WORK
Undergraduate and graduate work from our five Program Areas, with a focus on studio design.
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As we are enjoying our first day of spring break, here is a look back on our 2026 Spring Midterm Reviews.
Seeing all of the spectacular work students have done, ranging from beautiful drawings and models to digital fabrication prototyping, has been a great reward for the School of Architecture Community. Thank you to our faculty, students, and guest reviewers for another memorable midterm.
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Spring 2026 Midterm Reviews
Junior and Senior Studio
Congratulations to the Senior Studio Earl Prize Honorable Mentions, Alexander Hoffert and Tucker Viramontes, advised by Prof. Hugh Swiatek.
About the winning project, Ke Kai Dance Center:
“Ke Kai Dance Center is a performance center where movement, structure, and community interweave, celebrating rhythm, cultural expression, flowing through choreography, architecture, and collective gathering.”
Congratulations again!
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Congratulations to Professor Didem Ekici on her new book! Surface, Textile, and German Material Culture: Bodies, Interiors, and Architecture, 1830–1914 has been published by Bloomsbury in 2026.
Congratulations to the Junior Studio Earl Prize Honorable Mentions, Reese Bechtlofft and Leaheey Jamen, advised by Prof. Gideon Schwartzman.
About the winning project, The Film Cut:
“The Film Cut serves as a bus transportation hub featuring a sunken cinema and media center designed to revitalize the Urbana community through media engagement.”
Congratulations again!
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Congratulations to the Senior Studio Earl Prize 3rd place winner, Wesley Heywood, advised by Prof. Mark Taylor.
About the winning project, Florahouse:
“Florahouse is not just a house; it is a call for systemic change—in how we build, how we zone, how we consume, and how we define home.”
Congratulations again!
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Design workshops and studios for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Core and elective graduate studios.
An in-depth look at selected projects.
