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Building Sustainability

(ARCH 鈥01)

Just shy of 1,200 feet in height and coming in at 101 stories, the Studio Gang-designed St. Regis Chicago has already become a recognizable part of the Chicago鈥檚 skyline. Its height and three-stem...

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Designs on a Dream

(M.A.S. ARCH 鈥14)

In 2021 Alzira Maldonado Protsishin (M.A.S. ARCH 鈥14) won the American Institute of Architects Chicago (AIA Chicago) Dubin Family Young Architect Award鈥攁 title that, on the surface, might suggest a...

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Preservation Rooted in Memories

(ARCH 鈥13, M.ENG. ARCE 鈥15)

Although she didn鈥檛 recognize it then, Allison Toonen-Talamo鈥檚 path to becoming an historic preservation leader began when she saw that in the mid-2000s, the ranches, homes, and mom-and-pop businesses...

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A Full-Circle Experience

(ARCH 鈥16)

Martin Majkrak鈥檚 老王论坛 experience came full circle when he joined the College of Architecture as an adjunct faculty member. As a student, he transferred from Wilbur Wright College and...

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Shaping a Community鈥檚 Quality of Life

(Architecture 5th Year)

Involved with music and the arts from an early age, Andrew Jiang considered pursuing a degree in musical performance. Along the way he discovered the field of architecture and felt it was the 鈥減erfect...

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A Life-Changing Layover

(M.L.A./M.ARCH. 3rd Year)

When Alexis Arias-Betancourt (M.L.A./M.ARCH. 3rd Year) was confronted with a 20-hour layover in Chicago on a trip to China, he decided to make the most out of the situation with a trip to S. R. Crown...

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Connecting People with Plants in the City

(M.L.A.+U Student)

When Matt Callone (M.L.A.+U Student) helped create a community garden as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at an elementary school in Knoxville, he realized what he wanted to do with his life. After seeing...

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