M.Arch Fall
HomeProfessors:
- Gideon Schwartzman
Students:
- Inga Mazur •
- Darius Magada Ward •
- Eric Robb •
- Leigh Kadlec
ARCH 541 M.ARCH STUDIO I : ELEMENTS
This studio established foundations for architectural design through three exercises that built up in scope to engage issues of space, organization, structure, use, and tectonics. The design process was introduced as an iterative form of research that enabled students to develop conceptual ideas about architecture and translate them into physical, material, and representational investigations. Each exercise introduced an increasingly fuller set of relationships with regard to site, program, and building systems with the last exercise emphasizing the interrelationship of these fundamental aspects of architectural design. Students were required to work in both physical and digital models, and produced drawings for each exercise. The exercises tested both conceptual and analytical thinking as well as aided in the development of representational skills.
Acting as a conclusionary project for the semester, students adopted the Accessory Dwelling Unit as a design prompt which offered both programmatic specificities and site constraints. While every student was given an identical project brief, it was the expectation of the studio that each ADU would be crafted with its own unique project thesis and design attitude. To begin, the ADU followed a similar design methodology to the first half of the semester. Design exploration and experimentation arrived from crafting models which offered varying insights into form, interiority, exteriority, and program. Students leaned on these models and extracted lessons for how to further engage the site. The project culminated with a full representational set of drawings and a scale model which described the proposed ADU.
Professors:
- Tom Brock
Students:
- Adelaide Deley •
- Sharon Mathew •
- Sadiqul Shehab •
- Ezgi Yilmaz •
- Binle Cai •
- Arunima Karukayil •
- Yahaira Romero •
- Tassmai Karapakala •
- Janani Ganesan •
- Yeliz Otkiran •
- Simran Virani •
- Praneet Pandya •
- Belinda Zheng •
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
ARCH 543 M.ARCH STUDIO III : LIVING IN THE CITY
Our project will be hybrid in nature, including market rate apartments in addition to the units specifically for the elderly, and it will include a community center for the neighborhood at large. These elements, we believe will help to make this a more active and enjoyable place for seniors to live but it will be up to each of the studio section design teams to decide exactly how these elements are formed and distributed on the site so as to create a great place for visitors and inhabitants alike.
IN
THE
CITY
I
Professors:
- Catherine Baker
Students:
- Jaydip Gore •
- Abhigna Patel •
- Celya Yamadjako •
- Laila Abdelhamid •
- Maria Cortez •
- Viraj Dave •
- Artika Korwar •
- Dorsa Seyedi •
- Zhicong Fang •
- Shruthi Nair •
- Chu Fan Tzou
ARCH 543 M.ARCH STUDIO III : LIVING IN THE CITY
Our project will be hybrid in nature, including market rate apartments in addition to the units specifically for the elderly, and it will include a community center for the neighborhood at large. These elements, we believe will help to make this a more active and enjoyable place for seniors to live but it will be up to each of the studio section design teams to decide exactly how these elements are formed and distributed on the site so as to create a great place for visitors and inhabitants alike.
IN
THE
CITY
II
Professors:
- David Brininstool •
- Andy Metter
ARCH 543 M.ARCH STUDIO III : LIVING IN THE CITY
Our project will be hybrid in nature, including market rate apartments in addition to the units specifically for the elderly, and it will include a community center for the neighborhood at large. These elements, we believe will help to make this a more active and enjoyable place for seniors to live but it will be up to each of the studio section design teams to decide exactly how these elements are formed and distributed on the site so as to create a great place for visitors and inhabitants alike.
IN
THE
CITY
III
Professors:
- Elva Rubio
Students:
- Adeline Cambria •
- Hollis Kerr •
- Akanksha Rudrakshi •
- Shaneenah Agustin •
- Aska Desai •
- Jorge Mayorga •
- Lara Tekneyan •
- Mihir Ghotankar •
- Swati Panchal •
- Becky Wah •
- Tatiana Guletsky •
- Prithvi Ramesh •
- Pusheng Zhou •
- Scott Rainen
ARCH 543 M.ARCH III : LIVING IN THE CITY
Our project will be hybrid in nature, including market rate apartments in addition to the units specifically for the elderly, and it will include a community center for the neighborhood at large. These elements, we believe will help to make this a more active and enjoyable place for seniors to live but it will be up to each of the studio section design teams to decide exactly how these elements are formed and distributed on the site so as to create a great place for visitors and inhabitants alike.
