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FACULTY

 

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2007-2008 FACULTY

Cornelia Ann Bailey 2007-2008
Cornelia Ann Bailey serves as the Associate Director of NSIT Web Services at University of Chicago.  She manages a 22-person technology group that advises university departments and clients on how to best apply current web trends and tools to problems of recruitment, retention and administration.  Cornelia specializes in the areas of process mapping, requirements gathering, information architecture, project management, gap analysis and creative technical problem solving in higher education.  Her current extracurricular design interests center on issues of mobility, ranging from bicycling components, prefabricated and mobile homes, to issues of the safety of frail elderly. Cornelia is an alumni of Archeworks (2007) where she worked on the Design for Stroke project.

Mark Buchalter 2007-2008
Mark is the lead of the Smart Space practice from IDEO's Chicago office. He has been involved with leading many complex and strategic projects within the healthcare and higher education industries for clients such as the Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Nemours Childrens Clinic, and several Universities. He has also worked extensively on workplace environments with Steelcase since joining IDEO in 1998 as well as envisioning customer experiences for several of IDEO's key clients.  In addition he has worked as an industrial designer and project manager in the development of products in the furniture, consumer houseware, computer, industrial equipment, automotive, and retail industries.  Prior to joining IDEO, Mark worked in exhibit design and co-managed a project for a new Institute of Science at the Cranbrook Architecture office, built extensive one-of-a-kind and limited production furniture, and worked as an architect on several institutional projects and performing arts centers for Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates in New York.  Mark has enjoyed the opportunity to teach in both graduate and undergraduate design programs, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Lawrence Technological University, and a Master of Fine Arts in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Monica Bueno 2007-2008
Monica Bueno is Director of Strategy and Design for Bruce Mau Design in Chicago providing creative direction for various projects with an emphasis on strategy, experience design, innovation and interactive media. Monica is a member of the leadership team helping shape the company’s strategic direction and supporting the design teams through career development and design methodologies. Monica previously worked for IDEO in Chicago as a Senior Interaction Designer and Philips Design as a Design Consultant. From her experience in Philips Design and IDEO she has built a deep commitment to translating user, business and technology research into innovative solutions that are meaningful for both users and clients. Besides her role as a facilitator with Archeworks, Monica is currently involved with the School of the Art institute and the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. Monica’s current focus is in leading projects in the areas of responsible design and social change.

Samar Hechaime 2005-2006, 2007-2008
Ms. Hechaime is a Project manager/ Design lead at Perkins+Will | Eva Maddox Branded Environments.   She brings deep experience in identity development, print design, environmental graphic design and wayfinding.  Samar has worked internationally on many complex, large-scale projects, leveraging her multi-lingual capabilities and multi-cultural experience.  She is a passionate and creative designer, who also understands the practical, technical and executional aspects of each project.  She is adept in applying research to the development of multiple creative concepts, leading to a well considered design solution. Her experience in print production, fabrication methodology and installation oversight ensures that the project’s design concept is fully executed to reality.  Her experience includes working with Bureau Mijksenaar in the Netherlands on projects including the wayfinding system for the Euro Banknote's security features, wayfinding systems for Schiphol Airport , JFK, Newark and LaGuardia airports, as well as Branded Environments and Wayfinding  solutions for different hospitals, museums, cultural and corporate institutions around Europe and the United States.  Samar served on the Archeworks faculty during the 2005-2006 school year.

Giles A. Jacknain, MBA 2003-2008
Mr. Jacknain has helped numerous design firms improve firm management through his work as a Consulting Associate for ZweigWhite. With a background that includes work with The American Institute of Architects and the nonprofit consulting firm Winning Workplaces, Mr. Jacknain has specialized in the areas of strategic planning, business planning, strategic marketing and organizational structure, as well as giving training on project management.  Giles has served on the Archeworks faculty since 2003.

Nance Klehm 2007-2008
Nance Klehm’s work is best described as ecological in its essence and function.  As a designer and artist she observes, documents, conceptualizes and builds living systems and habitats for private individuals, social organizations and institutions.  She has worked individually as well as collaboratively on projects in the US, Mexico, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, the UK and Puerto Rico. Her current work includes a project at the new Pacific Garden Mission and she will be teaching at UCLA in 2008.

