Student Life and Research

Abstract

PhD students at IIT spend four to six years completing their studies. During their studies, they participate in many social activities from holiday events to the annual Mies van der Rohe birthday party. The integration of a PhD community contributes to a more pleasant learning environment, where students can share ideas and develop proactive behaviors. Because the majority of the students come from different countries, the PhD program promotes cultural diversity and research, both within and beyond American boundaries. The students enrolled in the PhD program explore the historic and contemporary intersections among Architecture, Culture and Technology through two areas of specialized research: History, Theory, and Criticism (HTC), and Technologies of the Built Environment (TBE). Research topics are based on the expertise of our faculty as well as on the interests of our students.