Over the past ten years, Millennium Park has become an integral part of the Chicago landscape for residents and visitors alike. Now, as part of the IIT College of Architecture Fall 2014 Lecture Series, its design director, Ed Uhlir looks back in a clear-eyed review of what contributed to that success on Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in S. R. Crown Hall.

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Uruguayan-born Rafael Viñoly, founder and principal of Rafael Viñoly Architects, and design architect of numerous award-winning projects, will deliver the third CoA Fall Lecture—“Designing The Tallest Residential Building In the Western Hemisphere: 432 Park Avenue” on Wednesday, November 5 at 6 p.m. in S. R. Crown Hall.

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Ten local artists, including IIT College of Architecture Adjunct Associate Professor Amanda Williams, each received $25,000 in unrestricted grant money thanks to the support of Chicago's 3Arts organization at an event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art on October 6, 2014.

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The work of Robert J. Krawczyk, IIT professor of architecture, will be featured in MATERIALIZE, an art exhibition of sculpture using digital fabrication.

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A building design by Jun Guo, IIT Architecture Graduate Student, was selected as the first place award recipient in the 2014 Sustainable Versatility Design Competition sponsored by the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA)

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