Patricia Saldaña Natke

Patricia Saldaña Natke (born 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American architect, the founding partner and president of UrbanWorks, Ltd., a Chicago-based architecture, interiors, and urban planning firm.

Patricia Saldaña Natke
Born	1964 (age 55–56) Chicago, United States
Nationality	Mexican American
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.Arch., 1986)
Occupation	Architect
Practice	UrbanWorks, Ltd.
Buildings	La Casa Student Housing, Galewood Elementary Charter School, Gary Green Link masterplan.

Biography

Saldaña Natke is a founding partner of UrbanWorks, an award-winning architecture, planning, and interior design firm in Chicago.[1] As president, she oversees design excellence and the firm’s vision. Her commitment to public service imbues the firm with a strong civic ethic. She has completed over 5,000 units of housing, six mixed-income developments, office and university projects, and over 65 public school renovations, additions, and new construction.

Prior to founding UrbanWorks, Saldaña Natke worked in design positions for several Chicago architectural firms. She chaired the National AIA Diversity Committee for the American Institute of Architects and was a past president of Chicago Women in Architecture and the Illinois São Paulo, Brazil Partners of the Americas Chapter. She is currently on the board of the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter [2] and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, Arquitectos – the Society of Hispanic Architects, HACIA (Hispanic American Construction Industry Association), and the Concordia Place Advisory Council.[3]

A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Saldaña Natke has served as adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a facilitator at Archeworks, and a part-time Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture, and a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[4]

Saldaña Natke was listed in the “2014: 50 Chicago Designers” by Newcity[5], one of the five "Chicago's Emerging Grand Designers" by Crain’s Chicago Business[6], and was elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2018.[7]

Projects

• Cabrini Green Development Zone Plan
• Old Cook County Hospital Adaptive Reuse
• A Safe Haven Veterans Village
• La Casa Student Housing [8]
• Big Bold Visionary Gary Green: Gary, Indiana, Master Plan
• Galewood Elementary School LEED for Schools – Silver Certification[9]
• Pilsen Master Plan
• Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus – LEED for New Construction – Gold Certification
• “Design on the Edge: Chicago Architects Reimagine Neighborhoods” - Pilsen Textile Incubator and Multi-Modal Transport, September 2011 - March 2012 at the Chicago Architecture Foundation[10]
• Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) Building (University of Chicago)

Exhibitions

• Chicago Futures, Chicago Architecture Foundation, May 2016 – Present.
• ChiDesign, Chicago Architecture Foundation, October 2015.
• New Chicago Architecture, 332 S. Michigan, Chicago, November 2015.
• Forms of Imagination, The University of Chicago, November–December 2015.
• A.DOT: Architects. Doing Our Thing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, October 2015.
• Leaders of Design, Florida International University, February - March 2015.
• Women Building Change: Celebrating 40 Years of Chicago Women in Architecture, Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Hall (Chicago), June 12-December 2014.
• Take Me to the River: Building Chicago’s New Waterfront, Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Hall (Chicago), June–December 2013.

