University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CTBUH Nonprofit/Governmental Member

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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About

Member Since: 2011

Member Offices: Urbana

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge.

They are also a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. Their prominent alumni are Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, Olympic athletes, astronauts and scientists, and leaders of international corporations.

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a meeting place for great scholars, great ideas, and great accomplishments across a broad range of disciplines. At Illinois, students have the chance to augment classroom scholarship with other opportunities to familiarize themselves with the world's people and cultures.

Fields of Expertise

Academic / University

Ctbuh Leaders

Mir Ali

CTBUH College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Urbana

Abbas Aminmansour

CTBUH College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Chicago

Associated companies

Subsidiary of

University of Illinois

Subsidiary of

University of Illinois

RANK	Name	City	Status Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition See all status definitions	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Discovery Partners Institute	Chicago		-	-	9	Office / Laboratory

CTBUH Initiatives Involving University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CTBUH Joins Chicago Seminar on Mass Timber Buildings

08 June 2017

CTBUH joined a CCHRB seminar on "The Heavy Timber High Rise: Building Tall with Wood in the 21st Century," focused on new applications of wood as a structural material.

Debating Tall: Replace the Thompson Center?

28 April 2017

In the CTBUH Journal 2017 Issue II, two experts debate on the fate of the James R. Thompson Center as the State of Illinois plans to sell the historic building.