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16 February 2017
President and Managing Principal,
DesignBridge, Ltd.
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz
joined DesignBridge, Ltd., in early
2007. The company is a professio-
nal service design firm, establis-
hed to bring together a diverse
group of professionals to work
interdependently to seek creative,
distinguished and sustainable so-
lutions within the fields of archi-
tecture, urbanism, interior design
and graphic media.
At DesignBridge, Dziekiewi-
cz has led the design direction
and collaborated on numerous
architectural and interior design
projects, including mixed-use
and residential developments,
affordable housing, commercial
and corporate environments,
academic buildings, hotel and
hospitality design, high-end resi-
dential interiors, and restaurant
and entertainment concepts.
Dziekiewicz is a licensed
architect in both Illinois and
Florida and a LEED-accredited
professional. He is a member
of the American Institute of Ar-
chitects and the Hispanic Ame-
rican Construction Industry
Association, where he serves as
the Chair of the Sustainability
Committee. In 2015, Gabriel was
appointed by Mayor Rahm Ema-
nuel to serve on the Commission
on Chicago Landmarks, and he
also sits on the commission's
Permit Review Committee.
Prior to joining DesignBrid-
ge, Gabriel held positions at two
prominent Chicago architectu-
ral firms where he collaborated
on several large scale hi-rise pro-
jects and multi-story residential/
mixed-use developments, along
with various office building and
retail spaces. Additionally, his
professional work has included
urban planning, branding, mar-
keting campaigns, and website
development.
Gabriel received his Bachelor
of Arts in Architecture from Mia-
mi University in Oxford, Ohio
and his Master of Architecture at
the University of Illinois at Chi-
cago, where he was the recipient
of several awards and distinc-
tions for design and academic
excellence.
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, 36
A multi-talented architect
"Y
our work is going to fill a
large part of your life, and
the only way to be truly satisfied
is to do what you believe is great
work. And the only way to do great
work is to love what you do."
Steve Jobs
