As Hayden Regina (ARCH 5th Year) walks around UFarm—the student-run urban farm on Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mies Campus—he can’t help but rhapsodize about its productivity. During the month...
The Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design ( SoReMo) initiative kicked off its forum series for the fall 2021 semester with a new focus that will allow students and student researchers...
Every year, the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter holds the Chicago Award in Architecture student competition, which recognizes the talent of architecture students from the greater...
When the state of Illinois announced its intent to sell Helmut Jahn’s 1985 James R. Thompson Center, the decision signaled peril for a building that has stirred passionate debate for years. Jahn’s...
With the goal of lifting up diverse voices in the architecture industry and creating a more inclusive field, both the Architects Foundation—the philanthropic arm of the American Institute of...
In March 2020 Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Design and Fortune released the “ Greatest Designs of Modern Times.” The rankings revisited the original 1959 list created by Jay Doblin...
The way that the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives can clearly be seen in the public policies established to help quash its spread: mask mandates, shelter-in-place orders, and social-distancing...
At the convergence of Irving Park Road and Elston Avenue in Chicago sits what could become a new direction in Chicago’s housing: Independence Library and Apartments, a hybrid housing and public...
In just five days, Hyungdoo Youn (B.ARCH. 4th Year) designed what will become a future educational center in the Kenyan village of Dzunguni: a circular pavilion that can be used for farming, eating...
As a faculty member and researcher at the Institute of Design, Chris Rudd is dedicated to creating design tools and frameworks in pursuit of anti-racist outcomes. In Rudd’s view, these frameworks can...
