CHICAGO UNDERGROUND PRACTICE (C_UP) was founded in 2012 as a design collaborative.
Stephanie Surjan (Hjelte Fumanelli) (she/her) is digital design chair at C_UP.
S. Surjan received her B.Arch degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and has been a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.
S. Surjan is currently teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Continuing Studies and Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects.
Luca Surjan (he/his) is Creative Director and 3D printing specialist for C_UP.
L. Surjan expertise is in toy design and product placement, his training and progressive vision in these fields has been completely autodidactic.
Surjan (they/them) is Founding Chair at C_UP.
Surjan has taught at nine universities, including SCI-Arc, UCLA, Virginia Tech and currently at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Surjan received their M.Arch degree from Columbia University.
The Surjan’s work for C_UP has won the It’s Liquid 2nd International Contest for Illustration. C_UP placed in Reimagine the Astrodome which was published in the Architect's Newspaper. C_UP's story "Ivy Girl & the Cloverleaf" was published in the first edition of FAIRY TALES: WHEN ARCHITECTURE TELLS A STORY.
The Center of American Architecture and Design (CAAD) invited and included C_UP’s work in the Secret Life of Buildings exhibition.
As of 2017 C_UP’s work was included in the “Unsolicited SideShow” as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial.
Most recently, C_UP has shifted from competition base work to self initiated projects.
CUP is currently working on representations which are identity based architectures.
Stephanie Surjan (Hjelte Fumanelli) (she/her) is digital design chair at C_UP.
S. Surjan received her B.Arch degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and has been a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.
S. Surjan is currently teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Continuing Studies and Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects.
Luca Surjan (he/his) is Creative Director and 3D printing specialist for C_UP.
L. Surjan expertise is in toy design and product placement, his training and progressive vision in these fields has been completely autodidactic.
Surjan (they/them) is Founding Chair at C_UP.
Surjan has taught at nine universities, including SCI-Arc, UCLA, Virginia Tech and currently at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Surjan received their M.Arch degree from Columbia University.
The Surjan’s work for C_UP has won the It’s Liquid 2nd International Contest for Illustration. C_UP placed in Reimagine the Astrodome which was published in the Architect's Newspaper. C_UP's story "Ivy Girl & the Cloverleaf" was published in the first edition of FAIRY TALES: WHEN ARCHITECTURE TELLS A STORY.
The Center of American Architecture and Design (CAAD) invited and included C_UP’s work in the Secret Life of Buildings exhibition.
As of 2017 C_UP’s work was included in the “Unsolicited SideShow” as part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial.
Most recently, C_UP has shifted from competition base work to self initiated projects.
CUP is currently working on representations which are identity based architectures.