Catherine Wilmes has spent a lot of time thinking about classrooms. She began her career at Efficiency Lab for Architecture, a Brooklyn-based practice focused largely on schools, where conversations...
Trees were at the center of a trip to Japan for a group of Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture students—a trip that also led to a national award for the students’ investigation...
Converge Architecture, co-founded by Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Adjunct Professor Annabell Ren (B.ARCH. ’14), is celebrating this year with flourish: two 2025 American...
When Peruvian architect Kevin Malca had the opportunity to learn from the Quispillacta indigenous community in Peru, he was fascinated by its water harvesting practices—specifically how the community...
The centerpiece project for last spring’s College of Architecture Open House has been named a finalist in the American Institute of Architects Chicago’s 2025 Design Excellence Awards. Titled “Change...
A public art and remembrance project based on the historical Mecca Flats building, which once stood upon the site of Illinois Tech’s S. R. Crown Hall, will be revealed on the university’s campus in...
If you’re starting out in design, it’s important to get practical experience as soon as possible. But how? In her effort to create a student-run design studio, Jessica Meharry searched for resources...
The Institute of Design’s fall 2024 immersion utilized futuring tools amid intensive deep dives into Chicago civic, cultural, and industrial institutions to explore potential outcomes for the Windy...
What can an aspiring architect do to attract developers and investors to vacant buildings in the heart of downtown Chicago? A recent Illinois Tech College of Architecture graduate won top honors in a...
One of the best architecture studios on housing in the United States is now taught at Illinois Tech’s College of Architecture. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture presented the...
