ALA Design Award 2008Rada _ 400 East completionRADA Architects OfficeRada & Bill share their passion for arctural ingenuity and rational designAram Garbooshian receiving the RADA Architects 2011 Architecture Travel Award RADA Architects China office trip R A D A Architects Firm ProfileFounded in 1994, RADA Architects Ltd. is a WBE/DBE Chicago design firm. The firm has its roots in its founder’s European background and design practice on three continents. RADA specializes in the design of USER TAILORED SPACES: offices, academic facilities, recreation, labs, student residences. The firm has a PROGRAMMING AND MASTERPLANNING Specialty, is also a LEED Leader who implemented the first LEED Silver Mixed use Development in Chicago – Clybourn Point. Dr Rada Doytcheva is a frequent speaker on the issues of sustainability locally and internationally , on Identity Tech in Building Rehab; she is a Guest Professor in Programming at IIT.ALA Design Award 2008Rada _ 400 East completionRADA Architects OfficeRada & Bill share their passion for arctural ingenuity and rational designAram Garbooshian receiving the RADA Architects 2011 Architecture Travel Award RADA Architects China office trip R A D A Architects Firm ProfileFounded in 1994, RADA Architects Ltd. is a WBE/DBE Chicago design firm. The firm has its roots in its founder’s European background and design practice on three continents. RADA specializes in the design of USER TAILORED SPACES: offices, academic facilities, recreation, labs, student residences. The firm has a PROGRAMMING AND MASTERPLANNING Specialty, is also a LEED Leader who implemented the first LEED Silver Mixed use Development in Chicago – Clybourn Point. Dr Rada Doytcheva is a frequent speaker on the issues of sustainability locally and internationally , on Identity Tech in Building Rehab; she is a Guest Professor in Programming at IIT.

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R A D A A rchitects OfficeAwards & Recgnitions 4 0 0 E A S T C l u b & O f f i c e s, Chicago, Illinois. 2010 Good Neighbor Awards, Chicago Association of Realtors. 2010 Best Installation Contest, 3-Form, Honorable Mention for Sophisticated Revitalization. 2009 Illumination Award, The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2008 Design Award ALA (Association of Licensed Architects). Published in Architectura, Models of Sustainabilty; Sofia, Bulgaria, No 10, 2009 C l y b o u r n P o i n t M i x e d U s e D e v e l o p m e n t, Chicago, Illinois. 2009 LEED-NC Silver Certified. 2009 Green Good Design Award of the Athenaeum Museum of Art and Architecture. 2008 Silver Design Award of the Association of Licensed Architects. 2008 Good Neighbor Award of the Chicago Association of Realtors. 2007 Travel Award Design Team Dr. K. Doytchev, HFAIAN e w S t u d e n t R e s i d e n c e s, T h e T o w n h o u s e s, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. 2004 Craftsmanship Award from Illinois Indiana Masonry Advisory Council Excellence in Masonry Awards. 2004 Education Design Showcase Outstanding Architecture and Design in Education L a b a n d T r a i n i n g F a c i l I t y f o r I D O T, District One, Schaumburg, Illinois. Nominated for the 2006 CDB Pride in Partnership Award. Published in PCI (Precast/Prestr Conc Institute) Journal, July/August 2004. Published in ALA (Assoc of Licensed Arch) Magazine vol.7 No 2, 2004. Published in Architectura, Sofia, Bulgaria, Architects Messengers of Innovation, No 3-4, 2004 S y s t e m s R e s e a r c h , I n c . H e a d q u a r t e r s, Schaumburg, Illinois. Published in AIA Focus Magazine Workspaces of the 21st century; in Architectura , Architects Messengers of Innovation, No 3-4, 2004. Published in ALA (Association of Licensed Architects) Magazine vol.7 No 2, 2004 HOME

