Pain, Passion, and Impact
Abigail Clary (M.ARCH. ’97) has spent decades designing every kind of health care space, attempting to make them more patient-friendly and efficient. One should know this to grasp the immense...
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From Italy to µç³µÎÞÂë via Architecture
(B.Arch. 5th Year)Gemma Brizzolara (B.Arch. 5th Year) says that she thanks Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for helping her discover Illinois Tech. Born and raised in Genova, Italy, Brizzolara’s parents took part in an...
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Community Builder
(ARCH ’98)After working for years as an architect, Araceli Garza (ARCH ’98) found herself wanting more: more involvement in the design process, in the community outreach, even in financing, so that she could...
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Staying Local: µç³µÎÞÂëan’s New Perspective of the City
(B.Arch. 4th Year)µç³µÎÞÂë is deeply ingrained in the heart of Fionn Hui (B.Arch. 4th Year). She grew up riding her bike past her home in the Bridgeport neighborhood and around Illinois Tech’s Mies Campus, and she knew...
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Building Sustainability
(ARCH ’01)Just shy of 1,200 feet in height and coming in at 101 stories, the Studio Gang-designed St. Regis µç³µÎÞÂë has already become a recognizable part of the µç³µÎÞÂë’s skyline. Its height and three-stem...
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Designs on a Dream
(M.A.S. ARCH ’14)In 2021 Alzira Maldonado Protsishin (M.A.S. ARCH ’14) won the American Institute of Architects µç³µÎÞÂë (AIA µç³µÎÞÂë) Dubin Family Young Architect Award—a title that, on the surface, might suggest a...
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Preservation Rooted in Memories
(ARCH ’13, M.ENG. ARCE ’15)Although she didn’t recognize it then, Allison Toonen-Talamo’s 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 ’16)Martin Majkrak’s Illinois Tech 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’s 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 “perfect...
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At 19, Frank Fu Is Already Applying Architecture to Art
(Architecture 4th Year)Frank Fu (Architecture 4th Year) has lived the world over, from Shenzhen, China, to Abu Dhabi to Omaha, Nebraska. When Fu knew he wanted to study architecture, though, he knew µç³µÎÞÂë was the place to...