Susan Conger-Austin
Thesis DirectorAssistant Professor
Principal, S. Conger Architects
Office:
3360 S. State Street
Office Hours: Flexible – Wed 1 - 6 p.m.
Phone: 312.482.9091
Fax: 312.482.9093
Email:
conger@iit.edu
Web:
www.scongerarchitects.com
Expertise
- Architectural Design and Theory
Education
- M.Arch, Princeton University
- B.A. Economics and Art History (double major), Stanford University
Curriculum Vitae
Research & Major Accomplishments
Current Projects
- Gallery for contemporary Japanese prints under construction
Awards/Honors
- - Recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Grant to teach at Mayor University in Santiago, Chile in summer, 2008
- - Arnold M. Berlin ’46 Award for Distinguished Service to Princeton University, 2006
- - Notable Design Winner – Chicago Public Schools Design Competition, Small Schools Competition, co-sponsored by BPI - Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and the Chicago Public Schools, 2001
- - 1st Prize IIT competition for a CTA – Chicago Transit Authority bus stop, 1999
- - Alpha Rho Chi Medal of Architecture, Princeton University, 1983
Patents
Books
Selected Publications
- Article in architectural journal, SPAM_arq, published by SPAM_arq ediciones, Santiago, Chile. - - Article co-authored by Isabel Deves and Andres Elton entitled: The Legacy of Crown Hall, 2006 Book documenting the collaboration with The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, and the Illinois Institute of Technology Advanced Design Studio, 2006
- Published in the magazine, “Arquitexto” for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center Competition, co-designers with Japanese doctoral students project, one of five finalists, 2004
- Article in 306090, an architectural journal published by Princeton Architectural Press Topic: The Blurring of Landscape Design and Architecture in Architectural Education, 2004
- Notable Design Winner – Chicago Public Schools Design Competition, Small Schools, Competition, co-sponsored by BPI Chicago, Illinois. Published in 2002.
- Published in Turn of the Century Homes, The Renaissance Society, Chicago, 1996
- "Turn of the Century Homes", exhibit, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, 1994