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Firm ProfileRADA Architects ECO+DESIGN © is known for RATIONAL and FUNCTIONAL SOLUTIONS (efficient planning); SMART SPACES (use of new materials and technology); MEMORABLE SPACES (creating design identity). Founded in 1994, the firm has its roots in the founder Rada Doytcheva’s European background and design practice on three continents. The firm has built a portfolio of successful projects in the ACADEMIC, COMMERCIAL and INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR – private and public.RADA’s distinct contributions are in the areas of LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, STUDENT RESIDENCES, LABS, OFFICES and MIXED-USE FACILITIES, RECREATION and URBAN RENEWAL. Transforming existing spaces, creating new identity, designing for multi-use functions - are among the firm’s trademarks. RADA has taken the lead in promoting rational sustainability both as a firm philosophy as well as through unique pioneering efforts in green design and construction. The firm designed and developed the first LEED Silver certified multi-unit housing complex in Chicago - Clybourn Point - in 2007.RADA’s studio is comprised of ambitious architects of different age and experience, ethnic background and education. With passion for architecture and for the firm’s mission of transformation and innovation – RADA Architects stands ready to be your inspired partner in solving current needs or reaching new heights.

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IIT, 1974

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Architectural Drawing Exposition

at Art Institute of Chicago, 1984

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GSB, 2002

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MA in Architecture, 1979

Sofia Institute of Architecture & Technology, Bulgaria

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Principal/Head of Technical InnovationMr. Sitton brings a broad array of experience in architecture and construction. In his career, he has been involved in a variety of building types: high and midrise office and residential buildings, museums, student residences, clinics & laboratories.As a Principal at RADA, Mr. Sitton has been the leader of technical innovation while in charge of project development. Mr. Sitton’s leadership has created a level of confidence in clients as to RADA’s excellent technical documentation. He has also mentored a generation of architects at RADA - while implementing a range of challenging construction renovation projects and new buildings of contemporary complexity with creative solutions. A testimony to Bills leadership and problem solving skills are the long standing relationships with clients such as: DOA City of Chicago for the RSIP projects at the Chicago Airports; Wheaton College, Aurora University, Illinois State University, CPS for the Capital Improvement Program for more than 10 years now.Bill and Rada share a passion for architectural ingenuity and rationality of design.
Principal / Head of DesignRadas architectural work is known for innovative concepts in higher education, new collaborative office environments and for creative urban renewal projects. The firm has received recognition for implementing her forward-looking ideas of sustainability, proactive use of new building materials and new lighting technologies as powerful tools of urban revitalization. Rada is an inspired master and passionate advocate of rational planning and individuality in design. The projects in her 30 year career range from large hospital complexes to high rise office buildings, academic facilities, student housing and laboratories. Her extraordinary life journey has provided her the opportunity to be an international architect, with work spanning over three continents - Europe, North America and Asia. As a leader in sustainable design she has promoted the importance of adopting a rational greening approach (ECO+DESIGN) in contemporary planning practices. As the developer and architect for the first Silver LEED certified multi-unit housing project in Chicago - Clybourn Point she set a new standard of design for the dense mass urban fabric."Rada is representative of the few women architects who ventured the competitive field of architecture and construction in the U.S., in particular in the Chicago Area, not only as a practicing architect but as a business owner as well. European educated, with multiple degrees in Architecture, including a PhD, she obtained U.S. licensing and completed an MBA at University of Chicago while establishing RADA Architects in 1994. Since then, she has been known for innovative concepts in higher education-academic buildings and student residences, for new collaborative office environments and for creative urban renewal projects..."Dr. Robert B. Donaldson, Former PBC Commissioner & Current Mayor of Hazel Crest, IL

