Dr. Kathryn Anthony

Professor

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Biography

Professor Anthony teaches, conducts research, and writes about how spaces and places affect people. Her expertise focuses on social behavioral factors in design, including gender and race in contemporary architecture, as well as entrepreneurship in design. Professor Anthony developed a new seminar addressing architecture, cinema, environment, and behavior. Her research has resulted in award-winning publications such as "Design Juries Trial: Renaissance Design Studio" and "Designing Diversity: Gender, Race, Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession." She co-authored the book "Shedding New Light on Art Museum Additions: Front Stage and Back Stage Experiences" with Altaf Engineer and has written her latest works "Defined Design: The Surprising Power of Hidden Gender, Age, and Body Bias in Everyday Products and Places." Her publications have garnered media attention from CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, CNN, and others. Professor Anthony has lectured widely, including recent speaking engagements at Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Notre Dame, Princeton, and Tuskegee. She is a recipient of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Women in Architecture, honoring her 40-year career as an educator and researcher, and the 2021 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, the highest recognition for architectural educators.

Research Interests

Awards

#2020

Lifetime Achievement Award

2020-01-01
#2021

Topaz Medallion for Excellence

2021-01-01

Courses

ARCH 423: Social Behavioral Factors in Design ARCH / GWS 424: Gender Race Contemporary Architecture ARCH 563: Research Methods Designed Environments ARCH 576 ACB / ARCH 596 AC: Architecture, Cinema, Environment Behavior ARCH 576: Entrepreneurship Design, Diversity, Environment, Behavior

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
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Specialization Notes

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