Antonio Torres

Email Address: atorre15@uic.edu
College: Architecture and the Arts Department: Architecture
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Webpage: www.bittertang.com
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
The research focuses on the overlap of aesthetics, living matter and human behavior with an emphasis on sensibilities that embrace softness, weakness, and resilience in architectural constructs.

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 8

Qualifications of a Student:
Student Majoring in Architecture, Botany, or Biology. Must have an interest in developing physical material experiments.

Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
A research assistant is expected to conduct material experiments that can be transformed or expanded into architectural constructs. Drawings and digital models will also be produced from the research and experiments.

NOTE: This researcher is currently not accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Experience program.

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