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Undergraduate and graduate work from our five Program Areas, with a focus on studio design.
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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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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
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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Spring 2026 Midterm Reviews
Junior and Senior Studio
Design workshops and studios for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Core and elective graduate studios.
An in-depth look at selected projects.
