All admitted graduate students are invited to join us on Friday, March 31, for in-person events to learn more about the School of Architecture. Advanced registration is required.
Friday, March 31
11:00- Check-In and Welcome Reception, 1300 Lecture Room
Coffee and cookies served
11:15- Introduction, 1300 Lecture Room
Florencia Rodriguez, Director
Sarah Blankenbaker, Associate Director of Graduate Studies
11:30-Building Tour
Tour of the School of Architecture’s building, labs, and studios
12:00- Lunch, 1300 Lecture Room
12:30- Kate Wagner Student Choice Lecture, 1100 Gallery
2:00- Firm and Building Tours
5:00- Studio Presentations
Studios led by Sarah Dunn, Barbara Materia, Paul Andersen, and Andrew Zago share their work in progress
6:00- Fresh Meat Journal Launch Party, 3100 Gallery
A public launch of the School of Architecture’s student-run journal, with current students and faculty. Refreshments will be served.
Saturday, April 1 – Optional places to visit
UIC in Chicago
See buildings, installations, and exhibitions by our faculty around the city.
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Chicago Architecture River Cruise, 401 North Michigan Avenue at the Shoreline Sightseeing docks
River tours
Admission ranges from $40-50
Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place
Current exhibitions
Free Admission, open until 6pm on Saturdays
Frederick C. Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright, 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue
Guided tours
Admission ranges from $20-75, open until 2:30pm on Saturdays
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue
Current exhibitions
General Admission $19.00, open until 5pm on Saturdays
Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue
Current exhibitions
General Admission $15.00, open until 5pm on Saturdays
Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), 600 South Michigan Avenue
Shannon Bool 1:1 Exhibition and Refracting Histories Exhibition
Free admission, open until 5pm on Saturdays
Schedule subject to change.