Culture - School of Architecture

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Culture - School of Architecture
CULTURE
Meet current students, find out about studio life, and check out more resources below.
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Illinois Medal of Architecture
The Illinois Medal has been awarded to distinguished alumni of the School of Architecture from time to time since 1981. It recognizes a lifetime of professional dedication and excellence in the practice of architecture.
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Illinois architecture and landscape historians convened April 15-18 in Mexico City at the Society of Architectural Historians annual conference.
It was a great showing with Dede Ruggles, Windy Zhao, and Yazmín Crespo-Claudio chairing sessions, Marci Uihlein, Heather Grossman, and Delnaaz Kharadi giving papers, Kate Holliday speaking as part of a roundtable, and Didem Ekici joining the SAH board meeting. Their topics ranged from decolonial narratives of architecture, to issues of heritage and preservation around the world, digital documentation, academic freedom, and Chicago skyscrapers.
Congrats to the entire crew - proof that Illinois is a great place to study history, theory, and preservation!
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Illinois architecture and landscape historians convened April 15-18 in Mexico City at the Society of Architectural Historians annual conference.
It was a great showing with Dede Ruggles, Windy Zhao, and Yazmín Crespo-Claudio chairing sessions, Marci Uihlein, Heather Grossman, and Delnaaz Kharadi giving papers, Kate Holliday speaking as part of a roundtable, and Didem Ekici joining the SAH board meeting. Their topics ranged from decolonial narratives of architecture, to issues of heritage and preservation around the world, digital documentation, academic freedom, and Chicago skyscrapers.
Congrats to the entire crew - proof that Illinois is a great place to study history, theory, and preservation!
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Keynote lecture for the Rationalizing Architecture Through Research symposium
Join us for an exciting lecture this Thursday April 8 at 5pm in Temple Buell Hall, room 227.
Dr. Bill Leslie will be discussing hospital architecture in African contexts. This lecture touches on design, post-coloniality, health, and community context. The full talk abstract is below. We hope you can join us.
This lecture is the keynote for the Rationalizing Architecture Through Research symposium, jointly sponsored by two program areas in the School of Architecture: Health and Well Being and History, Theory + Preservation. The event co-chairs are Julie Zook (contact) and Kate Holliday.
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Keynote lecture for the Rationalizing Architecture Through Research symposium
Join us for an exciting lecture this Thursday April 8 at 5pm in Temple Buell Hall, room 227.
Dr. Bill Leslie will be discussing hospital architecture in African contexts. This lecture touches on design, post-coloniality, health, and community context. The full talk abstract is below. We hope you can join us.
This lecture is the keynote for the Rationalizing Architecture Through Research symposium, jointly sponsored by two program areas in the School of Architecture: Health and Well Being and History, Theory + Preservation. The event co-chairs are Julie Zook (contact) and Kate Holliday.
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Spring 2026 Japan Studio
Recently, our Japan Studio spent a week immersed in the architecture, culture, and urban life of Tokyo and Kyoto. From navigating public transit to experiencing spaces firsthand, students explored everything from Kengo Kuma and Tadao Ando’s work to traditional Japanese architecture.
This studio continues a legacy of global engagement, building on past international studios and exchanges that have shaped the program over the years.
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Spring 2026 Japan Studio
Recently, our Japan Studio spent a week immersed in the architecture, culture, and urban life of Tokyo and Kyoto. From navigating public transit to experiencing spaces firsthand, students explored everything from Kengo Kuma and Tadao Ando’s work to traditional Japanese architecture.
This studio continues a legacy of global engagement, building on past international studios and exchanges that have shaped the program over the years.
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Brian Vitale is the Co-Managing Director and inspirational leader of Gensler Chicago. Named one of the 50 people “shaping Chicago’s design culture,” his influential work has earned over 80 major design honors locally, nationally, and internationally. A firm believer in the benefits of blurring the line between academia and professional worlds, Vitale has served as adjunct design faculty at multiple universities and has delivered convocation speeches at both the University of Illinois’ School of Architecture and Columbia College Chicago where he was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts for his transformative work. Brian is an alum of both the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St Louis, where he recently received the school’s Award of Distinction, given to an alum who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their career.
