IIT College of Architecture graduate Ryan Gann, (Bachelor or Architecture, 2014) is a recipient of the 2018 Associates Award from the American Institute of Architects.
Gann is currently an architect-in-training at the Chicago-based firm Ross Barney Architects. He has served on a number of national boards, including the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and National Architectural Accrediting Board. Gann was the inaugural architect-in-residence at the Hyde Park Art Center, and is a past recipient of the Schiff Foundation Fellowship. His work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Architecture Biennial, and Chicago Architecture Foundation. He is slated to begin a two-year appointment as associate representative to the AIA Board of Directors Strategic Council.
The AIA Associates Award is given to individual Associate AIA members to recognize outstanding leaders and creative thinkers for significant contributions to their communities and the architecture profession.