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
Patricia Saldaña Natke, Maria Pellot and Ameera Ashraf-O’Neil are being featured at the CWA a.DOT “Architects. Doing Our Thing” exhibit, as part of the 2015 Chicago Architectural Biennial. The a.DOT exhibit highlights the work of women in Chicago’s architecture, their personal inspirations, as well as their work’s influence on the future of architecture itself. The exhibit will be held October 1-4, 2015 at the SAIC Sullivan Galleries, 33 N State Street, Floor 12, Chicago IL. Read more
Maria Pellot, Associate Principal at UrbanWorks, was highlighted as part of Florida International University’s ‘Leaders of Design’ Alumni Exhibition + Panel Discussion for their School of Architecture. The exhibition, running from February 5th – March 19th, 2015, features the work of 28 alumni working in the fields of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Environmental and Urban Design. Maria’s work on the Veterans Memorial School, Galewood School, La Casa Student Housing, Living Green Building and Epicenter: Work|Live|Heal projects were on display as part of the exhibit. The opening night panel discussion was moderated by Professor Jason Chandler, Chair of the FIU Department of Architecture. It included a panel of ten alumni, discussing their education at FIU and how it prepared them for careers at design firms in the United States and abroad. Read more
Maria Pellot, UrbanWorks’ Associate Principal, Ameera Ashraf-O’Neil, UrbanWorks’ Senior Project Manager, and Patricia Saldana Natke, UrbanWorks’ Design Principal, are featured in the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Women Building Change-Celebrating 40 Years of Chicago Women in Architecture Exhibit. UrbanWorks’ Veterans Memorial School Campus, Catholic Charities All Saints Senior Residences, and the Galewood Charter School are on display. The exhibit is both a historical retrospective and a modern reflection on the process of design. Open to the public until December 2014. Read more
Urbanworks is part of the “Take Me to the River: Building Chicago’s New Waterfront” Exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Hall, June 2013-December 2013. Design ideas on view for the Chicago Riverbank and envisioned Parkland… Read More