PEOPLE + PROJECTS Please Send Your News To: editor@aiachicago.org By submitting content to Chicago Architect , you consent to publication and affirm you have permission to distribute any photos. Deadline to submit for the next issue is Friday, January 12, 2024. Hirsch MPG LLC (HMPG) is pleased to announce the promotions of Sarah Sutor, AIA , and Chris Hainer, AIA, NCARB , to the position of senior associate. Sarah has a B.S. ALL IMAGES ARE COURTESY OF THE FIRM, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. LEED AP STATUS IS INDICATED ONLY IF REPORTED BY THE FIRM. in architecture from the University of Nebraska and a MArch from the Illinois Institute of Technology and has been with HMPG since 2013. Chris holds a BS in architecture from the University of Michigan and a MArch from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has been with HMPG since 2018. As senior associates, they will lead project teams from design through construction on a wide array of projects and continue providing exceptional contributions to the firm. The Chicago Women in Architecture Foundation (CWAF) recently celebrated the graduation of its inaugural Ladders to Leadership Program, a six-month intensive educational series for up-and-coming female leaders in the architecture industry. Participating AIA Chicago Members: Sheri Andrews, AIA , Valerio Dewalt Train; Sara Beardsley, FAIA , SCB; Yuki Gottschaldt, AIA , STG Design; Laurie Hoffman, AIA , Buffalo Grove Park District; Chauncey Kingsbury, AIA , HED; Maggie Krieger, AIA , FGM Architects; Dallas Martin, AIA , CannonDesign; Monika Miller, AIA , SmithGroup; JinHwa Paradowicz, AIA , Perkins Eastman Elizabeth Schneider, AIA , Goettsch Partners; Jane Sloss, AIA , WJW Architects; Anne Strane, AIA , Holabird & Root; Chey Taylor, AIA , SMNG Architects; Erica Ulin, AIA , The Collaborative Inc.; and Catherine Van Leer, AIA , HED. Gensler is supporting Nia Architects and site design group ltd. to create the Black Ensemble Theater’s Free to Be Village in Chicago’s Uptown community, the first-of-its-kind, culturally diverse, UChicago Medicine has celebrated the groundbreaking of Chicago’s first free-standing cancer center at 5654 South Drexel Avenue. Designed by CannonDesign , the 575,000-square-foot facility will provide patients and the community access to the newest diagnostic innovations and leading-edge therapies. artist-centric live/work village featuring a media technology center, centered around performance art and education and affordable housing for the creative class. AIA CHICAGO.ORG 16 WINTER 2023 Chicago Architect