Admitted undergraduate students are invited to join a series of events in April that present the work and thinking happening in the school’s programs.
IGNITE 2021
April 10, 10am–12pm
Register here
IGNITE 2021 is a university-wide virtual event for admitted first-year and transfer students. The School of Architecture will host a breakout session where admitted students will meet current students and faculty and hear more about what it’s like to study architecture at UIC. Students should register by clicking on the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts session at this link.
Open Studio: Through the Seams
Friday, April 16, 5pm
Zoom link by request
Open Studios are a chance to drop in on the design work happening at the School of Architecture this semester.
On April 16, we’re visiting the second-year undergrad studio, Through the Seams. In sewing, a seam is the moment where two or more layers of textiles are held together with stitches. For architecture, a seam is the space between two or more materials that either meld together or antagonize each other. This studio examines seams as geometric and spatial details and mashups of traditional and unexpected materials.
Open Studio: The Market Studio
Friday, April 23, 5pm
Zoom link by request
Our last Open Studio event of the semester visits the third-year undergrads. The Market Studio studio seeks to understand shopping—the mundane kind that is required of all of us—and architecture’s ability to make these activities significant, with a specific focus on the big box store.
For more information and resources for admitted undergraduate students, visit the university’s #UICBound page.