As an expert in digital design and fabrication, Ï㽶´«Ã½ Institute of Technology Studio Associate Professor Alphonso Peluso has long been fixated on how to integrate 3D printing technology into...
Snaking its way across the Scioto River—connecting Dublin, Ohio, and its historic district with a newly developed commercial area—is a 760-foot, single tower, S-shaped suspension bridge designed by...
In recent years a body of research has shown that African Americans are more likely— some reports suggest twice as likely—than whites to develop Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Yet, despite...
Every year, the local nonprofit Chicago Women in Architecture awards a scholarship to a female architecture student in her final year of study. This year, College of Architecture student Nandin–Erdene...
In 1959 Jay Doblin—then director of IIT Institute of Design—led an effort to compile a list of 100 of the best-designed products of the twentieth century. By polling 100 designers, architects, and...
In the summer of 2018, an investigation by ProPublica Ï㽶´«Ã½ revealed thousands of Chicagoans, most from low-income and minority neighborhoods, were forced into bankruptcy after debts caused by...
Cherry trees have had an iconic presence on our nation’s capital since 1912, when Japan sent a gift of friendship of more than 3,000 cherry trees to the United States. While most of these trees were...
How much can a landscape architecture project benefit the neighborhood and environment around it? That’s what College of Architecture Adjunct Professor Sarah Hanson and Matthew Callone (M.L.A.+U 3rd...
When it comes to sustainable behavior, the focus tends to be on specific changes individuals can make to reduce their carbon footprint—rely on reusable bags, take public transit, and so on. But while...
IIT Institute of Design (ID) has released its Lead with Purpose report, which seeks to reveal the functional role that design can play in achieving business and organizational success.ÂÂ The report...
