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Ast, Bruno. Interview. August 17, 2006.
Professor Bruno Ast interviewed by Hasassah Adler. Interview conducted in the Port Center, University of Illinois at Chicago. Ast recounts his early days as an architect, how he was recruited to teach at the university, the ways the college and the architecture program evolved and changed over time. He discusses relationships between faculty and the administration over the years.
2006
Boyer, Wayne. Interview. February 20, 2006.
Wayne Boyer interview conducted by Eileen Broido. Boyer, a filmmaker, began teaching film, animation, and some photography shortly after the college moved into the new building. He speaks about the early years (teaching without a curriculum), the interdisciplinary character of the department, accomplishments of his students, challenges his department faced over the years, and the future of the program at the time of his retirement.
2006
Haar, Sharon. Interview. April 3, 2006.
Professor Sharon Haar discusses restructuring the curriculum at the college of architecture, design and the arts, women in higher education (architecture), and drawing more underrepresented groups to the field. Regarding UIC’s influence in Chicago, she compares Chicago to New York and schools of architecture in each location. Haar voices her desire for the future of materials donated to the university archives.
2006
Ast, Bruno and Rocah, Louis. Interview. March 13, 2006.
Professors Bruno Ast and Louis Rocha reflect on their years teaching at the college of architecture. Topics include renowned architects who visited or taught, notable students, establishing college of architecture curriculum, its strengths, and state of the college at the time of interview.
2006
Hurtig, Martin. Interview. March 3, 2006.
In an extended interview, Professor Martin Hurting talks about the development of the art program at UIC including the move to the new campus from the Pier, switching from quarters to semesters, faculty who taught at the college, and student life. Hurting also discusses the gallery system and art scene in Chicago.
2006
Wilson, Charles. Interview. April 14, 2006.
Artist Charles Wilson joined the college in 1972 and speaks about the school’s connection to the new Bauhaus at that time. Wilson also discusses artistic influences, his contribution to the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and relationships with other faculty at the college.
2006
Gelick, Michael. Interview. June 13, 2006.
Michael Gelick shares his over 30 years’ experience as an educator at UIC and architect at his own firm. He discusses architecture and specifically the curriculum at UIC including faculty, administrators, and trends over the years.
2006
Houlberg, Klindt. Interview. March 27, 2006.
Professor Klindt Houlberg discusses the early days of the studio arts program through its current iteration (at time of interview). Topics include curriculum design, groups of artists active in the 60's and 70's, and how the school's focus on intellectual discourse over craft was initially due to lack of resources like materials and space. Interview concludes with discussion of studio arts program, its identity and impact in the arts world.
2006
Sandin, Daniel. Interview. April 3, 2006.
Professor Daniel Sandin, a video and computer graphics artist, joined UIC to bring computers to the art curriculum. Saladin shares his thoughts about art, computers, and virtual reality via several videos highlighting his work from the 70’s and 90’s like, the Photobooth installation, Spiral Five, and the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment. Other topic discussed include Sandin’s inventions, student experiences in the program at UIC, and the Chicago Circle Graphics Habitat (now the Electronic Visualization Laboratory) role in original Star Wars movie.
2006

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