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jan 15
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Ann Panopio Joins UrbanWorks

By Staff Happenings @pt-br

UrbanWorks is pleased to welcome Ann Panopio, AIA as Project Manager.  Ann brings over eighteen years of expertise in design, development and management. Ann’s portfolio includes multifamily housing, mixed-use, disaster relief, and health care, with an emphasis on fostering urban resiliency in underserved communities. Prior to joining UrbanWorks, Ann worked for various not-for-profit community design centers, most recently as the Associate Director of an organization focused on improving impoverished communities through design excellence and community engagement. Read more

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nov 06
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UrbanWorks wins a 2015 ALA Merit Award

By Awards @pt-br, Publications @pt-br

UrbanWorks received a 2015 ALA Merit Award in the Unbuilt category for the our work on the Old Cook County Hospital Adaptive Reuse project. All award winners are featured in the winter issue of Licensed Architect magazine. This is our firms sixth ALA Award including Gold Medal Design Awards for Textile Center and Galewood Elementary School, and Merit Awards for La Casa Student Housing, Park Boulevard Mixed-Income Housing, and Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights. See our Buzz post from October 7, 2014 for more project details. Read more

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dez 18
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Life Changers International Church Grand Opening

By Milestones @pt-br

The UrbanWorks designed Life Changers International Church’s city campus officially opened on November 22, 2015. Set in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, this is Life Changers’ first urban spiritual center. The church chose this location to serve a need for contemplative and communal spaces in a dense urban environment and to secure its place as one of the most unique multicultural churches in America. The project is an adaptive reuse of an originally windowless, two story 63,000 square foot cold storage facility into an 870 person auditorium/worship center, with pre-function space, classrooms, and meeting spaces.

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UrbanWorks Featured in “New Chicago Architecture” Exhibit

By Exhibits @pt-br, Publications @pt-br

Two UrbanWorks projects, La Casa Student Housing and Galewood Elementary School, were featured in the exhibition “New Chicago Architecture” curated by the Chicago Athenaeum. The week-long exhibition was attended by several thousands of people in Chicago, before traveling to Milan and Athens. This survey of New Chicago Architecture, featuring over 100 architecture practices – local, national, and international, offers new insight to the contemporary direction of Chicago Architecture today, highlighting the ambitions, challenges, and possibilities which are fueling the architecture profession. An accompanying book, “New Chicago Architecture” will be published in February 2016. The Chicago Athenaeum is an International Museum of Architecture and Design dedicated to the Art of Design. The exhibition took place from November 12-17, 2015 and was located at 332 S. Michigan, Chicago, Illinois.

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Patricia Saldaña Natke Interviewed on Spanish Public Radio’s “Chicago Voices”

By 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial @pt-br, Publications @pt-br, Staff Happenings @pt-br

UrbanWorks Principal, Patricia Saldaña Natke, was interviewed on Spanish Public Radio’s “Chicago Voices” regarding the state of architecture and how the Chicago Architecture Biennial is facilitating the potential for a democratic exposure of world class art and architecture to Chicago’s residents. The firm’s award winning designs in Chicago’s Latino communities were highlighted in the discussion. The “Chicago Voices” program aired on November 15, 2015. Spanish Public Radio’s mission is to cultivate and sustain the Spanish-speaking community through a multi-media platform broadcast through the Internet. SPR broadcasts a highly relevant news, music, arts, culture, financial, and educational content in Spanish. Patricia was interviewed by Vincent Paglione, Executive board member of SPR. Read more

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dez 15
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Current Exhibition of Productora/Urbanworks University of Chicago Green Line Art Center Design Team Submission Until Jan 8

By 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial @pt-br, Exhibits @pt-br

As part of the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the Arts Incubator in Washington Park is holding an exhibition titled Forms of Imagination, exploring “the way Arts + Public Life creates ambitious public design and architecture projects that foster creative communities in Chicago’s mid-South Side.” Among works by other notable firms, Productura/UrbanWorks’ vision for the Green Line Art Center is on display. Productora from Mexico City and local firm UrbanWorks have teamed in an invited design competition for a new arts center to support the ambitions of artists and creative entrepreneurs. Led by artist and faculty member Theaster Gates and his team at Arts + Public Life, the new arts center will demonstrate the commitment to design excellence and creative reuse of existing vacant buildings. Read more

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nov 15
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La Casa Featured as Part of Driehaus Profile

By Awards @pt-br, Publications @pt-br

UrbanWorks’ La Casa Student Housing project was featured as part of a Chicago Architect Magazine profile on the work and legacy of Richard H. Driehaus, the recipient of the 2015 AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award. Driehaus, a philanthropist known for his work in historic preservation as well as promoting quality design for underserved communities, has shown his support for “projects that make ‘a significant contribution to the social, visual and cultural life of their neighborhoods through quality of design’” through competitions and awards such as the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design. This award is given annually to three projects located in the Chicago-area, and UrbanWorks has received a First Place Award for our work on Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights in 2011, and most recently for La Casa Student Housing in 2013. Read more

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nov 02
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Patricia Saldaña Natke is Panelist for First USA Screening of Oscar Niemeyer Documentary Film

By Panels @pt-br

UrbanWorks Principal, Patricia Saldaña Natke, participated as a panelist for the Partners of the Americas discussion of the film: “Oscar Niemeyer-The Flight is Long (A Lute e Longa)” – a documentary of master Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer’s history and inspiration for his work. Patricia joined a Brazil representative of the film’s production company, Edward Keegan, Contributing Editor of Architect Magazine, and Brad Lynch of Brininstool + Lynch. The MOSTRA VI: Brazilian Film Series discussion was held on November 2, 2015 at the Illinois Institute of Technology MTCC Auditorium at 3201 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois. Read more

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out 09
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UrbanWorks is Shortlisted in ChiDesign Competition

By 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial @pt-br, Architecture Foundation @pt-br, Awards @pt-br, Exhibits @pt-br

The UrbanWorks concept ICE CADE is shortlisted in the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) design competition ChiDesign – an international ideas competition. The concept includes the new headquarters, visitor center and exhibition spaces of the CAF; a new headquarters for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH); a design and allied arts high school; and flexible learning spaces for out-of-school-time youth programs. The ICE CADE building is an homage to an ice sculpture rising from an urban street. All ChiDesign entries are on display at the CAF Atrium Gallery. Read More

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out 08
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Patricia Saldaña Natke Joins Two New Business Clubs

By Professional Development @pt-br, Staff Happenings @pt-br

We are thrilled to share that Patricia Saldaña Natke joins two new business clubs: the Chicago Network and the Economic Club of Chicago. The Chicago Network is an organization of Chicago’s most distinguished professional women. Patricia joins roughly 400 members of leading women of Chicago’s business, professional, cultural, nonprofit and educational communities. The Economic Club of Chicago fosters connections among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues.

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