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Rogelio Cadena is a visiting assistant professor in the College of Architecture and co-founder of Resolver Studio. His work primarily focuses on the connection between architecture, community and urbanism.

Having received a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) from the University of Miami and a Master in Architecture and Urban Design (M.AUD) from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rogelio has developed an understanding that foregrounds architecture and urbanism as cultural production. He joined IIT in 2023 as a Jeanne and John Rowe Fellow where his work primarily focuses on communities surrounding the historic Chicago Park Boulevard System. His research titled,” How are ‘We’ living? A reevaluation of the Chicago Park Boulevard system,” has gone on to win the Urban Design Thesis Prize at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and is currently the focus of his activations on the boulevard and the formation of a coalition named We the Blvd. Prior to joining IIT, Rogelio has taught at the University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.