Architect to lecture at Judson

Submitted by Judson University

Architect Matt Dumich will give a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in Herrick Chapel at Judson University, 1151 N. State St. (Route 31) in Elgin. His lecture is part of the Judson University School of Art, Design and Architecture Lecture and Exhibition Series. The event is free and open to the public.

Dumich is a project architect for Valerio Dewalt Train Associates. His design and management skills have been demonstrated on a range of commercial office, residential and mixed-use buildings and interiors. He is a recognized leader in the profession, currently serving as Treasurer of American Institute of Architects’ Chicago board of directors and the AIA National Young Architects Forum Advisory Committee. He was honored for his outstanding leadership with the 2011 Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40 award.

For a full schedule of the School of Art, Design and Architecture Lecture and Exhibition series, visit JudsonU.edu/Undergraduate/ArtDesign/Lecture_and_Exhibition_Series.

Founded in 1997, and accredited in 2004, Judson’s architecture program is widely acknowledged for its innovative approach to architectural education including a one-year preceptorship (internship) and its context of an evangelical Christian institution. Environmental stewardship is a design philosophy that guides the program and its approach to architecture education.

Judson University is a fully accredited, private Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions. It offers degrees in more than 50 different majors/minors for traditional, graduate, and adult students. In 2013, Judson is celebrating its Golden Centennial Anniversary, commemorating 50 years since the college’s relocation to Elgin in 1963, after being founded in 1913 as part of Northern Theological Seminary. With an academically challenging environment and encouraging spiritual community, Judson shapes lives that will shape the world.