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Get Lectured: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Fall '23

2023-08-23T17:16:00-04:00

Today, our Get Lectured series continues with a look at goings-on happening at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture this fall semester.

Events kick off Monday, August 28, with a lecture on the “Ideal City” from Beijing’s Drawing Architecture Studio founders Li Han and Hu Yan. The lectures continue on September 11 with a visit to campus from Gathering authors and co-principals of Current Interests Mira Henry and Matthew Au. Tiara Hughes will wrap up the month on September 18 with a lecture that’s sponsored by the school’s Orput Endowment Fund.

The next month will begin with Hanrahan Meyers Architect's Tom Hanrahan’s lecture on October 2, followed by another from Lisa Yun Lee on October 16 and the Wanda Dalla Costa Plym Panel on Indigenous Design on October 23. October 30 will see the first Pelli Distinguished Lecturer, Kelly Bair of BairBalliet, take the stage in the Plym Auditorium, followed by Ana Pinto da Silva’s appearance on November 6. Ellen Dunha...

Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez announced as University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's School of Architecture Director

2019-11-01T21:04:00-04:00

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's School of Architecture today announced Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez, FAIA as its next Director. Said to be joining the university in January 2020, Rodríguez-Suárez currently serves as the ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico. He also served as the Dean from 2007 to 2016.

With his experience as a practicing architect, academic, writer, and leader in the architecture profession, he has played a pivotal role in leading the School of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico and its prominence amongst the Caribbean and Ilbero-Americas.

Rodríguez-Suárez studied at Georgia Tech, the Université de Paris, and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. At the GSD is where he earned a Master of Architecture with Distinction and American Institute of Architects (AIA) School Medal. He was also recently awarded recognition as an AIA Fellow in 2019 as well as a Distinguished Professor of the ...

Celebrating 140 years of women in architecture at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2019-09-24T08:00:00-04:00

Believe it or not, female representation and leadership within academic architectural institutions have come along way over the last 100 years. To highlight this progress, the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is paying homage to previous female graduates who earned a degree in architecture from the school, starting with Mary Louisa Page in 1878. Page was he first woman to graduate from architecture school in North America; The university began offering architecture courses a decade earlier in 1868.

Now, in 2019, the university aims to recognize the contributions its female graduates have made to the architectural profession by hosting a Women's Reunion and Symposium from September 26th to the 28th. In addition to the symposium, the school will host an exhibition titled Revealing Presence: Women in Architecture at the University of Illinois 1874-2019 that highlights the work created by some of these graduates.

School of Architecture alumni dig...

Get Lectured: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall '17

2017-11-13T20:24:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017

Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Here's the Fall 2017 lecture series of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Sept 7
Julian Leland Bell, Researcher, Mediated Matter Group, MIT Media Lab

Sept 18
Paul Fast, Founder and Partner, Fast + Epp

Sept 20
Marc Rutzen, Co-Founder and CTO, Enodo, Inc.

Sept 27
Taekyeom Lee, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Appalachian State University

Oct 9
Koray Duman AIA LEED AP, Principal, Büro Koray Duman

Oct 16
Suchi Reddy AIA, Founding Principal, Reddymade Architecture and Design

Nov 6
Katherine Chia AIA, Foundi...

Get Lectured: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall '14

2014-10-27T15:59:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014

Say hello to another edition of Archinect's Get Lectured! As a refresher, we'll be featuring a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Today's poster comes from the Illinois School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming lectures only. Lectures take place at 5:30 p.m. at Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium, Temple Buell Hall.

Oct. 27
Mason White / Principal, Lateral Office - Toronto

Oct. 29
Lars Ostenfeld Riemann / Executive Director, Ramboll Group

Nov. 3-Nov. 21
FitNation Exhibition
Rick Bell / Director, Center for Architecture - New York

Nov. 5
Archie Lee Coates IV / Principal, PlayLab - New York

Nov. 17
Sho Shigematsu / Partner, Office ...

Get Lectured: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spring '14

2014-03-04T12:52:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often — and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!

Our next poster comes from The Illinois School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will take place at 5:30 PM in the School of Architecture’s Temple Hoyne Buell Hall Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium. Listed below are upcoming e...

Get Lectured: UIUC School of Architecture Fall '13

2013-09-20T11:21:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2013

Here on Archinect we recently launched "Get Lectured", where we'll feature a school's lecture series--along with their snazzy posters--for the current season. Check back regularly to stay up-to-date and mark your calendars for any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

We'll close this week's Get Lectured posts with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Unless noted, lectures begin at 5:30 pm in the School of Architecture’s Temple Hoyne Buell Hall Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium - 611 Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign, IL, 61820.

Lectures are free and open to the public.

SEPTEMBER

September 16
Daniel J. Glenn, FAIA / Principal, 7 Directions Architects/Planners
"Transcending Tradition: Recent Works on Tribal Lands"
Max Abramovitz Endowed lecture

September 2...