CHICAGOLAB

The CHICAGOLAB is an intensive summer design and research studio conducted in partnership with the College of Architecture + Planning at the University of Utah and Archeworks that is housed in major design and planning firms in downtown Chicago, IL. Students will prepare in SLC prior to leaving for the 6-week Chicago experience where they will work on topics related to ongoing efforts in the city related to sustainability, community development, planning, and design. Additional lectures, tours, critiques, and events engaging students directly with practitioners, city officials, and community groups will be arranged to allow for further education and networking opportunities.

 

• An embedded studio within Chicago’s premiere architecture and urban design firms

• 6-week studio focused on design projects that matter to the city

• Work under the direction of award-winning urban planners and architects

• Engage with a spectrum of leaders: mayor’s office to activists to residents

 

ARCHEWORKS is a multidisciplinary design school with a social agenda. ARCHEWORKS advances design in the public interest and inspires collaborative action to shape more healthy, sustainable and equitable communities. Our public forums and partnership based education programs propose a range of socially responsible and ecologically resourceful design solutions for urban communities. More information is available at archeworks.org.

 

The mission of the College of Architecture + Planning at the University of Utah is to nurture a culture of discovery, design and innovation in our designed world rooted in an ethic of care, community and commitment. Our efforts will be the spark for positive transformation in our designed world to promote the health and well-being of our society and environment through research, community engagement and educational experiences shaped to nurture the agile, inventive minds necessary to address global challenges that are yet unknown.