This spring, the UIC School of Architecture continues building a new rhythm of in-person public programming. This era of the school is defined by the belief in the value of exchanging ideas and learning from each other—a belief reflected in the program and its formats. All events are free and open to the public.
Lecture series
5pm, 1100 Architecture + Design Studios
New and familiar voices integrate current discourse and criticism into the school in fresh, playful ways.
February 16: French 2D
Respondent: Paul Andersen
March 6: Jeffrey Nesbit
Respondent: Francesco Marullo
April 20: SO—IL
Respondent: Florencia Rodriguez
Conferences
The spring’s conferences offer concentrated looks at topics that resonate with design investigations and ideas in development at the school.
March 16–17: This Is Not Contemporary
Inspired by Giorgio Agamben’s interpretation of contemporariness as a way of adhering to time through disjunction and anachronism, guests and faculty discuss current production and speculate on the future of practice, criticism, and architectural pedagogies. Featuring Zehra Ahmed, Paul Andersen, Kelly Bair, Shantel Blakely, Esther Choi, Ignacio Galán, Beatrice Galilee, Stewart Hicks, Andrew Holder, Mariana Ibañez, Thomas Kelley, and Paul Preissner, among others.
April 13: uic architecturedesign futurearchive
Organized with the UIC School of Design, with the support of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts
To inaugurate a new center for collections, collaborations, and publishing in our building, experts and enthusiasts exchange ideas on the potentials of archives for schools of architecture and design today.
We@UIC
Wednesdays at 1pm, 1100 Architecture + Design Studios
In these twice-a-month meetings, faculty, students, and staff share experiences and projects generated within and throughout the school community.
January 25: Graduate student portfolios
February 8: Kelly Bair
“Core Work”
February 15: Alexander Eisenschmidt
“In Search of Félix Candela in Chicago”
March 29, 2pm: Welcome to Chicago
Cultural institutions in the city present their projects and positions over tea
April 5: SAB/DES: I See Sound
A multisensory collaboration between the student advisory boards of the Schools of Architecture and Design
Other events
February 21: Portfolio Day
In collaboration with AIA Chicago
A celebration of graduate students’ work, featuring presentations and awards for selected portfolios
March 8: Career fair
An opportunity for students and firms to get to know one another
March 31: Admitted graduate student open house
A day welcoming admitted students, who can meet the school community and see a bit of Chicago
May 5: Year End Show!
A school-wide exhibition honoring the work from the 2022–23 school year