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It is not just founder Rada Doytcheva’s European-American background and projects in Asia that has made RADA Architects into one of the Chicago’s premiere architecture firms. It is their passion for architecture, ideas and concepts, their eye for planning and technical innovation, combined with a bit of international flair, which separates them from the rest. Rada came to the United States in 1988, immersing herself in American practice with a large Chicago architectural firm while still bringing her European roots to each and every design. It was her ambition to overcome barriers of culture and gender, so that she could practice architecture as a transformative human activity, that resulted in starting RADA Architects in Chicago in 1994. The catalyst for this bold step as Rada explains, was the encouragement and life career of her renowned father, Bulgarian architect, Dr. Kiril Doytchev, an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, recognized for his contribution to health care planning and design in many countries of the world. The projects in her 30 year career now - range from large hospital complexes, high rise office buildings, to student housing, laboratories and academic spaces.Rada and her partner, William Sitton, saw a demand in the US for architecture firms working more holistically – with a rational planning approach around strong design ideas - while within reasonable economic boundaries. “Good design and planning are not the privilege of large well funded projects only”, says Sitton. Sitton, Head of Technical Innovation, joined Rada Architects in 1997 after years of practice on a variety of building types, from high-rises to museums - with Lohan and Associates and Nagle and Hartray – in the tradition of the International Style architecture. In the first years of their joint work, savvy in diverse buildings types from their prior practices, the two RADA partners set out to accomplish a number of college and university projects. As Rada’s vibrant designs and expert approach to complex planning issues landed more opportunities for the firm, they extended into institutional, commercial public and private sectors as well. In this flourishing partnership Sitton brought his exceptional talent in solving technical issues with critical eye for design.The two share “a passion for architectural ingenuity and rationality of design,” Doytcheva said. “ Our collaboration is unique, its foundation is not only in the depth of what we each bring to the table, but also in the fact that we are committed to be functioning, practicing architects – daily. Not administrators, not business people, but leaders in the studio, leaders with the client, leaders of change out there in the built environment. We are architects - first and foremost.” One such peak of their emerging practice came with one of the earlier projects – the “21st century” work environment for System’s Research Technology in Schaumburg, IL. Never forgetting that “form follows function” Rada transcended this formula by giving free form to spaces with less rigid function and staying modular and organized on the repetitive in function areas. The solution of the mechanical systems – as “two “lungs” on each side of the building - fully articulated in the rhythm of the façade composition” – set a new standard of design, making obsolete the fancy however simplistic enclosures around roof top units most commonly done.Not too long thereafter the firm went in an exclusive Victorian neighborhood in suburban Naperville to design a student residence hall at North Central College, now fondly known to students as the “Gold Coast” for being one of the most desirable on-campus accommodations. The facade of the building reinforces the continuity of Victorian houses surrounding the site, helping the college large structure to blend seamlessly into its community. While its facades are richly articulated, there is no doubt that this is a 21st century building. Modern clean lines and ornamentation are only in support of function and tectonics – such as the tube canopy arches, the modernized Flemish bond brick courses and the optical illusion of row houses created by gentle projections simulating fronts of houses – breaking the volume of this large building. “The Townhouses” project, as it is known to the school, has unique duplexes planning, each with a living room, internal stair, several bedrooms, bathrooms and a small kitchen. Although working as individual houses, the duplexes are organized around a common student residence hallway with the modern shared amenities in place – such as an elevator, state-of-the-art recreation, study and support facilities.Fast-forward a few years later – Rada put her bold design strokes on another Student Residence Complex – this time at Illinois State University for Revitalization of Haynie Hall, a 13-story “behemoth” from the 1960s. Subscribing to the same principals of functionality and rationality, she convincingly completed the act of renewal through a signature design of a sweeping entry canopy and lobby design – anchoring Hayne, one of three identical towers, as the messenger of change.One of Rada and her partner Sitton’s highest achievements has been the completion of Chicago’s first Silver LEED certified mid-rise multi-unit residential project, Clybourn Point, in 2007. The building is not only a showcase of sustainable materials and methods – among which are the green roof, photovoltaic cells, LED lights, etc. – but it is also a much needed urban marker close to Chicago downtown, planting the seed of urban renewal in what is now the former Cabrini Green social housing area nearby. For Doytcheva and Sitton - developing, designing and building Clybourn Point - was a highlight of their career. They were able to lead the way to new concepts, to show a model of urban equality for this type of residential structure – and to prove that LEED and sustainability should not be exclusive to governmental and large corporate facilities only.“Being one of the first new buildings in the Clybourn Corridor, it has set a standard for urban renewal and socially conscious design,” wrote Walter Burnett Jr., Alderman Chicago in his Neighborhood Award nomination letter. Shirley Baugher, Writer of the History of Old Town exclaimed: “ Like a Good Neighbor, Clybourn Point is there! The philosophy behind the building, the attention to detail – both the exterior architecture and the interior living space – the commitment to environmental preservation and the use of sustainable materials embody the Old Town ideals of good living. . . “Soon after Clybourn Point Rada took on and challenged another status quo – this time in the “mega” residential development – the iconic Outer Drive East 950-unit building, the precursor of Marina City and mixed-use urban living from the 1960s. In close collaboration with partner Bill Sitton, and with another rising RADA architect –Aram Garbooshian, Rada transformed the building’s vast common areas into a vibrant, multi-use facility – the 400EAST Club - with swimming pool, fitness, wintergardens, spa, offices, libraries, all illuminating the neighborhood with color changing lights at night – as a counterpoint of the nearby Millennium Park. Says Jim Jacobson, Board President: “Your firm’s design ideas and creativity, supported by your professional commitment to documentation quality and client service, has resulted in a series of successful projects that have dramatically changed the face and market position of our property in the last couple of years. . .”But where the firm really excels is in the diversity of building types within college-settings, where they bring the “fusion” of functional and economic planning solutions with signature designs while implementing rational sustainability. Doytcheva and Sitton are dedicated to continuing “the magic” of what worked so well in a number of settings over the 17 years of the firm’s existence. “We, architects, we are the ‘messengers’ of concepts, ideas, philosophy and innovation,” Doytcheva said. “We influence the quality of life.”

