Maria Pellot will be volunteering at «Folding, Fanning, Flying and Forming», a Youth + Architecture event produced by AIA Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools. The program, held at the SAIC Ballroom on April 26th, and led by Linda Keane, AIA, founder of NEXT.cc and Professor of Architecture + Environmental Design at SAIC, will explore paper patterns, geometry, engineering and biomimicry for approximately fifty 6th grade girls. Read more
Patricia Saldaña Natke, UrbanWorks’ Design Principal, was featured as part of the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s ongoing series, «Questions for an Architect» on February 28, 2017. The article, which originally ran in the Winter/Spring CAF Member Magazine, highlights Pat’s accomplishments with UrbanWorks and answers a series of interview questions ranging from her future goals, to her favorite buildings, to her thoughts on Chicago’s built environment challenges. Read more
UrbanWorks’ Robert Natke, following his presentation at NeoCon East in November 2016, has been invited to present “It’s Not Business As Usual: Academic Places Go Through Compression and Change Providing Design Challenges and Successes” at NeoCon in Chicago on June 12, 2017 at 4 p.m. This design show, now in its 49th year at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, will feature exhibitions from over 500 companies, as well as almost 100 CEU seminars for an anticipated audience of over 50,000 design professionals. Read more
UrbanWorks has been named Member of the Month for April 2017 by the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA). HACIA «works to ensure the equitable participation of its constituents in the construction industry,” with a focus on Minority and Female-owned firms, “while also promoting the growth, quality of work, professionalism and integrity of these individuals and businesses.” As part of this honor, Patricia Saldaña Natke, UrbanWorks’ Design Principal, will be recognized at HACIA’s monthly meeting in April. Juan Calahorrano, HACIA’s Director of Operations, released in a statement that HACIA «is proud to recognize UrbanWorks Ltd; an HACIA member since 1998, in its April 2017 Membership Meeting. HACIA recognizes the hard work, determination and contribution that UrbanWorks and its Principal Patricia Saldaña Natke AIA have made to HACIA and the construction community through the years.» Read more
