Paula Palombo

Adjunct Assistant Professor

ppalombo@uic.edu

Paula Palombo received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bezalel academy of art and design in Jerusalem, Israel. She practiced architecture in Studio Libeskind, Berlin, Erik Van Egeraat, Rotterdam and SOM, London. She earned her graduate degree in the Bartlett school of architecture in London. In 2000 she founded PS studio with her partner and husband Eric Schall. The practice is engaged in architectural competitions, installations and interior design in Chicago, Dubai and Kuwait. They are both founding a new non-profit gallery for architecture in Chicago, scheduled to open in fall 2006.

A school of architecture should be a place of investigation, exploration and reflection. It should challenge preconceived notions of the architectural work. The school should introduce broad sources of inspiration as well as laying fundamental professional foundations.