The four 2024 MCHAP.emerge finalist projects will convene at the inaugural MCHAP.emerge Conference on Critical Practice to be held at Mies van der Rohe’s S. R. Crown Hall, the architectural heart of Illinois Institute of Technology’s Main Campus. Co-organized with IIT Senior Lecturer Leslie Johnson, the summit will widen conversations around themes including ecology, technology, agency, and generation shifts, featuring open dialogue between IIT faculty and students, this cycle’s jury and finalists, distinguished invited participants, and the international MCHAP network. The conference will culminate in an evening ceremony on Friday 27 September to honor the cycle’s MCHAP.emerge finalists and name the winning project.