Join us for the third quarterly Design News Roundtable, a space for freewheeling conversation with architects, designers, preservationists and community leaders dissecting built environment news of note.
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Planned Mass Timber Tower, "The Edison", in Milwaukee. Rendering By Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Our tapped-in panelists will scour the headlines and opine on recent design, development and planning news across the Midwest and their lessons for Chicago. Brush up on the past few months of built environment happenings and gain a deeper appreciation for the projects, the ideas and the individuals charting the future for our cities.
This roundtable is hosted by Dario Durham, co-founder of the popular podcast 77 Flavors of Chicago. Our panelists include Detroit-based preservationist and former Landmarks Illinois Director of Advocacy Lisa DiChiera, Director of Place with a5 Branding & Digital Ben Schulman, and Studio Gang Design Principal and Partner Juliane Wolf.
This program takes place at the newly renovated Brauhaus Room at DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Avenue. Registration includes one draft beer or N/A beverage at the bar, and additional drinks are available for purchase. Light snacks will also be provided.
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Dario Durham is a Chicago-based videographer and content creator. He is co-host of the highly popular podcast 77 Flavors of Chicago, which explores the city’s 77 community areas and tells the stories of each. He has appeared on the award-winning Netflix series “High On the Hog.” Dario is also an avid photographer and world traveler.
Lisa M. DiChiera is an historic preservation advocate with 30+ years of experience leading preservation and community revitalization efforts through non-profit program development, project management, and government coordination. She currently serves as the Deputy Director of the City of Detroit's Historic Designation Advisory Board office, which oversees the city's historic district designations, historic resource surveys, preservation policy efforts, grant-funded projects and provides assistance to a wide range of stakeholders around Detroit historic preservation matters. Before returning to her hometown of Detroit, Lisa spent 20 + years with Landmarks Illinois as Director of Advocacy, where she dedicated her time to helping people in Illinois save the places that matter to them and their communities. In 2022, she received a "Landmarks Advocacy Award" from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks for her years of service. She holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.
Architect Juliane Wolf is a Design Principal and Partner in Studio Gang’s Chicago office. She designs and advocates for built structures that simultaneously serve the community and the environment. Juliane brings expertise in the design of sustainable public spaces, complex visitor-serving organizations, towers, and large-scale, international projects. For the Studio’s institutional clients, she has led the design of many award-winning projects, including Writers Theatre, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, the St. Regis Chicago, and the Beloit College Powerhouse. She is also the Deputy Lead Designer for the O'Hare Global Terminal.
Juliane is a graduate of the Architectural Association (AA) in London, where she received a Master of Science in Sustainable Environmental Design and remained following graduation to teach as Unit Master at the Diploma School. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from IIT. Juliane has served as a juror for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), participated in panel discussions at the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) National Conference, and lectured at the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings (CCHRB) and the Chicago Building Congress (CBC).
Ben Schulman is a civic strategist working at the intersection of narrative, capital, and community development. He currently serves as Director of Place at Chicago-based a5 Branding & Digital, where he leads branding, placemaking, and development strategies for clients across the civic and cultural spectrum. Previously, he led teams that helped catalyze over $500 million in equitable development as Vice President at the Memphis Medical District Collaborative. His writing has appeared in CityLab, Metropolis, and ARCHITECT, and he publishes the newsletter, Different Landscapes. Ben is a Next City Vanguard and serves on the boards of several national nonprofits.
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