Last April, our co-director Carmen Mendoza took part in a round table discussion following the presentation of the book The Well-Tempered City by leading US real estate developer and urban planner…
Next week from 10-12 December, dozens of urban academics and experts will gather at the 11th edition of the annual conference of the International Forum of Urbanism (IfoU), which focuses…
We are excited to announce the participation of our codirector Carmen Mendoza Arroyo as a speaker at the 8th International Conference on Building Resilience in Lisbon November 14-16, where she…
Last call for applicants! If you are looking for opportunities to bridge research and practice and make a difference in how cities are tackling the most pressing global challenges of…
We are proud to announce the participation of our leadership in the 11th edition of the annual conference of the International Forum of Urbanism (IfoU), which will focus on sharing research…
This Friday, we welcome back former student of our master program Esther Menduiña as guest lecturer to hear about her experience during this past year working for the Norweigan Refugee…
The Urban Resilience Research Network (URNet), founded by our faculty member Lorenzo Chelleri, is launching a new research project aimed at building a global database of case studies exploring urban…
“Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do.” It’s become the go-to adage among post-disaster reconstruction experts who cite poor construction as the man-made cause of fatalities in the event of such…
On May 23-24, UIC School of Architecture will host Towards Urban Resilience, an international workshop that will gather young researchers, master’s and PhD students, and guest speakers from the field…
On Thursday February 2nd, the second edition of our Development by Design conference comes to a close with a talk titled Unnatural Disasters and the Future of Resilience by our…