Chicago Architecture & Design

Chicago's world-class skyline, as told by those writing its next chapter

Event Ended On: Wednesday April 9 2025

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Event Host

Continua Interiors

Continua Interiors recently unveiled its flagship Experience Center in Chicago’s vibrant Fulton Market District. Designed as a hub for creativity and collaboration, this inspiring space showcases Continua’s bold approach to workplace integration, seamlessly combining furniture, audio visual, and architectural solutions. As a MillerKnoll Platinum Dealer and DIRTT Construction Partner, Continua redefines what it means to create connected, compelling, and adaptable environments tailored to any industry.

Speakers and Panels

Chelsey Green

Associate Director, Continua Interiors

Designing Chicago's Communities

Leveraging assets new and old to create value across the City's 77 neighborhoods

Chris Hall

Urban Strategy Leader, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Bryan Schabel

Principal, Perkins&Will

Emily Stampanato

Principal, CannonDesign

Moderator

Kelly Gallagher

President, EverLights & EL Design

Winds of Change

What do advancements in financing, design, and development operations tell us about where projects are headed?

Kimberly Dowdell

Director of Strategic Relationships, HOK

Ray Hartshorne

Partner, HPA

Joe Cliggott

Principal and Office Director, HKS

Andre Brumfield

Cities Sector Leader, Principal, Gensler

Ann Reo

Director, HLB Lighting Design

Moderator

Lauren Visco

Strategic Account Manager, Continua Interiors

Why You Can't Miss This Event

Bisnow's event double-header returns! Join us for a full day of all things construction, architecture, design, and development. In the morning, we'll hear from city's visionary designers in conversation on what's next for the skyline, and the city at large. In the afternoon, we'll cover the how and when for these exciting projects, convening the developers and construction experts helping bring these ideas to reality. With representation from every part of the project timeline, and perspectives from across the public and private sectors, it's a CRE networking extravaganza you won't want to miss.

Topics Include:

Design, Collaboration, and the Project Team
- Realizing visions and finding success across the project timeline
Repositioning and Conversion
- Exploring Chicago’s status as a seminal figure in adaptive reuse
State of the Architectural Market
- The impact of rising costs and and a shifting construction landscape on realizing the design vision
Architecture and Design in the Digital Age
- Creativity in the age of AI
Design and the Financing Environment
- How and where can designers optimize costs

Who You'll Network With At This Event: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, GC's, architects, engineers, designers, lawyers, accountants, bankers and city and government officials.

Why You Should Attend:

Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us. Join Bisnow as we jump into the market to analyze its strengths and strategize on its areas of opportunity. You don't want to miss this event!

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Venue

Continua Interiors
318 N Carpenter St, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607

Parking Information:

Street parking is available
Covered parking: 315 N Peoria / 859 W Wayman St.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
1:00 PM 2:00 PM	Coffee & Networking
2:00 PM 2:45 PM	Designing Chicago's Communities Leveraging assets new and old to create value across the City's 77 neighborhoods
2:45 PM 3:30 PM	Winds of Change What do advancements in financing, design, and development operations tell us about where projects are headed?
3:30 PM 4:00 PM	Closing Networking