Dirk Lohan (Alum), Trustee Emeritus, FAIA

Dirk Lohan left his native country of Germany to study architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology under the tutelage of his grandfather, Mies van der Rohe. He returned to Germany and finished his studies in architecture and planning at Technische Hochschule, Diplom-Ingenieur, in Munich. When Lohan returned to Chicago, he worked closely with Mies on projects such as the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the IBM office building in Chicago, and Toronto-Dominion Centre. 

Lohan is co-founder of Lohan Anderson and is registered to practice architecture in the United States and Germany. Previously, he was senior principal at Lohan Associates, leading an impressive project portfolio which includes the McDonald’s Corporate Headquarters Campus, John G. Shedd Oceanarium, Sinai Temple, as well as national and international projects.

Lohan’s architectural designs have won many awards and have been widely published. He lectures regularly on architecture, art, urbanism and planning, and many of his talks have been published in magazines, both domestically and internationally. 

Lohan is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is an extensive supporter of Illinois Institute of Technology, serving as a trustee emeritus, former chair of the Mies van der Rohe Society, and is currently on the Board of Overseers at College of Architecture. He has served on numerous not-for-profit boards, including past president of SOS Children’s Villages USA, past president at Adler Planetarium, and is currently a member of the executive committee at Economic Club of Chicago.