Keynote Speaker
Dr. Eric Sanderson, The Mannahatta Project

Moderator
Martin Felsen, Archeworks
Giles A. Jacknain, The Oikos Collective
Edward Keegan, Architect, Author, Critic

Panelists
Janet Attarian, City of Chicago, Department of Transportation
Justin Borevitz, University of Chicago, Department of Ecology & Evolution
Cathy Hudzik Breitenbach, The Chicago Park District
Eric Davis, CDM
Aaron Durnbaugh, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Phil Enquist, SOM, Urban Design and Planning
Danielle Ghalayini, Center for Neighborhood Technology
JohnPaul Kusz, IIT, Stuart School of Business
Sean Lally, UIC, WEATHERS
Alex Lehnerer, UIC, School of Architecture
Kees Lokman, Terry Guen Design Associates, IIT
Clare Lyster, CLUAA, UIC, School of Architecture
Peter Mulvaney, City of Chicago, Department of Water
Florian Pfahler, Hannah's Bretzel
Mason Pritchett, Casimir Kujawa Architects
David Thompson, Chicago Center for Urban Ecology
Lyndon Valicenti, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Andrew Vesselinovitch, Trust for Public Land
Jesse Vogler, theNorthroom, IIT

Edward Keegan
Architect, Author, & Critic

For many years, architect Edward Keegan has been an outspoken architectural critic and strong advocate for Chicago and its unique architectural legacy. As president of his own architectural firm, in his writings for such publications as Architecture, Architectural Record, Metropolis, Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Inland Architect and in his interviews on such programs as WBEZ’s “848,” NPR’s “Morning Edition,” WGN-AM’s “Extension 720,” and WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight,” Keegan has lobbied for honoring, not dismissing, Chicago’s illustrious architectural heritage.
As a journalist and broadcaster, Mr. Keegan has interviewed some of the most noted architects of our time, including Pritzker Prize winners Frank Gehry, Rafael Moneo, Renzo Piano, and Robert Venturi. He has broadcast discussions with the directors of Washington’s National Gallery of Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and Vienna’s Museumsquartier.

Mr. Keegan was President of the Chicago Architectural Club (CAC) for 1996-97 and served as a member of that organization’s Board of Directors for six years. He has chaired numerous committees for the CAC as well as the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Under the auspices of these various organizations, he has organized and participated in many public discussions and symposia. Mr. Keegan received AIA Chicago’s 1997 Young Architect Award in recognition of his diverse achievements.In addition to his architectural work and media appearances, Mr. Keegan was Visiting Professor at Andrews University in Berrien Springs and is a member of the School of Architecture Advisory Board at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Mr. Keegan has served on numerous architectural juries and conducted classes to teach non-architects how to critically evaluate the built environment.