Faculty News

Randy Deutsch will speak on artificial intelligence in architecture with leaders from ARUP, Amazon, and the CIA at the Design Futures Council’s Leadership Summit on Design Innovation and Technology, which will be held January 17-18 in La Jolla, California.

Associate Professor Paul Hardin Kapp has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Professor Slobodan (Danny) Ćurčić died on Sunday, December 3, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Meditation Hut III “Victor,” designed by Interim Director Jeffery Poss, FAIA, is featured in the Dwell.com article “Six Tiny Outdoor Pavilions Inspired by Japanese Tearooms.”

In January 2018, Randy Deutsch will speak on how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are transforming architecture and the future of design at the Building Connections Congress 2018 in Washington, DC.

The Illinois School of Architecture announces the competition for the 2017-2018 Francis J. Plym Traveling Fellowship in Architecture. The competition is open to graduates of the School of Architecture of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Illinois School of Architecture announces the competition for the 2017-2018 Clyde Lee and Cecilia Baker Traveling Fellowship. This fellowship is open to graduates who have received the Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gaines Hall, emeritus professor of architecture and associate dean emeritus in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, has received the 2017 Gold Medal Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects Illinois Council.

Associate Professor Lynne Dearborn’s spring 2015 Peoria studio was highlighted in the AIA Illinois Newsletter.

Mohamed Boubekri has published papers with doctoral students Jaewook Lee and Thulasi Ram Khamma in the Journal of Green Building and the Journal of Engineering and Architecture.

Professor Botond Bognar has been invited to serve as a regular member on the review panel of the prominent professional journal Architectural Research Quarterly, published by Cambridge University Press.

In May, Professor Botond Bognar presented his paper “Structure and Space: The Realization of Toyo Ito’s National Taichung Theater” at the fifth annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering in Singapore.

In June 2017, Professor Botond Bognar gave the keynote address “Architecture in the Global World” at the World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Urban Planning Symposium in Prague, the Czech Republic. The symposium was attended by more than 500 participants from five continents.

Associate Professor Scott Murray has been appointed to the editorial board for Technology | Architecture + Design, a new peer-reviewed journal for building technology researchers who seek to articulate the value and relevancy of technology for architecture and design. Read the announcement.

Alumnus Altaf Engineer and Professor Kathryn Anthony recently published Shedding New Light on Art Museum Additions: Front Stage and Back Stage Experiences.

Randy Deutsch will be speaking for the second time at the AEC Technology Symposium and Hackathon.

Randy Deutsch signed a contract for Superusers: An Architect’s Guide to Design Technology with Taylor and Francis, his fourth book contract in eight years.

Assistant Professor Yun Kyu Yi and Associate Professor Scott Murray announce the Responsive Architecture Lab.

Gunnar Birkerts, as the first Plym Distinguished Professor, quickly set the standard for all Plym Professors who followed.

William Worn has been selected by Healthcare Design Magazine for an HCD 10 award. Read more about his accomplishments.