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Esteemed Architect and Champion for Cities, Maurice Cox, to Receive Honorary Doctor of Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology

05/11/2024

CHICAGO—May 11, 2024—Illinois Institute of Technology will award an Honorary Doctor of Architecture, honoris causa, to Maurice Cox, a visionary in urban landscape design and city planning. Cox has significantly impacted urban landscapes throughout the country and especially in Chicago, where he served as commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD).

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CEO of Optima Inc., David Hovey Sr. to Receive Honorary Doctor of Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology

05/11/2024

CHICAGO—May 11, 2024—Illinois Institute of Technology will award David Hovey Sr. (ARCH ’67, M.S. ’71), an esteemed alumnus and pioneering architect and developer, an Honorary Doctor of Architecture, honoris causa. Internationally known as an architect who controls all aspects of a project from financing through design and construction, Hovey’s unique model of development has led to award-winning buildings and exceptional living experiences for thousands of residents.

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IIT Architecture Students Partner with Local Developer, Alderman to Drive Englewood Development

03/16/2023

CHICAGO—March 16, 2023— A groundbreaking collaboration between IIT College of Architecture students, local developer Kenny Smith of the Wholistic Community Development Association, and Alderman...

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New Research Takes a High-Impact, Low-Visibility Approach to Thermal Efficiency in Crown Hall

09/22/2020

Completed in 1956, S. R. Crown Hall is an early steel and glass building that helped usher in, among other things, a new approach toward educational spaces while echoing the historic “one room...

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Illinois Tech Completes Renovation of Mies van der Rohe-Designed Residence Hall

09/03/2020

Illinois Institute of Technology has completed a year-long, $22.5 million heritage renovation of one of its Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed residence halls. Illinois Tech alumnus Dirk Denison, FAIA...

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Faculty Named to 2019 List of Innovative Illinois Researchers

10/17/2019

Three Illinois Institute of Technology faculty members have been recognized in the 2019 Researchers to Know listing by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC). They are: Assistant Professor...

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Miesian Rehab: Professor and Architect Dirk Denison to Renovate Bailey Hall

06/17/2019

The Bailey Hall residential building at Illinois Institute of Technology, designed by legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, will undergo a major renovation, Illinois Tech announced in June...

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‘Sole’ of the City: Virgil Abloh, Nike Team Up to Showcase Chicago, Sustainability on Mies Campus

06/14/2019

Students, faculty, and staff spending time on Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mies Campus this month will be treated to a new sight near S. R. Crown Hall’s south porch: an 8-by-12-foot box filled...

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Reed Kroloff, Renowned Educator, Architecture Critic, and Consultant, Named Illinois Tech College of Architecture Dean

06/10/2019

Illinois Institute of Technology today announced that renowned architecture educator, consultant, and commentator Reed Kroloff will join the university this year as the new Rowe Family Dean of the...

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Illinois Tech Students Seek to Improve Chicago’s Ailing and Underutilized Pedway

05/07/2019

The Chicago Pedway, the city’s underground network of pedestrian walkways, contains corridors that can only be described as dirty, dark, and labyrinthine. Spend enough time within its halls and you’re...

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