AIADO: Alumni
Futures in Design
Alumni of the School of the Art Institute have futures in a wide range of design fields and practices. Our alumni value SAIC's interdisciplinary curriculum, emphasis on experimentation, and strong culture of making. Strong relationships with faculty and comfort working in diverse contexts give SAIC alumni the confidence to pursue their interests wherever they may be.
Senior students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Class of 2021, responded to the Bauhaus Campus 2021 competition organized by ARKITEKTURO. The AIADO 4900 Capstone students (Bella Chen, Chuck Chong, Bella Cosentino, Joslin-Rene Degrate, Venna Huang, Sarie Nohara, Pierre Pi, John Tang, Yifei Yao, Keyi Zhang) have been thinking, drawing and making, from all corners of the world, their own visions for the architecture and design school of the future.
As community of students, faculty and staff in the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects we acknowledge and wish to congratulate our students who have been recognized and awarded for their work over the past academic year
As part of the 2020 Whatnot Studio, Kazuki Guzmán had the opportunity to participate in the French-American Online Design Schools Workshop produced by Wanted Design which focused on the COVID-19 public health crisis. Kazuki spoke with Pete Oyler, Assistant Professor in Designed Objects, about his experience collaborating and developing the “Listen: Let’s Talk!” app.
Courage is not unknown to the work and practices of MacArthur Fellows Jeffrey Gibson (BFA 1995) and Walter Hood (MFA 2013).
Studio Potluck wins first place at Make48 design competition show.
Students in the class Realizing Chambord worked together to conceive designs for the unfinished Château de Chambord for an exhibit celebrating the iconic castle's 500th anniversary.
Students in the class Realizing Chambord worked together to conceive designs for the unfinished Château de Chambord for an exhibit celebrating the iconic castle's 500th anniversary.
Stella Shen's thesis work was recently featured in designboom, the first digital magazine to focus on architecture and design culture. Her work, "Infinite Consequences, Speculative Objects", encompasses a series of medical interventions to soothe the physical and mental side effects of a virtual reality saturated future.
Miiko Shan He's work, Cumulus Center, was recently featured on Core77.
Zhiyun (Winnie) He's, (BIA 2011) project Pinwheel Pavilion, The Collective Energy of People has been chosen as the winner of the 2016 Archtriumph summer pavilion competition.