IN
THE
CITY
IV
Professors:
- James Baird
Students:
- Ashish Doma •
- Maria Murcia •
- Drashti Timaniya •
- Fuaad Godil •
- Charmee Patel •
- Hans Siswanto •
- Madison Weick •
- Jincheng Chen •
- German Magos •
- Rutuja Sandav •
- Xuru Liang •
- Mohammed Arabmazar •
- Aakash Gupta •
- Maram Rawagah
ARCH 543 M.ARCH STUDIO III : LIVING IN THE CITY
Our project will be hybrid in nature, including market rate apartments in addition to the units specifically for the elderly, and it will include a community center for the neighborhood at large. These elements, we believe will help to make this a more active and enjoyable place for seniors to live but it will be up to each of the studio section design teams to decide exactly how these elements are formed and distributed on the site so as to create a great place for visitors and inhabitants alike.
IN
THE
CITY
V
Professors:
- Brian Lee
Students:
- Christine Jung •
- Shivani Nimbalkar •
- Divya Meena Tamizhselvam •
- Geliang Zhu •
- Sailee Keny •
- Mohsen Teimouri Jervekani •
- Jacob Peters •
- Miguel Sevilla •
- Fernando Lopez •
- Mathieu Lubingo •
- Alan Monzalvo •
- Preet Parekh
ARCH 545 M.ARCH STUDIO V : SUSTAINABLE VERTICAL URBAN HABITATS
The pandemic has caused us to reflect on our work, personal lives, and community – essentially our daily existence. Combined with the existential crisis of climate change and continuing social/ economic inequalities, now is the time to speculate on new paradigms and more resilient models for living.
The American cities continue to be centers for opportunity that support diverse, engaged communities. Yet, they also are resistant to change and innovation, particularly in how to build elegant density that fosters healthy, equitable, and high performing environments. The studio seeks to discover, imagine, and develop new typologies of sustainable vertical urban habitats that point to a future generation of dense vertical urban habitats. The studio seeks visionary ideas for the pressing issues of our time.
HABITATS
Professors:
- Jordan Hicks
Students:
- Safa Shukairy •
- Alena Wetter •
- Eden Ephraim •
- Saira Aamir •
- Inga Mazur •
- Eric Robb •
- Darius Magada Ward
ARCH 506 : DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS I
Design Communications I introduces first year graduate students to techniques of – and conceptual frameworks behind – architectural representation. Over the course of the semester, students make orthographic, oblique, and axonometric drawings, hybrid digital collages, assembly diagrams, and analytical section/models.
DCI
M.Arch Spring
HomeProfessors:
- Gideon Schwartzman
Students:
- Alena Wetter •
- Masa Iraqi •
- Darius Magada Ward •
- Inga Mazur •
- Molly Gildar •
- Leigh Kadlec •
- Safa Shukairy •
- Jil Arets
ARCH 542 M.ARCH STUDIO II : ARCHITECTURE IN THE CITY
Building off of the foundations and design fundamentals taught in the first semester, this studio positions representation as a critical tool within the design process. While the fall semester formed a very clear design methodology through iterative model making, the spring semester asked students to focus on authoring drawings which simultaneously test different stylistic ideas in order to convey project clarity and intentions.
Establishing a clear representational voice is extremely important in the context of architectural authorship. Architects are often tied to their adopted drawing styles and they leverage these graphic attitudes to inform a reciprocity between the architecture they propose and the representations they create. The studio began with an exercise which prompted the studio to think quickly and afford them with the opportunity to experiment representationally. The poolscape exercise tested both conceptual and analytical thinking as well as aided in the development of representational skills.
This studio asked students to design with a specific programmatic theme in mind: water. The focus of the studio revolved around designing an Aquatic Center located on North Avenue Beach in Chicago. The center houses a variety of programs related to aquatic recreation and challenged students to confront issues relating to site, scale, and programmatic adjacencies. In order to facilitate this undertaking, students were asked to work in pairs. There are many benefits to working collaboratively and while design is often thought to be introspective, group work will push projects to a higher resolution of work both graphically and conceptually. This partner format was also used as an opportunity to learn from one another as students concluded their foundational studio year.
IN
THE
CITY
Professors:
- Catherine Baker
Students:
- Hollis Kerr •
- Hans Siswanto •
- Ezgi Yilmaz •
- Jincheng Chen •
- Arumina Karukayil •
- Praneet Pandya •
- Mohammed Arabmazar •
- Ana Avila •
- Gregory Vergara •
- Rubin Joseph •
- Maisy Brichetto •
- Rutuja Sandav
ARCH 544 M.ARCH STUDIO IV : WORKING IN THE CITY
The design studio focuses on the design of urban industrial architecture. Industrial buildings house large number of workers operating complex, high-tech machinery and equipment. Industrial buildings have gradually become a vital part of the architecture of the 21th century. Thanks to the constant advancement of non-polluting micro-technologies, industrial buildings are emerging in the center of service-oriented cities around the globe.
