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RECENT

18 November Project Critique: Ryan Palider, School of Architecture Wednesday|Episodes, 2pm, Gallery 1100 A+A.

4 November Clinical Assistant Professor Julie Flohr's "Variable Infrastructure" was named a winner in the Gehry Technologies competition "What's Your Problem?". For the announcement and more information, visit www.gtstudio.org.

24 September "Stadt-Igel," a project by Assistant Professor Alexander Lehnerer's firm Kaisersrot, is on display at the 4th International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam through January 10. Six globes produced by UIC students during Lehnerer's Summer 2009 elective course are also being exhibited at the Biennale.

21 September Adjunct Assistant Professor Iker Gil's practice MAS studio released the Fall 2009 issue of its journal, MAS Context. The issue, titled "WORK," is available for download from www.mascontext.com.

30 August Two School of Architecture faculty were among the six finalists in the open, international competition "WPA 2.0: Working Public Architecture": Assistant Professor Sarah Dunn (with her firm UrbanLab) for "1,000,000,000 Global Water Refugees," and Adjunct Assistant Professor Andrew Moddrell (with Christopher Marcinkoski) for "Urban Algae."

3 August Associate Professor Sharon Haar received a grant from the Driehaus Foundation for her research on Social Entrepreneurial Networks in Architecture.

21 July At the July 2009 meeting of the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the professional Master of Architecture program was renewed for the maximum six-year term of accreditation. In its "Summary of Team Findings," the Visiting Team Report (VTR) concludes that "In spite of a global period of economic uncertainty, the School of Architecture is well poised to effectively meet these unknown challenges and to prepare students and faculty for a successful future." A copy of the full VTR is available in the School office.

30 June Professor Doug Garofalo was selected as a University Scholar for 2009-10 from a pool of extremely talented faculty members nominated from across the University. The University Scholars Program was created to honor and reward outstanding teachers and scholars.