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iit innovation center by john ronan architects opens.

iit innovation center by john ronan architects opens.

Dec 9, 2018

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“it’s an idea factory—a place of creative collision between students and faculty across disciplines, where new ideas are explored and tested on their way to becoming meaningful innovations.” —john ronan, faia

[ architect’s brief ] the ed kaplan family institute for innovation and tech entrepreneurship at the illinois institute of technology opens this month, the first new academic building at iit in over forty years. the kaplan institute is devoted to fostering collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship between iit’s students, faculty, alumni and partners and the building will host a variety of collaboration spaces for university’s project-based experiences, contain state-of-the art prototyping and fabrication facilities, and serve as the new home for iit’s institute of design.

the horizontal, open and light-filled building is designed to encourage creative encounters between students and faculty across disciplines. located in the heart of iit’s historic mies campus, the building draws students and faculty in from all directions. conceived as a hybrid of campus space and building, the design is organized around two open-air courtyards through which visitors enter the building, and which serve as collision nodes for chance meetings and information exchange across departments. these two-story glazed courtyards bring natural light deep into the floor plate, creating a spacious, airy and light filled interior and a continuous connection with nature.

the design of the innovation center is innovative in its own right, and forward-thinking in its approach to sustainability. the second floor of the building, which cantilevers over the ground floor to provide sun shading, is enclosed in a dynamic façade of etfe foil cushions which can vary the amount of solar energy entering the building through sophisticated pneumatics. the etfe foil is 1% the weight of glass and gives the building a light, cloud-like appearance.

Mies' 127th birthday party: be there.

Mar 11, 2013

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celebrating mies’ 127th birthday. the mies van der rohe society will be celebrating on wednesday, 13 march.

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last year mies was honored with a [ google doodle ]. his birthday is 27 march. reception: 5:30p cocktails and hors de’oeuvres | 6p short video about how mies’ and iit’s innovations shaped chicago’s skyline, presented by the mies society and mies biographer edward windhorst. advance registration for tickets is required: $50 | lauren shelby at 312.567.5030 | | s. r. crown hall | illinois institute of technology campus | 3360 south state street Chicago

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