IN
THE
CITY
I
Professors:
- David Brininstool •
- Andrew Metter
Students:
- Adeline Cambria •
- Abhigna Patel •
- Becky Wah •
- Anthony Battaglia •
- Janani Ganesan •
- Artika Korwar •
- Srishti Reddy •
- Ashish Doma •
- Viraj Dave •
- Tatiana Guletsky •
- Chu Fan •
- Tsou Binle Cai •
- Sharon Mathew
ARCH 544 M.ARCH STUDIO IV : WORKING IN THE CITY
The design studio focuses on the design of urban industrial architecture. Industrial buildings house large number of workers operating complex, high-tech machinery and equipment. Industrial buildings have gradually become a vital part of the architecture of the 21th century. Thanks to the constant advancement of non-polluting micro-technologies, industrial buildings are emerging in the center of service-oriented cities around the globe.
IN
THE
CITY
II
Professors:
- Elva Rubio
Students:
- Adelaide Deley •
- Xuru Liang •
- Madison Weick •
- Cheok Chong •
- Priyank Neve •
- Laila Abdelhamid •
- Purna Ganapavarapu •
- Simran Virani •
- Omair Godil •
- Tassmai Karapakala •
- Yeliz Otkiran •
- Marley Watts
ARCH 544 M.ARCH STUDIO IV : WORKING IN THE CITY
The design studio focuses on the design of urban industrial architecture. Industrial buildings house large number of workers operating complex, high-tech machinery and equipment. Industrial buildings have gradually become a vital part of the architecture of the 21th century. Thanks to the constant advancement of non-polluting micro-technologies, industrial buildings are emerging in the center of service-oriented cities around the globe.
IN
THE
CITY
III
Professors:
- James Baird
Students:
- Autumn Damiani •
- Privthi Ramesh •
- Sadiqul Shehab •
- Elena Cortez •
- Jaydip Gore •
- Jorge Mayorga •
- Akanksha Rudrakshi •
- Tara Oconnor •
- Elizabeth Rodriquez •
- Yahaira Romero •
- Zhicong Fang •
- Avinashkaur Khalsa •
- Scott Rainen
ARCH 544 M.ARCH STUDIO IV : WORKING IN THE CITY
The design studio focuses on the design of urban industrial architecture. Industrial buildings house large number of workers operating complex, high-tech machinery and equipment. Industrial buildings have gradually become a vital part of the architecture of the 21th century. Thanks to the constant advancement of non-polluting micro-technologies, industrial buildings are emerging in the center of service-oriented cities around the globe.
IN
THE
CITY
IV
Professors:
- Tom Brock
Students:
- Aska Desai •
- Maurice Gaston •
- Shruthi Nair •
- Maria Rodriquez •
- Indhu Makkena •
- Maram Rawagah •
- Mohammed Shariff •
- Mihir Ghotankar •
- Charmee Patel •
- Celya Yamadjako •
- Victor Reyes •
- Sneha Roda •
- Lara Tekneyan
ARCH 544 M.ARCH STUDIO IV : WORKING IN THE CITY
The design studio focuses on the design of urban industrial architecture. Industrial buildings house large number of workers operating complex, high-tech machinery and equipment. Industrial buildings have gradually become a vital part of the architecture of the 21th century. Thanks to the constant advancement of non-polluting micro-technologies, industrial buildings are emerging in the center of service-oriented cities around the globe.
IN
THE
CITY
V
Professors:
- Brian Lee
Students:
- Alan Monzalvo •
- Geliang Zhu •
- Sailee Keny •
- Hsu Myat Aung •
- Zishi Han •
- Jacob Peters •
- Miguel Sevilla •
- Fernando Lopez •
- Mathieu Lubingo •
- Preet Parekh •
- Rasika Patil •
- Nima Aalinejad •
- Youssef Alkhamees •
- Nahid Behroozi
ARCH 546 M.ARCH STUDIO VI : SUSTAINABLE VERTICAL URBAN HABITATS
HABITATS
Professors:
- Leslie Johnson
Students:
- Sophia Kim •
- Gina Wang •
- Dharmik Bhatia •
- Negin Ghaedsharafi •
- Tumi Onabolu •
- German Magos •
- Ewelina Robey •
- Ore Olayinka
ARCH 546 M.ARCH STUDIO VI : WE AND THE SEA
AND
THE
SEA
Professors:
- Jordan Hicks
Students:
- Inga Mazur •
- Eden Ephraim •
- Molly Gildar •
- Tomas Henning •
- Leigh Kadlec •
- Jil Arets •
- Masa Iraqi •
- Alena Wetter
ARCH 507 : DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS II
In Design Communications II, first year graduate students continue to develop technical and conceptual skills in various media of architectural representation. This semester students developed 3D printed models, composite drawings, enscape animations, website designs and drawings/collages of anamorphic projections.
DCII