Elva Rubio 2007-2008
Elva Rubio is Executive Vice President and Creative Director at Bruce Mau Design and is a co-founder of his Chicago-based studio, Rubio Studios.  Most recently, Rubio was design director for Gensler’s Chicago office.  In that position, Rubio led the design of the Center on Halsted, which recently opened to widespread praise. Under her direction, the firm also won commissions for Chase Bank, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Hyatt Regency, the latter of which was featured in the Museum of Contemporary Art’s green architecture exhibition, “Sustainable Architecture in Chicago: Works In Progress.” Rubio’s work for Pond Studios won both Distinguished Building and Interior Architecture awards from the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1997. She has also received 20+ AIA awards for work ranging in Urban Design, Architecture and Interiors.  Rubio serves on the board of the Chicago Architecture Club, is chairman of the Burnham Prize, and co-founder of the Chicago Prize and Emerging Visions competition.  Rubio has complemented her professional practice with teaching engagements at the School of the Art Institute, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She currently is an associate professor at UIC’s School of Architecture, where she teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level studios.

David Woodhouse 2006-2008
David Woodhouse is President of David Woodhouse Architects. He founded his own firm in 1987, after working in the architectural offices of Stanley Tigerman and Larry Booth. His practice, based on his optimism about a public architecture that serves its community through its authenticity and progressivism, has designed buildings for many of Chicago's most distinguished public institutions, such as The Morton Arboretum, Lincoln Park Zoo, the Chicago Park District, and the City of Lake Forest. This work has earned the firm numerous national and local awards from the AIA. Recently, Woodhouse’s project for Chicago's Education District was published in Visionary Chicago Architecture: Fourteen Inspired Concepts for the Third Millennia, and his proposal for affordable housing, "Box Houses," was part of the exhibition "Chicago Architecture: Ten Visions" at the Art Institute of Chicago.  David has previously served on the Archeworks faculty for the Design for Stroke Project (Year 2).

 

PAST FACULTY MEMBERS
Lee Bey, Architecture Critic, BA 2006-2007
Sarah Dunn, Architect, M Arch 2006-2007
Martin Felsen
, AIA Architect, M Arch 2006-2007
César Nuñez, Community Organizer 2006-2007
Ellen Grimes, MBA, M Arch 2005-2006
Edward Keegan, B Arch 2005-2006
Randy Kober, Architect, M Arch 2004 - 2007
Pat Saldana Natke, Architect, M Arch 2003 – 2006
Daniel Towler Weese, M Arch 2005-2006
Lisa Kulisek, Architect, M Arch 2004 - 2005
Clare Lyster, Architect, M Arch 2003 - 2004
Ammar Eloueini, Architect, M Arch 2000 - 2004
Kerl LaJeune, Architect, B Arch 2002 - 2004
Jeanne Gang, Architect, M Arch 2002 - 2004
Jason Pickleman, Graphic Designer, 2002 - 2005
Brad Lynch, Architect, B Arch 2002 - 2005
Douglas Garofalo, Architect, M Arch 1994 - 2002
Michael Newman, Architect, M Arch 1995 - 2002
Ben Nicholson, Architect, M Arch 1995 - 1996 2001 - 2002
Charles Smith, Architect, B Arch 2001 - 2002
Anna Kania, Architect, B Arch 2001 - 2002
Maura Crisham, Architect, M Arch 2000 - 2001
Monica Chadha, Architect, B Arch 1999 - 2001
Kent Lawson, Architect, BA 1999 - 2000
Richard Walthers, Architect, MA 1999 - 2000
Frances Whitehead, Artist, MFA 1999 - 2000
Dian Love, Architect, MFA, M Arch 1995 - 1997
Sue Ryder, Industrial Designer, BFA 1996 - 1999
Eileen Jones, Interior Designer, BFA 1998 - 1999
Andrea (Arsenault) Reynders, Artist, BFA 1996 - 1998
Lily Zand, Architect, B Arch 1994 - 1995
Robert Somol, Educator, JD, PhD 1994 - 1997

 


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