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FOR PROJECTS AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, NORMAL, ILLINOISDear Rada: The help you gave is phenomenal. I was amazed that an architect who is not a chemist could absorb so much chemical information and then use it in the design of a highly functional facility. In particular, we are very proud of the layout of the chemistry teaching labs, instrument rooms, prop rooms, the storerooms and dispensing facilities. The layout is extraordinarily functional and I am sure it will serve as a model for chemistry facilities at other institutions.Dr. Sol Shulman, Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, ILDear RadaI wish to thank you for your efforts in helping to create a facility for Illinois State University that will be an academic landmark for the institution. I think that the time spent was well worth it and that it will be a building of which we can all be proud.Rick Kentzler, AIA, Director, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
FOR LAB PROJECTS AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGORada, I would like to thank you and your firm for the very comprehensive work that you have done on the Biological Sciences Division projects. Your understanding of laboratory design and your ability to listen to the user have been instrumental in meeting the compressed schedules that we seem to always have here. The challenges presented by the toxoplasmosis project showed your ability to develop a program and convert it into a very good plan even when confronted with limited budget and space and a difficult user.Sue Ryan, AIA, Project Manager University of Chicago BSD I was particularly pleased with how responsive RADA Architects was to our needs and vision. Before, we simply had classrooms, now we have rooms with distinct personalities complementing the teaching styles of our language faculty while seamlessly weaving technology with human interaction. The CSL (Center for Languages) is truly a jewel in the crown of the University of Chicago visited by design teams from other universities both in the United States and abroad, including the University of Notre Dame and the British Library.Steven Clancy, Director of the Center for the Study of LanguagesThe University of ChicagoThe Neurosurgery space is exciting and looks really great. The elegance of the offices done for neuro-surgery department is typical of your firm's style, wonderful colors and a pleasing mix of finishes.Jim Horiike, Project Manager University of Chicago BSD
FOR CLYBOURN POINT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, CHICAGOBeing one of the first new buildings in the Clybourn Corridor next to the changing Cabrini Green, it has set a standard for urban renewal and socially conscious design.Walter Burnett Jr., Alderman,City Council, City of ChicagoLike a Good Neighbor, Clybourn point is there! The philosophy behind the building, the attention to detail both the exterior architecture and the interior living space the commitment to environmental preservation and the use of sustainable materials embody the Old Town ideals of good living. Everything about Clybourn Point is both user and environmental friendly from multiple exterior exposures which provide natural light and cross ventilation to the low VOC content to improve air quality. We applaud the use of materials with renewable sources and building products with recycled content. Like the craftsmen and workmen from another time in the Triangle, the Clybourn point designers and architect have constructed for the ages.Shirley Baugher, Writer and Community LeaderOld Town Triangle Association
FOR MALCOLM X COLLEGE, CHICAGORADAs design will transform this 40 year old community college structure into a contemporary, state of the art, educational facility. New, consolidated room use functions include business offices, student services, cultural center, presidents suites, child development center, computer classrooms, server room and public spaces. . . . RADAs outstanding client relationships, excellent presentations, architectural design and artistic capabilities, technical abilities, and LEED commitments set a very high standard for A/Es working on government projects.Robert Tamillo, Associate Director Facilities Planning, City Colleges of Chicago
