SOM Women’s Initiative partnered with AIA Chicago and Chicago Women in Architecture to give a workshop on sustainable design strategies for undergraduate architecture students. Led by Marzia Sedino, Senior Associate Principal at SOM, and Katie Maciejko, Associate at Goettsch Partners, the workshop covered essential strategies for sustainable building design, followed by an exercise in strategic positioning and facade design.

Students split into small groups to develop strategies to reduce energy demands through fenestration and optimal building positioning. Working from a project brief and a site plan, each group sketched and presented their ideas to receive feedback from both panelists.