Principals Pat and Rob Natke led a group for a tour stop at the UrbanWorks’ Buckingham Fountain Restoration for the Chicago Architecture Biennial Walking Tour: The Women Behind the Buildings on October 12, 2019.
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UIUC graduates Patricia Saldana Natke and Kari Berg were both participants at the 2019 UIUC School of Architecture Women’s Reunion + Symposium.
UrbanWorks is pleased to welcome Kari Berg and Dominick Hart to our team. Kari joins our ranks with over 30 years of experience in architecture, interior design, and construction project management, and will be serving as a Senior Project Manager / Construction Manager. Dominick comes to UrbanWorks with over 25 years of experience in architectural design, and will serve as a Senior Project Architect. Both of them have experience in a wide range of projects and will be valuable additions to to our staff. Welcome, Kari and Dom!
Paula Volpato, IIT, Ryan Schonken, IIT, Alicia Gomez, UIUC, and high schooler Tyler Nishimura joined UrbanWorks as 2019 Summer Interns. The UrbanWorks Summer Interns attended meetings, visited projects under construction, assisted with model building, project drawings and material selections.
UrbanWorks’ President, Patricia Saldaña Natke, will be participating on a panel at the Girls 4 Science spring fundraiser on April 30th to “Spring Forward STEM for Chicago Girls.” The diverse panel features “prominent Chicago female leaders in STEM hosted by Ilene Gordon, former CEO of Ingredion, with Suzzette Jaskowiak, Divisional Vice President of Pharmacy, Healthcare and Customer Engagement Technology at Walgreens; Patricia Natke, President and Design Principal of UrbanWorks; and Kari Steele, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago.” Tickets for the event are $75, and include dinner. Read more
UrbanWorks’ President, Patricia Saldaña Natke, will be participating in a panel at the 2019 AIA Conference on Architecture in Las Vegas on June 8th at 1:30 p.m. The panel, titled “Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion in International Practice” will also include Alison Laas of Payette and Charles Campion of JTP. Read more
The Space to Grow program, which “transforms Chicago schoolyards into vibrant spaces to play, learn and be outside” was awarded the 2018 Metropolitan Planning Council Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning. UrbanWorks is proud to have contributed to this wide reaching project, having designed a new playlot for Nathan Davis Elementary. Read more
UrbanWorks’ President, Patricia Saldaña Natke, was a panelists at the sold out Women in the Built World Symposium on February 1st, 2019. Along with panelists Dhooli Raj of Collins Engineers, Michele Murphy of Shawmut and moderator Elaine Shapiro of Thornton Tomasetti, Pat shared ideas on how to improve the field of architecture through Mentoring and Advocating. Read more
Maria Pellot, Associate Principal / Design Director at UrbanWorks, was named one of “10 Contemporary Female U.S. Architects Who are Making a Difference” by Commercial Cafe! Maria is being celebrated as an architect and planner for leaving her mark on the urban landscape of America, among other notable colleagues Elizabeth Diller, Merrill Elam, Sheila Kennedy, Monica Ponce de Leon, and Laurinda Hope Spear. Congratulations Maria! Read more
UrbanWorks’ EJ Fernandez and Patricia Saldaña Natke were delighted to participate as Keynote Speakers on “Architecture for Social Change” at UIC Arquitectos & UIUC H.O.U.S.E. Resume & Portfolio Day, held at the UIC Architecture Building on February 16th. The event included students, faculty, alums, and Chicago professionals for mock interviews and networking.