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October 2014

Oct 10
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FieldNotes: Architect as Trailblazer

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UrbanWorks Principal, Patricia Saldaña Natke, participated as a design panelist for “FieldNotes: Architect as Trailblazer”. The platform created an opportunity for critical thought, discourse, and hands on experience between professionals and students from IIT, SAIC, and UIC. It highlighted  makers who are developing tools to generate form, analyze design and construct physical objects through the use of digital fabrication. Patricia joined Gordon Gill of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Keith Besserud of SOM Black Box Studio, Kelly Blair of Central Standard Office of Design and Tristan d’Estree Stert of ORAMBRA as guest panelists on October 10, 2014 at the Offices of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill. Read more

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Oct 07
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Old Cook County Hospital Adaptive Reuse Charrette

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Invited civic organizations presented their visions for the Adaptive reuse of the Old Cook County Hospital. The Metropolitan Planning Council’s team: UrbanWorks, Brininstool Lynch, DLA Piper, Jones Lang LaSalle, Gorman & Co., MacRostie, Kretchmer, Primera Engineers, Sterling Bay, and the Chicago Public Art Group envisioned a new EPICENTER to serve as a hub, locus, nerve center for the City of Chicago. UrbanWorks’ concept – EPICENTER: WORK, LIVE, HEAL led by Principal Patricia Saldaña Natke, Associate Principal Maria Pellot and Designer Jose Esquinca, celebrated and captured the spirit of the original building as an urban office campus with conference space, student housing, assisted living, a child care center, and healing gardens. Presentations were held at the Chicago Architecture Foundation. View the full design presentation here Read more

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