D A V I D G E N C, A I A
S E N I O R P R O J E C T D E S I G N E R
At DeStefano and Partners, David Genc has recently focused on large scale commercial
developments. His current projects include a mixed use 100 story tower in
Waldorf=
In recent years he worked on the design of two high-rise residential towers located in the new
Lake Shore East community being developed by Magellan Development Group and Near North
Properties. DeStefano and Partners’ scope of work included refinement of the master plan –
massing, programming and entry locations – for seven buildings along
buildings surrounding
residential high-rise residential towers, in collaboration with Loewenberg + Associates.
Commercial experience includes a new, 40-story office tower at
and banking operations center in the
team led by DeStefano and Partners, which was responsible for the design component of the new
Terminal 6 at O’Hare International Airport, a billion dollar design-build civic initiative.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
DeStefano and Partners, Ltd., 2001 to present, Senior Associate
Aria Group Architects, Inc., 1998 to 2001
Levin Associates Architects, 1997 to 1998
P R O F E S S I O N A L A C C R E D I T A T I O N S A N D A S S O C I A T I O N S
Registered Architect, State of
AIA – The American Institute of Architects
AIA Chicago – Young Architects PIA Co-Chair/Chair, 2001/2002
Rebuilding Together, IL 2002-present, Co-House Captain
Urban Land Institute, Young Leaders
E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies,
S E L E C T E D P R O J E C T S
The Regatta, Lakeshore East,
The
One South Dearborn,
Waldorf=Astoria Hotel and Residential Tower,
601 West Monroe, Chicago
625 W Monroe, Chicago
DeStefano and Partners
F I R M S T A T E M E N T
Established in 1988, DeStefano and Partners, