M.Arch. Structurally Determinant Project

Rodolfo Arroyo, "QUAD: A Dance Theater and School for Columbia College Chicago." This design activates the ground floor and creates a quad, or outdoor plaza, between the dance performance theater and the school's dance studios. 1 of 2.

Rodolfo Arroyo, "QUAD: A Dance Theater and School for Columbia College Chicago." The dance performance theater and dance studios are connected with spaces that support and provide places to learn, but may also be accessed by other Columbia College students. 2 of 2.

Azin Eftekhari, "Columbia Dance Center." 1 of 3.

Azin Eftekhari, "Columbia Dance Center." 2 of 3.

Azin Eftekhari, "Columbia Dance Center." 3 of 3.

Rusudan Margishvili, “Performing Art Center for Columbia College.” The task of the project was to create an iconic building by using structures as the determining character. 1 of 2.

Rusudan Margishvili, “Performing Art Center for Columbia College.” The performing art center, located on the corner of Michigan Avenue and 11th Street, has two buildings--a college and theater--connected by a tube of diagonal truss system, where the student lounge, library, and public restaurant are located. 2 of 2.

Brendan Casidy. The Isadora Duncan Dance Centre at Columbia College looks to captured moments of dance to inform its structure and organization - the mid-air moments when dancers appear to be weightless and in flight and the moments when dancers' bodies suddenly shift in direction, pulling at and straining their bodies. 1 of 3.

Brendan Casidy. The structure of the dance centre’s cantilevre and hanging theatre defy gravity while their forms pull apart the box-like construction of the rest of the dance centre. 2 of 3.

Brendan Casidy. The Isadora Duncan Dance Centre at Columbia College. 3 of 3.