Speakers

Grace Rappe, AIA, LEED AP, is Managing Principal for HDR’s Chicago architecture studio. In addition to overseeing the studio’s 70 staff, Grace’s responsibilities include setting the strategic vision for the practice, developing and retaining talent, delivering design excellence and technical quality to HDR’s clients, and strengthening the firm’s presence in Chicago and the surrounding area. Grace’s 30+ years of experience includes architecture and landscape architecture projects in retail, mixed-use, education, and civic in both the private and public sector and currently a heavy emphasis on Science and Healthcare markets. Many of these projects are located in Chicago and the surrounding area. Grace has a particular interest in how public-private partnership and interdisciplinary collaboration can help create meaningful spaces and experiences that often defy traditional building or landscape typologies.