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Brian Vitale is the Co-Managing Director and inspirational leader of Gensler Chicago. Named one of the 50 people “shaping Chicago’s design culture,” his influential work has earned over 80 major design honors locally, nationally, and internationally. A firm believer in the benefits of blurring the line between academia and professional worlds, Vitale has served as adjunct design faculty at multiple universities and has delivered convocation speeches at both the University of Illinois’ School of Architecture and Columbia College Chicago where he was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts for his transformative work. Brian is an alum of both the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St Louis, where he recently received the school’s Award of Distinction, given to an alum who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their career.
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2026 Spring Midterms:
IASAPBV Junior and Senior studios
Visit @iasapbv to learn more about what our Barcelona students are up to
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2026 Spring Midterms:
IASAPBV Junior and Senior studios
Visit @iasapbv to learn more about what our Barcelona students are up to
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Spring 2026 School of Architecture Lecture Series
Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM in the Plym Auditorium.
03.30 | 2026
5:30PM / Plym Auditorium.
Kimberly Dowdell
VP of Strategic Partnerships at Amrize, Chicago
04.01 | 2026
12:15PM / Atrium
Marci Uhlein
Associate Director for Research and Associate Professor at ISoA
Book talk
04.06 | 2026
5:30PM / Architecture 120
Ron Klemencic
Chairman and CEO at Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle
Theiss Lecture
04.13 | 2025
5:30PM / Plym Auditorium
Amin Taha
Founder, Chairperson at Groupwork, London, UK
Tutor, Royal College of Art, London
04.20 | 2026
5:30PM / Plym Auditorium
Balazs Bognar
Partner at Kengo Kuma & Associates,
Tokyo, Japan
The ISoA lecture series invites reflection on the evolving role of designers as critical agents in shaping equitable, resilient, and culturally grounded futures. In the face of today’s social and environmental urgencies, this series explores how designers think, make, and act within and beyond the built environment. Contributing practitioners and educators working across architecture, landscape, and urbanism activate design as a tool for critique, transformation, and care. Together, these voices sketch a field in motion—one that is actively reshaping what it means to practice today.
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Spring 2026 School of Architecture Lecture Series
Unless otherwise noted, all lectures are scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM in the Plym Auditorium.
03.30 | 2026
5:30PM / Plym Auditorium.
Kimberly Dowdell
VP of Strategic Partnerships at Amrize, Chicago
04.01 | 2026
12:15PM / Atrium
Marci Uhlein
Associate Director for Research and Associate Professor at ISoA
Book talk
04.06 | 2026
5:30PM / Architecture 120
Ron Klemencic
Chairman and CEO at Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle
Theiss Lecture
04.13 | 2025
5:30PM / Plym Auditorium
Amin Taha
Founder, Chairperson at Groupwork, London, UK
Tutor, Royal College of Art, London
04.20 | 2026
5:30PM / Plym Auditorium
Balazs Bognar
Partner at Kengo Kuma & Associates,
Tokyo, Japan
The ISoA lecture series invites reflection on the evolving role of designers as critical agents in shaping equitable, resilient, and culturally grounded futures. In the face of today’s social and environmental urgencies, this series explores how designers think, make, and act within and beyond the built environment. Contributing practitioners and educators working across architecture, landscape, and urbanism activate design as a tool for critique, transformation, and care. Together, these voices sketch a field in motion—one that is actively reshaping what it means to practice today.
