Stewart Hicks
706K subscribers
Takes on Buildings and Cities. I'm based in Chicago and make videos that explore and explain the built environment. Stewart Hicks is an architectural design educator that leads design studios and lecture courses as an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as an Associate Dean in the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and is the co-founder of the practice Design With Company. There are people that help with these videos and without them, they could not happen. Allison Newmeyer, thank you very everything! Jimenez Lai, your input is crucial. Evan Montgomery. Thank you!
The Problem With Colorful Houses
Stewart Hicks · 504K views · 2 weeks ago
How Frank Lloyd Wright Reshaped America
Stewart Hicks · 460K views · 2 years ago
How Fake Buildings Keep Cities Alive
Stewart Hicks · 1.8M views · 1 year ago
AI’s Newest Buildings Are Already Obsolete
Stewart Hicks · 285K views · 1 month ago
The Origin and Aftermath of 'Less is More'
Stewart Hicks · 444K views · 2 years ago
The Controversy Over Doorless Elevators
Stewart Hicks · 439K views · 6 months ago
Why Midcentury Modernism Feels So Different
Stewart Hicks · 314K views · 2 years ago
Why Alleys Are the Most Important Spaces in a City
Stewart Hicks · 664K views · 4 years ago
The Rise and Fall of Fast Food Architecture
Stewart Hicks · 1.6M views · 3 years ago
Why This Tiny Apartment is Taking Over American Cities
Stewart Hicks · 1.2M views · 7 months ago
Why Building Styles DON’T MATTER
Stewart Hicks · 221K views · 4 years ago
The Problem With Buildings That Just Fit In
Stewart Hicks · 366K views · 4 years ago
How Reality TV Houses Are Built to Break People
Stewart Hicks · 3.8M views · 1 year ago
Why Everything We Build is Flat
Stewart Hicks · 803K views · 1 year ago
The Perfectly Optimized Building for Late Capitalism
Stewart Hicks · 433K views · 1 year ago
Why These Rooms Disappeared From Our Homes
Stewart Hicks · 808K views · 1 year ago
The Gross Reason Suburban Yards Had to Be This Big
Stewart Hicks · 312K views · 3 months ago
The Controversy Over Accessory Dwelling Units
Stewart Hicks · 1.9M views · 4 years ago
Why Architecture Today Lacks Character
Stewart Hicks · 204K views · 5 years ago
Why We Can’t Build Apartments Like This Anymore
Stewart Hicks and JB Pritzker · 940K views · 2 months ago