RADA Architects

There is nothing like the Public Building Commission of Chicago! The oldest developer of Public Buildings in the city has remained a key player in its rich history! https://lnkd.in/g9D9zRfc Honored to be selected as the Design Architect for the new Regional Senior Center in Bronzeville, and honored to be in the same room with these remarkable individuals leading our city -- Mayor Brandon Johnson, County President Toni Preckwinkle, PBC Executive Director Ray Giderof and an impressive group of other agencies leaders. It will be a reunion working with Milhouse Engineers; our firms were started decades ago, and with the toughest CPS projects in the toughest neighborhoods! Delighted to work with the next generation, Melanie Jefferies, M.A., PMP, DASM!

Happy & Prosperous New Year to Everyone!

EXCITED TO JOIN THE INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD FOR NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (EMDC) “Dear Rada, Your nomination for this role is borne of many factors, among them my recognition of the value that you bring to our industry and the commitment that you have made to mentoring and fostering professional development among the future leaders in our field.” Shelley Finnigan, S.E. C. Finnigan, S.E. Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering Director, Master of Science in Executive Management for Design and Construction Program Shelley, It took us a year to dream together, you and I. . . how we could convert the passion for the profession we both have – into more energy for this unique business program for our industry, the EMDC program. It is not your tedious and super technical MBA. EMDC is a window to the world, where we all leave our silos and look out. Where we talk between each other, the architects, engineers, contractors, facility managers. Thank you, Shelley. . .and Colleagues of the Board! It felt I was in the right place with my first encounter, when I stepped into the School to give a presentation for Director A/E and Design Program Giorgia Chinazzo’s class! The Art and Science of Buildings! Thank you so much for the kind words of nomination! The EMDC program is unique among executive education programs. Tailormade for emerging organizational leaders in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, the curriculum combines classroom-style learning and interactive group work to cover business, management, and strategy topics. Overview | Executive Management for Design and Construction | Northwestern Engineering

UIUC?students - Visit to RADA Architects as a part of FIRM CRAWL 2024! In the late afternoon hours, right before Thanksgiving day, we were joined by an energetic group of students from UIUC, members of SBMA - Society for Business and Management in Architecture. Impressive was their time commitment, right before the holiday, to learn how key Chicago architecture firms operate. They did not catch Fierra, Christian and Rada, unprepared! Not only were we prepared with cookies and coffee, but with ?wealth of information about: -?????????the architecture profession (Rada’s numbers about the dominating number of small and midsize firms in the US, yet with smaller share of access to projects; the gender composition changes, the 18 percent women architects are now 24 percent; comparisons with how architecture is practiced in the European Union – all food for thought for how to join the profession and where and how to advocate) -?????????the importance of wide range of learning in the first years of employment (Fierra sharing her work – from concept plans for international competition, to CA process on a health care project, to use of Rhino, yes Rhino, no Sketch up, yes, it got technical) -?????????the importance for firms to work with interns – high school, and BA graduates (Christian bragged about his plan for our office – as to how we expose people to active and structured learning). It was wonderful to see how interested students were, bright and inquisitive. It was also wonderful to see Seher Tayabee, on a second tour to our office over only two months! Thank you all for an afternoon well spent! Fierra Mulhern Christian Encarnacion Figueroa RADA Architects

Join Women in Healthcare and meet inspiring women like Rada!! Check out our mentoring event November 14th!!

Ruby, it has been precious to bring "new blood" to our AIA Continental Europe Group! We will endeavor to extend the Cyprus student competition experience, the Bulgarian AIA Europe "Next gen" to a next conferences! Stay tuned!

Great project with cool technology and humanized space for patients and staff! SLD ceilings is the way to go - standardize installation, maintenance . . . And for good looks!

Congratulations to the Sauganash School project team!

Thank you for joining us for the #AIAWLS Firm Visit this afternoon! What great presentations and inspiring conversations we had!

Welcome to RADA Architects' The American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS) Firm Visit! Thursday, October 10, 1-2pm. Join Rada Doytcheva, PHD, FAIA, MBA, LEED AP, Fierra Mulhern and Christian Encarnacion Figueroa in sharing experience nurturing next generation of architects. You can sign up for the Summit and the Firm Visit here:?https://lnkd.in/dWbmNNcj Here are some of the pictures from our Interns photo album. Enjoy! #AIAWLS #WomenInArchitecture