Iris Haastrup
Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)
Iris Haastrup (she/they) is a rising senior at Wellesley College majoring in Architecture. Haastrup is from the South Side of Chicago with familial ties to Mississippi and Nigeria. In her time at Wellesley, they are a Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellow and a member of TZE arts and music society. Academically, Haastrup is researching Black indigenous traditional knowledge and its application in architecture and design. She is inspired by the works of Toni Morrison, Lorraine Hansberry, and Zaha Hadid. In her personal life, they enjoy djing, skateboarding, and watching movies. For the 2020-2021 academic year, Haastrup is mentored by Maite Borjabad López-Pastor, the Neville Bryan Associate Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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