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
Patricia Saldaña Natke, UrbanWorks’ Design Principal, juried the 2014 AIA Design Awards along with Dan Wheeler of Wheeler Kearns, David Woodhouse of David Woodhouse Architects, and Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic of Gensler.
Robert Natke participates in FieldNotes Session 4: Architect as Statesman – a platform for dialogue among students from IIT / SAIC / UIC and design professionals. The session highlighted understanding the practices of architecture in public policy, planning, urban design and legislation, including sustainability and historic preservation. Robert joined Carol Ross Barney of Ross Barney Architects, April Hughes of Farr Associates, Susan King of Harley Ellis Devereaux, Laura Fisher of IPM Consulting and Leonard Koroski of Goettsch Partners as guest panelists. Read more
Patricia Saldaña Natke selected as a Design Resource Team Member for the AHDLI – Chicago two day charette. Enterprise Community Partners convened its 4th Annual AHDLI to explore the role of design through the lens of seven development projects and intensive dialogue between developers and architects. Patricia was a panelist for the opening keynote, The Multiplier Effect, by Robert Ivy, the Executive VP and CEO of the American Institute of Architects. Patricia presented a design case study of the LaCasa Student Housing in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Read more