HEARSAY
April 2021
Luca Surjan celebrates his third anniversary with C_UP.
March 2021
RINGERS Series is released and published on website.
Luca Surjan celebrates his third anniversary with C_UP.
March 2021
RINGERS Series is released and published on website.
December 2020
C_UP completes 52 Mirco projects for the year 2020. One project per week was the goal this year and C_UP completed the challenge.
Stephanie Surjan invited for Joel Kerner's final reviews at Syracuse University.
T. Joseph Surjan invited for Greg Merryweather's final reviews at Pratt Institute.
October 2020
ECO Baskets 3.0 bring the animal friendly environments to New York City.
August 2020
Stephanie Surjan and Luca Surjan travel to La Città del Nonno in Italy for site visit.
July 2020
NEW Chicago Underground Practice website design launched.
June 2020
BOBBERS 1.0/2.0 VR Cubemaps are assembled for viewing online.
April 2020
BLOWUPS 1.0/2.0/3.0 parade occupies Central Park, NYC.
March 2020
DINGBATS 1.0/2.0/3.0 series are sited in New York, New York.
January 2020
MISFITS 1.0/2.0 begins construction and animation.
C_UP completes 52 Mirco projects for the year 2020. One project per week was the goal this year and C_UP completed the challenge.
Stephanie Surjan invited for Joel Kerner's final reviews at Syracuse University.
T. Joseph Surjan invited for Greg Merryweather's final reviews at Pratt Institute.
October 2020
ECO Baskets 3.0 bring the animal friendly environments to New York City.
August 2020
Stephanie Surjan and Luca Surjan travel to La Città del Nonno in Italy for site visit.
July 2020
NEW Chicago Underground Practice website design launched.
June 2020
BOBBERS 1.0/2.0 VR Cubemaps are assembled for viewing online.
April 2020
BLOWUPS 1.0/2.0/3.0 parade occupies Central Park, NYC.
March 2020
DINGBATS 1.0/2.0/3.0 series are sited in New York, New York.
January 2020
MISFITS 1.0/2.0 begins construction and animation.
October 2019
CANOPY CITY develops new landscapes and gardens for Central Park, NYC.
September 2019
C_UP has shifted from competition base work to self initiated projects.
April 2019
T. Joseph Surjan is promoted to Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
April 2019
S. Surjan is critic on Clare Lyster’s final review at University of Illinois-Chicago.
CANOPY CITY develops new landscapes and gardens for Central Park, NYC.
September 2019
C_UP has shifted from competition base work to self initiated projects.
April 2019
T. Joseph Surjan is promoted to Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
April 2019
S. Surjan is critic on Clare Lyster’s final review at University of Illinois-Chicago.
November 2018
S. Hjelte Fumanelli changes name to S. Surjan.
September 2018
C_UP receives Honorable Mention in the SW/TCH Competition, for the project Guggenheim's Ghost.
April 2018
Luca Surjan joins C_UP as creative director to the design team. Upon joining C_UP, Luca agreed to a lifetime contract.
April 2018
T.J. Surjan is critic on Sarah Dunn & Martin Felsen’s final review at Columbia Unversity.
April 2018
T.J. Surjan is critic on Galia Solomonoffs final review at Columbia University.
March 2018
C_UP moves to its new home at 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive, Apt. 16C, Chicago Illinois 60657.
S. Hjelte Fumanelli changes name to S. Surjan.
September 2018
C_UP receives Honorable Mention in the SW/TCH Competition, for the project Guggenheim's Ghost.
April 2018
Luca Surjan joins C_UP as creative director to the design team. Upon joining C_UP, Luca agreed to a lifetime contract.
April 2018
T.J. Surjan is critic on Sarah Dunn & Martin Felsen’s final review at Columbia Unversity.
April 2018
T.J. Surjan is critic on Galia Solomonoffs final review at Columbia University.
March 2018
C_UP moves to its new home at 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive, Apt. 16C, Chicago Illinois 60657.
August 2017
C_UP is invited to participate in "The Unsolicited Sideshow" at the Chicago Architecture Biennial and will open at the Chicago Athletic Association.
April 2017
C_UP's project, "House of Morfar", is awarded Runner Up in Kalejdohill Design a Story competition.
