IIT Landscape Architecture + Urbanism Program, Chicago

06/12/2018

Hey all rising landscape leaders, the ILASLA is hosting their annual emerging professionals leadership forum on August 23rd and are looking for potential speakers. This year's forum, titled A Millennial Manifesto: How Millennials Will Save the World, will highlight a diverse group of landscape architects, architects, urban planners, engineers, developers, and policy-makers who are working to address today’s social, environmental, and economic challenges through their organizations, projects, policies, and ideas. They’re currently accepting applications for speakers, so see their page for details on submission: https://www.facebook.com/ILChapter/ or directly submit on their speaker form: https://goo.gl/forms/dA4IQ7hIldkYH6NQ2
The speaker form is very simple - a bio and 250-word abstract about the idea they'd like to speak about.

Welcome to the Illinois Chapter of ASLA page, a meeting place for landscape architecture professionals throughout the state and beyond.

04/02/2018

http://arch.iit.edu/life/peter-landPETER LAND: RETROSPECTIVE
Peter Land: Retrospective
Exhibition Opening April 2, 2018 | 5pm
On view March 30 through April 10
S.R. Crown Hall
Upper Core

Peter Land was born in Norwich, England, a medieval city which together with the early influence of his paternal grandfather, a stone-mason, had a profound influence on his decision to pursue work in the field of architecture. Land was awarded a Gran Prix for his graduate studies of urban design at the Royal Academy Schools in London, and holds a diploma from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from Yale University, and a Master's Degree in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University. He is an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

03/28/2018

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6384409058484502528/

TOMORROW NIGHT - RSVP: https://lnkd.in/edDYgAh

03/16/2018

IIT MLA+U studio spring '18 midterm presentations -Nilay, Trevor and Maria's courses

03/16/2018

An exhibition featuring the cherry blossom sketches of our Director Ron Henderson is now open at Washington DC’s National Arboretum and the amazing collection at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. Check out online or in person the unique look at Japan’s cherry trees and horticultural practices, on view through April 8th! https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/upcoming-exhibits/

03/07/2018

Congratulations to Valerie Clarke IIT MLA '20 who has been selected as one of five to participate in the 2018 PWP Internship Program.

02/27/2018

IIT ALUMNI EVENT
MIES CROWN HALL AMERICAS PRIZE EXHIBITION + PARTY

FRI, MAR 2, 2018
5:30 - 8 p.m.
RSVP BY FEB 26
Please join us for the opportunity to reconnect and network with colleagues, classmates, and current students.
This special alumni event includes an exclusive look at the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) nominated works.

The evening will feature:
-An exhibition of over 100 nominated works recently built in the Americas
-Welcoming remarks from Michelangelo Sabatino, Dean of IIT Architecture, and Dirk Denison, Director of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
- Door prizes of the book, MCHAP: The Americas, Vol.1

Refreshments provided | NO charge | FREE parking

RSVP BY FEB 26
RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwshuE2jvpCW8Jf7qDMbVIVvZDHOGiB4TFDLA82xoEzxSagw/viewform

02/23/2018

IIT MLA+U Cloud Studio Pin Ups

02/08/2018

Don't forget to sign up for a winter LARE review session with the Illinois Chapter of the ASLA next Saturday February 17, 2018 8:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST. Check out the link for more information

LARE Candidates in the Chicagoland metro area and in the Great Lakes region are invited to participate in a two track prep session.

01/31/2018

Charged Grounds: Places for People
Exhibition Now Open
Lecture and Reception Feb. 12, 2018 | 6 p.m.
Open to the public
S. R. Crown Hall 3360 S State Street Center Core

Counts Studio’s Charged Grounds: Places for People is curated by Maria and Christopher Counts as part of the 2017-2018 landscape lecture and exhibition series at the Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture.

The exhibition highlights a selection of the firm’s projects (2013-present) that explore designing contemporary landscapes to have a high level of physical, emotional and social resonance. The exhibition features built and speculative works through process sketches, scaled sculptural models, refined drawings, and photographs.

Counts Studio is an award-winning urban landscape design office based in Chicago and New York City committed to critical making and a process-driven approach in the design and planning of gardens, park, plazas, and memorials. With all of their projects, Counts Studio works to deliver innovative, community-minded spaces that are reflective of the diversity, energy and vitality of our collective contemporary urban culture.

Exhibition on display until Feb. 16, 2018.

01/31/2018

MLA+U workshops and first reviews are under way

01/17/2018

Welcome back to our MLA+U students who are already visiting sites, exploring new topics, and making in the studio.