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Schiff Foundation Fellowships
The Schiff Foundation Fellowship, first granted in 1989 and administered by the Department of Architecture of the Art Institute, is given annually to one student from either the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, or The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The winning student's portfolio becomes part of the permanent collection of architectural drawings housed within the Ernest R. Graham Study Center for Architectural Drawings.
The Schiff Foundation Fellowship, first granted in 1989 and administered by the Department of Architecture of the Art Institute, is given annually to one student from either the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, or The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The winning student's portfolio becomes part of the permanent collection of architectural drawings housed within the Ernest R. Graham Study Center for Architectural Drawings.
The four person, independent jury changes every year. Jury members evaluate the submissions, — which are the portfolios of the students' regular school work — select the winner, then determine the amount of the award. The yearly cash award ranges from $5,000 to $15,000. Some students have used the money to travel, pay for college expenses, prepare for state licensing exams, or purchase equipment needed for practicing the profession.
In 2005, the Architecture Department initiated a new fellowship that awards $5,000 to a Chicago-area graduate student for writing a critical and/or analytical essay about the built environment. The goals of the Schiff Foundation Critical Architectural Writing Fellowship are to: (1) promote critical thinking and writing skills among advanced students of architecture and related fields; (2) encourage the development of courses related to architectural writing within Chicago schools and universities; (3) encourage interdisciplinary courses within Chicago universities; and (4) provide economic support and practical experience for students who may wish to pursue architectural journalism or criticism as a professional goal.
Harold Schiff was a founding partner of the construction company Schal Associates, the firm that built such notable skyscrapers as the Chicago Board of Options Exchange by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1981) and 200 South Wacker Drive by Harry Weese and Associates (1981). Although born, raised, and educated in New York (earning his degree as a civil engineer from Columbia University in 1950), his work there through the mid-seventies for Morse Diesel and a variety of other firms eventually led him to Chicago where he opened Schal Associates with Richard Halpern. In a generous gesture to support young architects and give back to the city where he established his successful career in construction management, Harold Schiff gave a substantial gift to the Department of Architecture at the Art Institute to endow the Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Architecture.
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2013
Design FellowshipFa Likitswat, $15,000 Writing FellowshipYaniv Ron-El, $5,000 JuryLee Bey, executive director of the Chicago Central Area Committee and architecture writer/on-air contributor at WBEZ |
2012
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2011
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2009/2010
2008Design FellowshipSung Suk Yoo, $25,000 JuryErik Hemingway, architect, Hemingway+A/Studio |
2007Design FellowshipLuis Palacio, $25,000 Writing FellowshipTaylor Lowe, $10,000 JurySarah Herda, director, Graham Foundation |
2006Design FellowshipInsun Cho, $25,000 Writing FellowshipMichael Hanley, $10,000 JuryRobert Ivy, editor in chief, Architectural Record |
2005Design FellowshipAnanth Robert Sampathkumar, $25,000 Writing FellowshipZachary White, $10,000 JuryJulie Snow, architect, Julie Snow Architects |
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2004
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2003
2002Zane Karpova, $30,000 JuryHiroshi Ariyama, vice president, Hirano Design International |
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2001
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2000
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1999
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1998
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1997
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1996
1995Susan Patenaude, $10,000 JuryProf. Sidney Robinson, University of Illinois, Chicago |
1994Rodrigo de Mendoza, $18,000 JuryDeborah Doyle, Doyle and Associates |
1993Dong Huy Kim, $10,000 JuryProf. Ross Miller, director, CIAU |
1992Natascha Maria Kraut, $10,000 JuryProf. Franz Schulze, Lake Forest College |
1991Mark McKinney: First Prize, $10,000 Tracy Bender: Honorable Mention, $2,000 Matthew Kupritz: Honorable Mention, $2,000 Arden Freeman: Commendation, $1,000 JuryProf. Kevin Harrington, Illinois Institute of Technology |
1990Keith Green: First Prize, $8,000 Hyeon-Mi-Cho: Second Prize, $4,000 JuryMargaret McCurry, Tigerman McCurry Architects |
1989Martin Lockwood-Bean JuryProf. Neil Harris, University of Chicago |
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