Awards and honors

• Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, 2018[7]
• AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, A Safe Haven: Affordable Veterans Housing, 2017[11]
• ALA Merit Award, ICE CADE: Center for Architecture, Design + Education, 2017[12]
• AIA Illinois Mies Van Der Rohe Award, Associate Architect, Cermak Green Line Station, 2016[13]
• American Architecture Award, Galewood Elementary School, 2016[14]
• AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Associate Architect, Cermak Green Line Station, 2015[15]
• AIA Chicago Divine Detail Award, Associate Architect, Cermak Green Line Station Train Tube, 2015
• Chicago Architecture Foundation ChiDesign Competition, Shortlist, Ice Cade, 2015
• ALA Merit Award, Old Cook County Hospital Adaptive Reuse, 2015
• IES Illumination Award of Merit, Galewood Elementary School (with Primera Engineers, Lighting), 2015[16]
• ALA Gold Medal Design Award, Textile Center, 2014
• ALA Gold Medal Design Award, Galewood Elementary School, 2013[17]
• Chicago Building Congress Merit Award for Construction Under $15 Million, La Casa Student Housing, 2013[18]
• Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, First Place, La Casa Student Housing, 2013[19]
• ALA Merit Award, La Casa Student Housing, 2012[18]
• AIA Chicago Small Project Honor Award, Automobile Container, 2011
• AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2011[20]
• AIA Chicago Regional & Urban Design Award, Citation of Merit, Big. Bold. Visionary. Groundplanes for Gary, 2011[21]
• ALA Merit Award, Park Boulevard Mixed-Income Housing, 2011
• ALA Merit Award, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2011[20]
• Chicago Architecture Foundation, Patron of the Year Nomination, Buckingham Fountain Phase II, 2011[22]
• Design Evanston Planning Award, Evanston Lakefront Masterplan, 2010
• Design Evanston Residential Award, Automobile Container, 2010[23]
• Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, First Place, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2010[20]
• Chicago Building Congress Merit Award for Rehab Construction, First Place, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2010
• AIA Chicago Urban Design Award for Excellence in Architecture, Honor Award, Chicago 2016 Olympic Master Plan, 2009[24]
• Mayor Daley’s Landscape Award, First Place, Veterans Memorial Campus at Archer Heights, 2009[20]

References

1. "Congratulations to Patricia Saldaña Natke for Receiving the 2018 FAIA Distinction – Chicago Women in Architecture". cwarch.org. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
2. "Board of Directors | About | American Institute of Architects". www.aiachicago.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
3. "CONVERSACIONES: PATRICIA SALDANA NATKE". IIT-AQ. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. http://www.urbanworksarchitecture.com/about/people/patricia/
5. Barash, Philip; Hainline, Ariel; Hieggelke, Brian; Kulon, Paul; Rosini, Brook; Seidell, Maria (20 March 2014). "Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago 2014". Newcity Design. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
6. Maidenberg, Micah (16 March 2014). "An architect finds Chicago's soul in its neighborhoods". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
7. "AIA elevates 152 members and two international architects to the College of Fellows". www.aia.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
8. Winerip, Michael (2 November 2012). "A Dorm for All Colleges". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
9. Bey, Lee (3 October 2012). "'A' for architecture: Design of UNO's newest charter school deserves praise". WBEZ 91.5. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
10. Amer, Robin (17 May 2013). "Architect's Pilsen vision is green and fashion friendly". WBEZ 91.5. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
11. http://www.asafehaven.org (2017-10-13). "AIA Award for Melrose Park Veteran Village - A Safe Haven Foundation". A Safe Haven Foundation. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
12. "ALA Announces Winners in 2017 Design Award Competition". www.alatoday.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
13. "AIAIL - 2016 Honor Awards". www.aiail.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
14. "2016 American Architecture Award Winners Announced". ArchDaily. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
15. "Design Excellence Awards | American Institute of Architects". www.aiachicago.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
16. "Primera Project Recognized with 2015 Illuminating Engineering Society Merit Award". Primera. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
17. "Galewood Elementary School UrbanWorks". World-Architects (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
18. "La Casa Student Housing UrbanWorks". World-Architects. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
19. "The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, First Place — The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards". www.lisc-cnda.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
20. "Project VETERANS MEMORIAL CAMPUS AT ARCHER HEIGHTS, UNO CHARTER SCHOOLS". www.dbhms.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
21. "AIA Chicago's 2011 Design Excellence Awards - Archpaper.com". archpaper.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
22. "Cityscapes: CAF announces 'Patron of the Year' winners". featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
23. "Automobile Container". UrbanWorks. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
24. "Chicago 2016 Bid for the 2016 Olympic Games". UrbanWorks. Retrieved 2018-06-01.

External links

• UrbanWorks official website
• The Chicago Architecture Foundation (October 7, 2014)."”.
• The Chicago Architecture Foundation (April 17, 2013). “UrbanWorks’ Masterplan for Pilsen”. Lunch Talks @CAF Online. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
• The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award (February 13, 2013). “The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, First Place”. Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. Retrieved March 6, 2015.*