Engage Virtually with Allsteel | Gunlocke & Leading Chicago Designers
Calling all students & interns! Finally, a webinar tailored to you!
Come learn from a panel of well-known designers, connect with other students and interns across the US, and learn about our industry and educational opportunities.
When:
Tuesday, June 23rd @ 5:30-6:30 pm CST
Watch Recording
Schedule:
- We will start with some brief introductions of our panelists and will review the objectives of the Webinar.
- There will be a 45 minute Q&A, led by Pam Pusateri, National Manager, A&D + Commercial Real Estate for Allsteel | Gunlocke, as well as poll questions for the audience.
- Wrap up will include details for upcoming educational opportunities and ways to stay engaged in the industry.
Panelists:
Josh Tremblay – Workplace Leader | Principal | DLR Group, Chicago
Drawing upon a broad educational background that encompassed architecture, interiors, and product design, Josh has served many roles during his 20+ years in the industry. After beginning his career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in set and newsroom design, he entered the commercial design profession, bringing a holistic mindset to the creation of interior environments. Over his career, he has led national and global accounts, developed and implemented workplace standards, led the design of significant building renovations and repositioning, and collaborated with architectural/engineering and construction teams to deliver build-to-suit properties for major corporate clients.
His work has addressed Fortune 500 headquarters, as well as cutting edge projects for the legal, pharmaceutical, technology, and financial services industries, as well as the furniture industry. Clients and teammates alike respect Josh’s ability to connect with others, his energy, communication skills, and his dedication to his practice.
Rebecca Midden – Designer
Rebecca is a Chicago-based designer with sixteen years of experience in planning, architecture, and interiors. Throughout her career, Rebecca has completed a wide range of architectural and design projects for workplace headquarters, mixed-use residential towers, private homes, and luxury hotels, all with a passion for translating a story into a spatial experience. In addition, her practice includes interdisciplinary explorations, with a specific interest in human interactions and spatial relationships as experienced through art installations, object design, and landscape projects. Rebecca received a MArch IA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010. She received a BA from Bowling Green State University in Art History in 2003.
Sally Unger – Senior Designer, CBRE
As a Design Project Lead, Sally Unger brings a high level of progressive design to a broad range of project types and sizes. She approaches projects with a strong attention to detail, utilizing her creativity, curiosity, and technical knowledge across all phases of the design process. Sally’s background in hospitality, workplace, and high-end residential design has shaped her cohesive, curated design approach. Sally has over 12 years of design experience, leading and designing a wide variety of projects: resorts in Walt Disney World, the tallest building in the world, the largest Starbucks in the world, multiple corporate headquarters, restaurants, business lounges, and most recently, a world-class coworking product for CBRE in Hana. Sally draws inspiration from her love of travel and different cultures and brings a global view of cutting -edge design trends and innovations. She loves the connection with people that design provides and strives to improve her clients’ quality of life through her work. Prior to joining CBRE, Sally was an interior designer at Perkins + Will, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, and an Imagineer at The Walt Disney Company.
Arthur Garcia-Clemente – Interior Designer, Partners By Design, Inc.
Mr. Arthur Garcia-Clemente IIDA, NCIDQ is an interior designer with Partners by Design in Chicago. He has over twelve years of experience in the professional design industry, focusing primarily on workplace interiors. His portfolio includes Chicago-based headquarters for such clients as Google, Wintrust Bank, Morton Salt, Transamerica, Cars.com, Rio Tinto, and ShopRunner. Arthur holds a Master of Arts in Interior Design from Harrington College of Design, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Duke University.
Arthur’s strengths lie in working closely with his clients – becoming a trusted advisor that makes their design process fun, exciting and without worries. He is a strong communicator and is easily able to assess the needs of his clients and deliver highly exceptional designs. He is also the type of designer who has an innate ability to create beautiful places where people are able to immediately connect with their surroundings. Arthur believes that all spaces, from the most humble to the most extravagant, can be places of profound meaning, authenticity and natural beauty.
Upcoming Educational Opportunities:
Learning Labs Virtual Series
To call the atmosphere we're all working in 'chaotic' feels a bit understated at this point. With an underlying concern about our own and our communities' health, we're also moving, literally overnight, into a place where working physically together is being discouraged and working from home is being considered the 'new norm'.
We'd like to use this virtual series as a way to stay connected and have compelling conversations about the hottest topics in our industry today. Join us!
Credits are available for CEUs.
Stay Engaged:
IIDA: The Commercial Interior Design Association
USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council
ASID: American Society of Interior Designers