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Illinois Institute of Technology
About
Founded in 1890 as Armour Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private, Ph.D.-granting research university with programs in engineering, science, architecture, business, law, design, human sciences, and applied technology. IIT is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The IIT colleges network include Armour College of Engineering, Chicago-Kent College of Law, College of Architecture, Lewis College of Human Resources, College of Science, Institute of Design, School of Applied Technology, and the Stuart School of Business.
IIT has a Research Institute which is an independent, not-for-profit, contract research organization focusing on the life sciences. The University Technology Park at IIT is a state-of-the-art research park comprising laboratories, office buildings, and an incubator to assist science and technology start-ups.
Fields of Expertise
Academic / University; Research Institute
Buildings
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| 1 | IIT Research Institute Tower | Chicago | 1964 |
72 m / 237 ft |
21 | Education |
Videos
23 May 2022
Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference 2022 Opening Welcome Remarks
Opening Welcome Remarks for Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference 2022 by (in order of appearance): - Antony Wood, President, CTBUH - Reed Kroloff, Dean of Architecture,...
Research
02 June 2017
Dense Downtown vs. Suburban Dispersed: A Pilot Study on Urban Sustainability
This paper presents the initial findings of a ground-breaking two-year CTBUH-funded research project investigating the real environmental and social sustainability of people’s lifestyles in a...
Research
17 October 2016
Façade Construction in China: Journey to Lean Design
There is a recent trend in the construction industry to implement “lean concepts,” a management strategy based upon the Toyota Production System philosophy. While the...
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| 1 | IIT Research Institute Tower | Chicago | 1964 |
72 m / 237 ft |
21 | Education |
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Designated Experts
Reed Kroloff
Dean & The Rowe Family College of Architecture Endowed Chair, Illinois Institute of Technology
Videos
23 May 2022
Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference 2022 Opening Welcome Remarks
Opening Welcome Remarks for Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference 2022 by (in order of appearance): - Antony Wood, President, CTBUH - Reed Kroloff, Dean of Architecture,...
20 February 2015
Rethinking the Tall Building: Opportunities in the 21st Century Metropolis
Philip Oldfield, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Nottingham University, presents at a joint CTBUH/IIT Cloud Talk in Crown Hall on the Illinois Institute of Technology...
31 October 2008
Foster in China
Eminent academic and author Chris Abel presents a detailed overview of the Chinese work of architecture firm Norman Foster and Partners at S. R. Crown...
Research
02 June 2017
Dense Downtown vs. Suburban Dispersed: A Pilot Study on Urban Sustainability
Antony Wood & Peng Du, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
This paper presents the initial findings of a ground-breaking two-year CTBUH-funded research project investigating the real environmental and social sustainability of people’s lifestyles in a...
17 October 2016
Façade Construction in China: Journey to Lean Design
Allan Chung, Gensler; Ivan Mutis, Illinois Institute of Technology
There is a recent trend in the construction industry to implement “lean concepts,” a management strategy based upon the Toyota Production System philosophy. While the...
28 April 2016
Modifying Tall Building Form To Reduce the Along-Wind Effect
Matin Alaghmandan, Shahid Beheshti University; Mahjoub Elnimeiri & Robert J. Krawczyk, Illinois Institute of Technology; Peter von Buelow, University of Michigan
In order to reduce undesirable wind effects and structural responses in tall buildings, there are two main solutions: architectural and structural. Architects can mitigate the...
10 October 2011
A Design Optimization Workflow for Tall Buildings Using Parametric Algorithm
Mahsa Nicknam & Mahjoub M. Elnimeiri, Illinois Institute of Technology
This research paper is intended to incorporate structural performance and energy efficiency strategies of tall buildings through an architectural form generation process. The main objective...
01 December 2008
Assessment and Prediction of Daylight Performance in High-Rise
Dong-Hwan Ko, Mahjoub Elnimeiri & Raymond Clark, Illinois Institute of Technology
Effective use of daylighting is an essential component to achieve a sustainable building design. This paper provides a method for evaluating indoor daylight performance.
01 August 2008
The Vertical Farm - The origin of a 21st century Architectural Typology
Eric C. Ellingsen, Illinois Institute of Technology; Dickson Donald Despommier, Mailman School of Public Health
Far from fantasy, the Vertical Farm scoops up the available technologies at the opening of the 21st century, organizing and redistributing otherwise unrelated parts.
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