A day of presentation and critiques by graduating masters students in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Designed Objects, and Design for Emerging Technology with international guest critics, the Public Critiques are the culmination of the year's work in SAIC's design studios.
Guest critics include:
• Zoe Ryan: John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago
• Brian Lee: Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM).
• Nate White: Architectural Designer - bKL Architecture LLC
• Thomas Kelly: Part of Norman Kelley, LLC, a design and architecture collaborative
• Mechtild Widrich: Assistant Professor Art History, Theory and Criticism at SAIC
• Shiben Banerji: Assistant Professor, Art History, Theory and Criticism at SAIC
• José Esparza: Pamela Alper Associate Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
• Nicole L'Huillier: PhD Student and Research Assistant at MIT Media Lab
• Lois Weinthal: Chair and Professor at the Ryerson School of Interior Design
• Grace La: Professor of Architecture, Chair of the Practice Platform, and former Director of the GSD’s Master of Architecture Programs
• Gretchen Gscheidle: Director, Insight + Exploration team, Herman Miller
• Tanner Woodford: Founder, executive director, and bartender of the Chicago Design Museum
• Bess Williamson: Assistant Professor Art History, Theory and Criticism at SAIC
• Oli Stratford: Editor-in-chief of Disegno
• Thomas Thwaites: Visiting Assistant Professor in the Industrial Design Department at Rhode Island School of Design
• Bruce Tharp: Associate Professor in Art & Design at the Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
• Charles Adler: Kickstarter co-founder, designer, and entrepreneur
• Michael Golec: Associate Professor, Art History, Theory and Criticism at SAIC
• Casey Lurie: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture, Interior Arch and Designed Objects (AIADO) at SAIC
