Faculty News

It is my pleasure to announce that Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez, FAIA, will be joining us in January as the next director of the School of Architecture, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

Clinical Associate Professor Randy Deutsch will speak and deliver a mini workshop for the Bridge program on October 15 at the offices of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture in Chicago.

The exhibition Revealing Presence: Women in Architecture at the University of Illinois, 1874-2019, part of the Women’s Reunion and Symposium recently held at the School of Architecture, has been called “an exhibition you shouldn’t miss” by the Architect’s Newspaper.

It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the death of Chris Quinn.

The Women’s Reunion and Symposium, organized by Marci Uihlein and Sara Bartumeus is featured in a story by the Illinois News Bureau.

Randy Deutsch has been invited to write forewords or chapters for books on managing the design process, professional practice and professionalism, portfolio design, and important emerging technologies.

In the class Design and Construction Futures, architecture students created virtual reality (VR) models of the Afric-American Picture Gallery (1859)—an important but little known work of Black speculative fiction.

Assistant Professor Aaron Brakke has been awarded First Prize for the Best Public Space in the category of Gestion Integral (Integrated Development) at the Biennial of Public Space of Bogota.

The Illinois School of Architecture is pleased to announce that Suchi Reddy, Founding Principal of New York-based architecture and design practice Reddymade, has been appointed as the Plym Distinguished Visiting Professor in Architecture for the fall 2019 semester.

The School of Architecture has been selected as a Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019 partner site.

The Psychology Today article “Let’s Hear, Think, and Feel It for Environmental Psychology” features quotes from Professor Kathryn Anthony.

Clinical Associate Professor Randy Deutsch, AIA, LEED AP has been invited to present at the Sixth International Technical Symposium on the Applications of BIM Technology in Design, Construction, and Real Estate in Shanghai, China.

Associate Professor Marci Uihlein will present at the 2019 AIA Conference on Architecture in Las Vegas as part of a team for a half-day workshop called “Architectural Research: Designing Your Research Project.”

Clinical Associate Professor Randy Deutsch’s foreword and chapter were published this week in Michael LeFevre’s book Managing Design: Conversations, Project Controls, and Best Practices for Commercial Design and Construction Projects (Wiley, 2019).

Her submission for the 2018 competition, “Crossing the Skyline,” connects the Harold Washington Library and the Metropolitan Correctional Facility with a library annex for prisoners.

Clinical Associate Professor Randy Deutsch has been invited to speak at Design Futures Council events throughout Australia.

Related Midwest and the University of Illinois School of Architecture today announced their partnership on an innovative program that will offer Chicago teens an opportunity to immerse themselves in the architecture and building industries.

Professor Kathryn Anthony received the 2018-19 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Assistant Professor Sudarshan Krishnan received the 2018-19 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.

The Illinois School of Architecture is excited to announce that Spring Harrison, Administrative Aide for the Director’s Office, has received the 2019 Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award.

Clinical Associate Professor Randy Deutsch has been invited to give a keynote address at the World Summit on the Digital Built Environment.