CHICAGO, UNITED STATES

UIC College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts

The UIC College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts (CADA) educates and mentors the next generation of visual and performing artists, designers, architects, art historians and museum professionals. The college is composed of the School of Architecture, the School of Art & Art History, the School of Design, and the School of Theatre & Music, as well as the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (a National Historic Landmark and museum committed to social justice), Gallery 400 (a dynamic, cutting edge contemporary art gallery), and Innovation Center (an incubator for interdisciplinary innovation, collaboration, and education).

 

Our College is a unique group of schools and affiliated units dedicated to the investigation, creation, and interpretation of our physical, social, and sensory environments. With degree programs in the visual arts, design, theatre and music, architecture, and art history, CADA is the only place in Chicago where one can prepare for a career in the arts and design within a major research university. 

 

The core of the Architecture programs is the intensive development of design work and ideas in the studio, supported by courses in architectural theory and technology. Art and Art History emphasize social and global awareness and contemporary conceptual inquiry through both visual and scholarly production. Design programs develop sophisticated form-making skills in order to produce designers adept at formulating and advocating ideas. Theatre and Music provides innovative, rigorous, and comprehensive academic and performance programs as part of its diverse, urban context.

 

CADA is home to an energetic, award-winning, internationally recognized faculty of practicing architects, artists, designers, museum professionals, art historians, musicians, directors, and theatrical performers. Through their instruction and ongoing research, the faculty introduces students to disciplinary and professional themes of contemporary importance and fosters a vibrant atmosphere of intellectual and creative inquiry in a transformative learning environment. The goal: to help students become critical thinkers, innovative practitioners, involved community members and leading professionals.

 

Visit our schools’ web sites to learn more about our programs.

 

School of Architecture

arch.uic.edu

 

School of Art & Art History

artandarthistory.uic.edu

 

School of Design

design.uic.edu

 

School of Theatre & Music

theatreandmusic.uic.edu