糖心vlog

This workshop will offer guidance on the entire grant writing process from finding funding opportunities to preparing your best proposal with an emphasis on all research fields within architecture. Led by Corey Gracie-Griffin, Professor of Architecture, former Associate Dean for Research, and recipient of over $2.5M in external funding, participants will receive feedback on concept papers and biosketches as well as understand the larger role of external grants in the promotion and tenure process. This workshop is unique as it will provide specific advice for architecture faculty members from a peer. Participants with no previous grant writing experience as well as those who have experience are welcome to attend.

Cost: $100
What: Grant Writing for Architecture Faculty
When: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 9:00am-1:00pm
Where: Loews Hotel Chicago
Included: Beverage & Lunch聽 |聽 4 AIA/CES LU
Workshop Leaders: Corey Gracie-Griffin, Penn State University

During this four-hour tour of North Lawndale, a neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, we will visit four sites where architecture students, designers and artists have collaborated with the local community to design and build small structures, infrastructure and landscapes. Several of the sites have hosted events during Chicago Architecture Biennials, Open House Chicago, Chicago Sukkah Design Festival. All have developed incrementally and organically from year to year, respecting the fabric and culture of the neighborhood. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a landscaping and beautification project to celebrate the beginning of the growing season. Participants are to dress appropriately including sun, rain, bug protection.

This tour of three sites in North Lawndale is designed for architecture educators and practitioners interested in participatory and community-driven design. It specifically targets those teaching or working in architecture, urban planning, and landscape design with and for multidisciplinary audiences.

Cost: $50
What: North Lawndale Tour
When: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 9:00am-1:00pm聽
Where: Chicago & North Lawndale suburbs
Included: 4聽AIA/CES HSW
Tour Leaders: Odile Compagnon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Dr Myra Sampson, CCA Academy; Pastor Reshorna Fitzpatrick, Historic Stone Temple; & Kimberly George, Young Men鈥檚 Educational Network

Completed in 1984,聽the Helmut Jahn-designed聽James R. Thompson Center聽is unabashedly Postmodern, with colorful details and a聽central atrium that draws it inspiration from the dome of the old Federal Center in Chicago.聽Originally designed as a consolidated state governmental building聽the structure聽is being聽reimagined as聽the new聽Chicago headquarters for聽Google. In addition to making a bold first impression, its design聽was聽intended to communicate a message. The openness and transparency of the building are meant to symbolize the state鈥檚 commitment to serving the people.

The Thompson Center construction is converting the 1.2 million-square-foot building into a state-of-the-art, all-electric, LEED Platinum-certified office.聽This repositioning is聽being led by聽Jahn/, the firm of the building鈥檚 original architect. The project will retain the signature 17-story atrium while replacing the outdated facade with energy-efficient triple-pane glass.

Cost: $25
What: Thompson Center (hard hat) Tour
When: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:30pm-2:30pm聽
Where: Chicago Inner Loop
Included: 1.5聽AIA/CES HSW
Tour Leaders: Philip Castillo, Jahn/ & Jeanne Homer, AISC

The Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Grand Chapter cordially invites all 糖心vlog conference attendees鈥攊ncluding students, faculty, school administrators (Deans, Department Heads/Chairs, and Center and Program Directors), and Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Faculty Advisors鈥攖o join us for a sponsored luncheon (provided).

Cost: $0 (limited number of attendees)
What: TSD Lunch
When: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:30pm-2:30pm聽
Where: Loews Hotel Chicago
Included: Lunch & TSD Business Meeting
TSD President: Gregory A. Luhan, Texas A&M University

Casa Domin贸 is an exhibition and public event that riffs on Le Corbusier鈥檚 iconic Maison Dom-ino through a transcultural perspective. Architects and artists are invited to design gathering spaces and furniture with the game of dominoes serving as both program and metaphor. The ideas will orchestrate a convergence between canonical architectural histories and diasporic placemaking. Hosted in Humboldt Park, this event celebrates the neighborhood鈥檚 Puerto Rican culture and engages with community members at the local Pe Erre Social Club along Paseo Boricua. There will be live music, Puerto Rican food, and a cash bar. Attendees can register to participate in a domino tournament during the event. Space is limited and registration will be based on a first come, first served basis.

Cost: $0
What: Event, Exhibit & Reception
When: Friday, March 27, 2026, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where: Pe Erre Casa Del Domin贸, 2558 W Division Street, Chicago, IL 60622
Included: Event & Reception
Tour Leaders: Daniel Luis Martinez, Indiana University

Exploring the roles that community development and well-designed, decommodified housing play in the lives of residents of Chicago鈥檚 West Side, our bus tour will feature guided visits of recently completed housing and community development projects, including Canopy鈥檚 Encuentro Square, a 100% affordable mixed-use聽development by the Bloomington (606) Trail that is conceived as an anti-gentrification project. We will end at The National Public Housing Museum, designed by Landon Bone Baker and located in the Jane Addams Homes in Chicago鈥檚 Near West Side. The Museum serves to 鈥減reserve, promote, and propel the right of all people to 鈥� a place to call home.鈥� We will have a private tour of three recreated historic apartments, showcasing different families鈥� experiences at pivotal moments in public housing history between 1938 and 1975, as well as other museum exhibits.

This educational tour is organized by the AIA Housing and Community Development Knowledge Community as part of the ongoing Avenues of Exchange, which seeks to connect practitioners and academics on pressing topics in housing and community development.

Cost: $75
What: Chicago鈥檚 West Side Tour
When: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12:30pm-4:30pm聽
Where: Chicago鈥檚 West Side Tour
Included: Bus Transportation, Lunch, and 4聽AIA/CES HSW
Tour Leaders: Christina Bollo, University of Oregon and Karen Kubey, University of Toronto

Cost: $25
What: Tribune Tower Presentation & IBM Building
When: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 2:00pm-4:00pm聽
Where: Downtown Chicago
Included: 2聽AIA/CES HSW
Tour Leaders: Jeanne Homer, AISC