Robert E. Natke is UrbanWorks’ Vice President and Managing Principal. Rob is responsible for business operations, staffing, staff development, construction administration services and business development. Additionally, his efforts ensure that UrbanWorks’ projects are programmatically functional, maintainable, environmentally responsible and provide serviceable life cycles.
Rob holds both a professional degree in architecture and a Master of Business Administration specializing in finance and marketing from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Prior to joining UrbanWorks, Rob planned and designed projects in the adaptive re-use, office and religious architecture market segments. Additionally, he directed design, construction and planning departments at several Chicago area major private universities as well as a Fortune 500 corporation.
In addition to his UrbanWorks responsibilities, Rob serves as a contributing educator at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) teaching a 5th year architecture studio.