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‘Planning Matters’ institute set for March 7-8
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “Thinking Outside the Box” is the title of the keynote talk at a two-day planning and zoning institute at the University of Illinois, but the featured speaker wont be the only one promoting innovative approaches to planning, according to organizers. Topics to be explored at the institute, set to take place March 7-8 […]
Photography, architectural projects on view at I space in Chicago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two new exhibitions will be on view Feb. 22 through March 30 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: “resemblance + habit” features digital prints from photographs by Amy Baur, who earned her master of fine arts degree in photography from the UI. In text that accompanies […]
Works by four students selected for juried ceramics exhibition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Artwork by four ceramics students in the University of Illinois School of Art and Design has been selected for inclusion in a juried exhibition. The UI students work will be exhibited at the Annual Student Competitive Exhibition, which coincides with the National Council on Education for the Ceramics. The exhibition will be on […]
National architecture association gives Distinguished Professor Award to UI’s Warfield
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture has awarded its 2001-02 Distinguished Professor Award to University of Illinois architecture professor James P. Warfield. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the association, an organization that includes 115 accredited architecture programs in the United States and Canada and 120 affiliate programs worldwide. Each […]
Lunch-hour lectures on international topic begin in Chicago Jan. 30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “Europe in the 21st Century New Fears, New Alliances” is the theme of a lunch-hour lecture series the University of Illinois at Urbana is presenting in Chicago beginning Jan. 30. “The Distinguished Faculty and Alumni International Lecture Series: 2002,” sponsored by the UI’s European Union Center, will feature talks by UI professors and […]
Krannert Art Museum to open faculty exhibition Jan. 26; launch noontime lectures Jan. 30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The diverse talents of faculty artists at the University of Illinois will be showcased in the annual School of Art and Design Faculty Art Exhibition Jan. 26 through Feb. 24 at the Krannert Art Museum. One of the oldest annual faculty exhibitions in the country, the show includes the latest work by painters, […]
Two I space exhibitions open Friday in Chicago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Ancient and contemporary architecture will be juxtaposed in two new exhibitions that open this week at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On view Jan. 11 through Feb. 16: “Anasazi Architecture and Sacred Images,” photographs and narrative by Robert Mooney, UIUC professor emeritus of architecture. The exhibition, […]
New exhibitions on view at I space Nov. 16
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The built environment will be the focus of two new exhibitions on view Nov. 16 through Dec. 22 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Architectural Scenes: Photography, Buildings and Culture in the 19th and 20th Centuries” features a diverse selection of images by anonymous photographers as […]
Marching Band Festival to be Oct. 13
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Fifty-five high school bands from across the state will compete in the 31st annual Illini Marching Band Festival on Saturday (Oct. 13) at the University of Illinois. Participating high schools include: (EDITORS: See list). The bands will take part in the Field Show Band Contest at Memorial Stadium, 200 E. Florida Ave., Champaign. […]
Annual fall open house at Japan House on Oct. 20
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Guest artist Isao Takahashi will exhibit the art of hanga woodblock print-making at the annual fall open house at the University of Illinois Japan House on Oct. 20. The event, free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the house, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. […]
Japanese alum wins first international achievement award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nobuko Matsubara has been named the first recipient of the University of Illinois Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement. Matsubara, the president of the Japan Association for Employment of Persons With Disabilities, will be honored Sept. 12 at a campus banquet. The award recognizes alumni who were citizens […]
UI project goal: increase physical activity for older Americans
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois, in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine, has received a grant of $568,767 from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a project aimed at making older Americans more active and healthy. Recognizing that scientific and clinical evidence has increasingly demonstrated that regular physical activity is essential to […]