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Creative Consultant & Photographer
Photography / Narrative Development / Creative Direction / Strategy / Collateral
Lauren began partnering with the iitdesignbuild program as a teaching assistant during her graduate studies. She continues to collaborate with the program as a creative consultant and supports them with the following services: photography, narrative development, exhibition design, public relations, website design and development, editorial and publishing proposals, and award submissions.
Programs/Interfaces used: Adobe CS, Rhinoceros, GIS, LinkedIn, Instagram, Cargo.
Photography & Award Submissions*
Photography / Narrative Development / Copywriting / Communication Strategy / Social Media Campaigns
With an emphasis on project process, local context, and community engagement, Lauren has photographed multiple design build projects. For the Antihuala Community Center, in Chile (shown here), Lauren lived on-site for the project duration and documented the entire development. From student journal entries to daily activities to community events and stakeholder feedback, Lauren worked across multiple mediums to holistically capture the project’s story and its impact on both the municipality and the students. She then worked closely with iitdesignbuild leadership to prepare the narratives for architectural award submissions.
Awards received: AIA Chicago Small Project Honor Award (2018) and Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award, Honorable Mention (2021).
Lauren’s photographs were featured in the May/June 2018 Issue and the Winter 2021 Issue of Chicago Architect Magazine.
*Pavilion was designed by students of the Illinois Institute of Technology.
“Este es un sueño que la comunidad de Antihuala ha mantenido durante años, pero al estar en manos privadas lamentablemente no pudimos contar con recursos públicos para invertir en el lugar. Pero hoy gracias a la alianza de Bosques Arauco, Fundación Sobre Redes, el Instituto Tecnológico de Illinois y la Municipalidad dan inicio a un Plan Maestro que nos permitirá recuperar la Laguna”.
“This is a dream that the Antihuala community has maintained for years, but being in private hands, unfortunately, we could not count on public resources to invest in the place. But today thanks to the alliance of Bosques Arauco, Fundación Sobre Redes, the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Municipality are kicking off a Master Plan that will allow us to recover the Lagoon.”
Jorge Fuentes
Mayor of Los Álamos
“La construcción del pabellón es el punto de partida para desarrollar muchas actividades, tanto en el ámbito cultural, medioambiental, científico, turístico y comunitario”
“The construction of the pavilion is the starting point to develop many activities, both in the cultural, environmental, scientific, tourist and community area.”
Don Humberto Mendoza
Chairman of the Antihuala Laguna Conservation Group
“It [the project] illustrates what the Chicago architecture community can do outside of Chicago, and what design communities and design students do. It’s a beautiful project.”
Roberta Feldman
Architecture for Social Justice Award at AIA Chicago
