The responsibility of the School of Architecture’s faculty is to establish a curriculum that balances the practical art of building with the poetics of space. The Building Curriculum methodology outlines nine topic (Materials, Theory, Cultural, Housing, Infrastructure, Ecology, Structures, History & Practice) areas that cover the systems involved to construct a comprehensive work of architecture. The faculty of the School of Architecture are all untenured, and act as one year fellows.
There is no Director, Chair or Head of the school, a matrix format allows for faculty to introduce new courses annually.
The responsibility of the School of Architecture’s students are to solely make and design things. The Curriculum Building provides eleven floors of space specific for each student group and their preferred methods of making. Most importantly, the Curriculum Building will be a laboratory for experimentation, an arena for both the public and the students to interact for new discoveries and developments in architecture. All students of the School of Architecture are given the opportunity to return as faculty after completing the curriculum.
The School of Architecture is tuition free based upon the five acres of real estate it owns in a dense urban condition.
There is no Director, Chair or Head of the school, a matrix format allows for faculty to introduce new courses annually.
The responsibility of the School of Architecture’s students are to solely make and design things. The Curriculum Building provides eleven floors of space specific for each student group and their preferred methods of making. Most importantly, the Curriculum Building will be a laboratory for experimentation, an arena for both the public and the students to interact for new discoveries and developments in architecture. All students of the School of Architecture are given the opportunity to return as faculty after completing the curriculum.
The School of Architecture is tuition free based upon the five acres of real estate it owns in a dense urban condition.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
T. Joseph Surjan - design scientist & writer
S. Hjelte Fumanelli - project architect & digital modeling
T. Joseph Surjan - design scientist & writer
S. Hjelte Fumanelli - project architect & digital modeling