April 2017
C_UP's project, "The Propaganda of Desire, A Fashion Folly", receives Honorable Mention in ArchOutLoud Propaganda competition.
April 2017
T.J. Surjan is critic on Martin Felsen’s final review at Illinois Institute of Technology.
October 2016
Secret Life of Buildings exhibition opens at the Center of American Architecture and Design (CAAD)- University of Texas, Austin, featuring Snell's Window, by C_UP.
September 2016
C_UP submits Secret Life of Building's 3D printed model to the Center of American Architecture and Design (CAAD)- University of Texas, Austin.
August 2016
T.J. Surjan begins as Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Contemporary Practices (CP) department.
August 2016
S.H. Fumanelli begins as Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO) department.
July 2016
S.H. Fumanelli begins as Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Continuing Studies (CS) department.
July 2016
T.J. Surjan teaches the Early College Program in architecture and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
June 2016
C_UP is accepted as participant in the Secret Life of Buildings exhibition at the Center of American Architecture and Design (CAAD)- University of Texas, Austin.
March 2016
Chicago Futures Exhibition opens at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, featuring Span City by C_UP.
February 2016
C_UP invited to participate in Chicago Futures Exhibition as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
December 2015
T.J. Surjan is critic on Martin Felsen’s final review at Illinois Institute of Technology.
December 2015
C_UP is published in “Dear Architecture”, by Blankspace.
August 2015
T.J. Surjan starts as Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO) department.
May 2015
T.J. Surjan is critic on Clare Lyster’s final review at University of Illinois-Chicago
March 2015
C_UP’s project 44 Vaults, Obama’s Presidential Library proposal, published online by Gooood in Beijing, China
February 2015
C_UP’s project Hello Nature is published as A Mythical Form of Storytelling online by KooZA/rch in London
December 2015
T.J. Surjan is critic on Martin Felsen’s final review at Illinois Institute of Technology.
December 2015
C_UP is published in “Dear Architecture”, by Blankspace.
August 2015
T.J. Surjan starts as Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO) department.
May 2015
T.J. Surjan is critic on Clare Lyster’s final review at University of Illinois-Chicago
March 2015
C_UP’s project 44 Vaults, Obama’s Presidential Library proposal, published online by Gooood in Beijing, China
February 2015
C_UP’s project Hello Nature is published as A Mythical Form of Storytelling online by KooZA/rch in London
December 2014
T.J. Surjan is critic on Clare Lyster’s final review at University of Illinois-Chicago
August 2014
S.H. Fumanelli & T.J. Surjan become lecturers at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
July 2014
S.H. Fumanelli is critic for Kyle Reynold’s final reviews at University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.
June 2014
C_UP lectures in Beirut, Lebanon and act as critics for thesis reviews at Notre Dame University.
June 2014
C_UP is published in “Fairy Tales I : When Architecture tells a Story”, by Blankspace.
May 2014
S.H. Fumanelli & T.J. Surjan are critics for Galia Solomonoff’s final reviews at Columbia University.
May 2014
T.J. Surjan is critic for final reviews at University of Illinois-Chicago.
January 2014
C_UP is invited to write “Second Skin - Facade as Site” for Face On publication.
December 2014
T.J. Surjan is critic on Clare Lyster’s final review at University of Illinois-Chicago
August 2014
S.H. Fumanelli & T.J. Surjan become lecturers at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
July 2014
S.H. Fumanelli is critic for Kyle Reynold’s final reviews at University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.
June 2014
C_UP lectures in Beirut, Lebanon and act as critics for thesis reviews at Notre Dame University.
June 2014
C_UP is published in “Fairy Tales I : When Architecture tells a Story”, by Blankspace.
May 2014
S.H. Fumanelli & T.J. Surjan are critics for Galia Solomonoff’s final reviews at Columbia University.
May 2014
T.J. Surjan is critic for final reviews at University of Illinois-Chicago.
January 2014
C_UP is invited to write “Second Skin - Facade as Site” for Face On publication.
November 2013
C_UP places in Reimagine the Astrodome competition sponsored by the Architect’s Newspaper.
January 2013
C_UP wins It’s Liquid competition in illustration category.
December 2012
C_UP published on the Monumental Competition website.
September 2012
S.H. Fumanelli becomes partner at Chicago Underground Practice.