IIT College of Architecture Ph.D. program launches peer-reviewed journal

IIT College of Architecture Ph.D. program launches peer-reviewed journal

Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture is proud to announce the publication of "Prometheus: Journal of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture." The peer-reviewed journal offers a comprehensive overview of research-in-progress presented at the Ph.D. program’s annual student-run symposium, and features the work of IIT Architecture Ph.D. students and faculty—past and present—the world over.

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Building Intervening Connecting: Recent work of Gong Dong

Building Intervening Connecting: Recent work of Gong Dong

The School of Architecture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Alphawood Foundation Chicago present "Building Intervening Connecting: Recent work of Gong Dong,” a rare public presentation by award-winning architect and Plym Distinguished Professor Gong Dong at the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, 55 E. Wacker Drive, Monday evening, November 18. The multi-media program will examine current projects by Vector Architects, the Beijing-based architecture practice founded by Gong in 2008 and will include video clips emphasizing the craft of the construction process.
The November 18 event, free and open to the public, begins at 5:30pm with registration and a reception, followed by the 6:30pm presentation and Q&A. Seating is general admission; advance reservations are required by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-intervening-connecting-recent-work-of-gong-dong-vector-architects-tickets-66587032607

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Unity Temple restoration wins national historic preservation award

Unity Temple restoration wins national historic preservation award

The Wright-designed landmark earned a Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award


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Online Map Leads Archaeologist to Maya Discovery

Online Map Leads Archaeologist to Maya Discovery

Buenavista at ground level. Building such sites likely entailed hundreds of people digging and carrying baskets of dirt.“The mass of earth moved is unbelievable,” said Daniela Triadan, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona. “These people were doing some crazy stuff.”CreditTakeshi Inomata

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Cloud Gate avengers: the band of elastic superheroes who transformed Taiwan

Cloud Gate avengers: the band of elastic superheroes who transformed Taiwan

Lin Hwai-min has spent 46 years tackling revolt, repression and rice in his fast-changing homeland. Now he is handing over his dance-theatre juggernaut to a former slipper seller


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