Jennifer Park

Jennifer Park serves as Associate Teaching Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology's College of Architecture and is founding partner of ParkFowler Plus. She directs Second Year Studios and curates IIT's Open House exhibit. Educational background includes Bachelor of Architecture/Art History from Columbia University and Master of Architecture from UCLA.

Research examines:

• Urban placemaking and community impact
• Materiality in institutional spaces
• Pattern language in cultural contexts
• Equity in design processes

Design portfolio includes Columbia College Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Photography, University of Chicago's David Rubenstein Forum (award-winning), and Obama Presidential Center community initiatives.

Honors recognize leadership in EDI advocacy through roles as AIA Chicago Board Vice President for Honors/Awards and co-founding AIA Chicago's EDI Committee. Current grants support public installation research and material reuse studies.

Advises graduate design-build studios and mentors through IIT's EDI Committee co-chair role. Firm projects involve collaborations with community stakeholders on affordable housing prototypes.