FOR 400EAST MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, CHICAGO Your firms design ideas and creativity, supported by your professional commitment to documentation quality and client service, has resulted in a series of successful projects that have dramatically changed the face and market position of our property in the last couple of years. RADA Architects was the leaderand the generator of ideas for energy reduction, use of LED lighting and introduction of unique kinetic color lighting which has made the building pool dome once again a beacon and icon in the neighborhood. You have truly made a significant and impactful difference to our premier, landmark Chicago property.Jim Jacobsen, Board President, The 400 Condominium Association, Chicago, IL
Awards & Recognition4 0 0 E A S T C l u b & O f f i c e s Chicago, Illinois2010 Good Neighbor Awards, Chicago Association of Realtors. 2010 Best Installation Contest, 3-Form, Honorable Mention for Sophisticated Revitalization. 2009 Illumination Award, The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2008 Design Award ALA (Association of Licensed Architects). Published in Architectura, Models of Sustainabilty; Sofia, Bulgaria, No 10, 2009 C l y b o u r n P o i n t M i x e d U s e Chicago, Illinois2009 LEED-NC Silver Certified. 2009 Green Good Design Award of the Athenaeum Museum of Art and Architecture. 2008 Silver Design Award of the Association of Licensed Architects. 2008 Good Neighbor Award of the Chicago Association of Realtors. 2007 Travel Award Design Team Dr. K. Doytchev, HFAIAN e w S t u d e n t R e s i d e n c e s, T h e T o w n h o u s e sNorth Central College, Naperville, Illinois 2004 Craftsmanship Award from Illinois Indiana Masonry Advisory Council Excellence in Masonry Awards. 2004 Education Design Showcase Outstanding Architecture and Design in Education L a b a n d T r a i n i n g F a c i l I t y f o r I D O T District One, Schaumburg, IllinoisNominated for the 2006 CDB Pride in Partnership Award. Published in PCI (Precast/Prestr Conc Institute) Journal, July/August 2004. Published in ALA (Assoc of Licensed Arch) Magazine vol.7 No 2, 2004. Published in Architectura, Sofia, Bulgaria, Architects Messengers of Innovation, No 3-4, 2004 S y s t e m s R e s e a r c h , I n c . H e a d q u a r t e r s Schaumburg, IllinoisPublished in AIA Focus Magazine Workspaces of the 21st century; in Architectura , Architects Messengers of Innovation, No 3-4, 2004. Published in ALA (Association of Licensed Architects) Magazine vol.7 No 2, 2004

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Rada is representative of the few women architects who ventured the competitive field of architecture and construction in the US, in particular in the Chicago Area, not only as a practicing architect but as a business owner as well. European educated, with multiple degrees in Architecture, including a PhD, she obtained US licensing and completed an MBA at University of Chicago while establishing RADA Architects in 1994. Since then, she has been known for innovative concepts in higher education academic buildings and student residences, for new collaborative office environments and for creative urban renewal p rojects.Dr. Robert B. Donaldson, Former Commissioner PBC & Current Mayor, Hazel Crest, IL
FOR UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,CENTER FOR LANGUAGESI was particularly pleased with how responsive RADA Architects was to our needs and vision. Before, we simply had classrooms, now we have rooms with distinct personalities complementing the teaching styles of our language faculty while seamlessly weaving technology with human interaction. The CSL (Center for Languages) is truly a jewel in the crown of the University of Chicago, visited by design teams from other universities both in the United States and abroad, including the University of Notre Dame and the British Library.Steven Clancy, Academic DirectorUniversity of Chicago

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