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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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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
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Spring 2026 Midterm Reviews
Junior and Senior Studio
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Mirabelle Jones, Fall 2020 issue
Mirabelle Jones, Fall 2020 issue
Haiti Studio, Fall 2020 issue
Haiti Studio, Fall 2020 issue
Deployable structures, Fall 2020 issue
Deployable structures, Fall 2020 issue
Professor James Warfield, December 2018 issue
Professor James Warfield, December 2018 issue
Max Boehringer, December 2018 issue
Max Boehringer, December 2018 issue
Maury Lipowich, November 2018 issue
Maury Lipowich, November 2018 issue
Mirabelle Jones, Fall 2020 issue
Mirabelle Jones, Fall 2020 issue
Haiti Studio, Fall 2020 issue
Haiti Studio, Fall 2020 issue
Deployable structures, Fall 2020 issue
Deployable structures, Fall 2020 issue
Professor James Warfield, December 2018 issue
Professor James Warfield, December 2018 issue
Max Boehringer, December 2018 issue
Max Boehringer, December 2018 issue
Maury Lipowich, November 2018 issue
Maury Lipowich, November 2018 issue
Ricker Report
The School of Architecture's student-run publication
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Spring 2024 Earl Prize Senior 1st Place Keyshawn Lewis
Spring 2024 Earl Prize Senior 1st Place Keyshawn Lewis
Spring 2024 Earl Prize 2nd Place Krisha Prathap
Spring 2024 Earl Prize 2nd Place Krisha Prathap
Shweta Krishnan and Bryan Samuel, Spring 2020 Design Excellence Awards
Shweta Krishnan and Bryan Samuel, Spring 2020 Design Excellence Awards
Aditi Mukherjee and Shuqin Xu, Spring 2019 Design Excellence Awards
Aditi Mukherjee and Shuqin Xu, Spring 2019 Design Excellence Awards
Ali Gholamabbas and Nico Hsu, Fall 2018 Design Excellence Awards
Ali Gholamabbas and Nico Hsu, Fall 2018 Design Excellence Awards
Spring 2024 Earl Prize Senior 1st Place Keyshawn Lewis
Spring 2024 Earl Prize Senior 1st Place Keyshawn Lewis
Spring 2024 Earl Prize 2nd Place Krisha Prathap
Spring 2024 Earl Prize 2nd Place Krisha Prathap
Shweta Krishnan and Bryan Samuel, Spring 2020 Design Excellence Awards
Shweta Krishnan and Bryan Samuel, Spring 2020 Design Excellence Awards
Aditi Mukherjee and Shuqin Xu, Spring 2019 Design Excellence Awards
Aditi Mukherjee and Shuqin Xu, Spring 2019 Design Excellence Awards
Ali Gholamabbas and Nico Hsu, Fall 2018 Design Excellence Awards
Ali Gholamabbas and Nico Hsu, Fall 2018 Design Excellence Awards
Student Design Awards
Awarded annually, these recognitions highlight undergraduate and graduate design work.
Awards and winners
Barcelona Study Abroad Program
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Study abroad with students of IASAP-BV in Barcelona!
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Casa Bloc & Republic Pavilion
2026-04-03 & 2026-25-03
The 1930s were highlighted by implementing political ideologies within design — especially in architecture. The class travelled to two sites in Barcelona that expressed this movement, analyzing what changed in the lead up and aftermath of the war.
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Barcelona Pavilion & Hospital Sant Pau
2026-18-02 & 2026-15-02
The Barcelona Pavilion marked an international movement in modernizing architecture through minimalism and emphasis on materials. The class visited these two sites to analyze the transition from modernisme to modernism in Spain.
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Clips from midterm reviews!
2026-23-03
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Basque Country Field Trip: Zaragoza
2026-02-11 to 2026-02-12
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Basque Country Field Trip: Bilbao
2026-02-8 to 2026-02-11
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Basque Country Field Trip: Pamplona
2026-02-5 to 2026-02-8
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Basque Country Field Trip: Day 7 & 8
2025-02-11 to 2025-02-12
Final leg of the trip! Thank you for following along our journey in Northern Spain!!
These last two days, we visited Oke Casa de la Cultura in Ortuella and Palace of Alaferia to sketch analytical drawings.
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Basque Country Field Trip: Day 6
2025-02-10
Today we went to Biblioteca Deusto and did a drawing exercise in Plaza Nueva.
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