articles, linked below.  

Congratulations to Professor Kathryn Anthony for receiving this award!

Professor Kathryn Anthony appeared in a segment on CBS Sunday Morning on Sunday, July 26, 2020, discussing restroom design and COVID-19.

AnnaMarie Bliss, Lecturer in Architecture, recently published "Place, Meaning, and Attachment: Authenticity, Heritage, and Preservation" with Routledge. She co-edited the volume with Dak Kopec.

Congratulations to Shweta Krishnan and Bryan Samuel, students of Associate Professor Sara Bartumeus, for winning first prize in the 2020 Chicago Award in Architecture student competition.

Lynne Dearborn will serve as the 2020-2021 president for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).

Benjamin Bross spoke with the Illinois News Bureau on ways that public space have changed in response to catastrophes and how they might change because of the pandemic. Read the interview.

Projects by Professor Mohamed Boubekri have been featured in several recent publications.

Lynne M. Dearborn has become the fourth female faculty member in the 150-year history of the University of Illinois’ School of Architecture to achieve the rank of Full Professor.

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Henry Plummer on receiving the 2020 Daylight Award for Lifetime Achievement!

Aaron Brakke’s project Zig Zag Park has been chosen as a finalist for the AZ Awards.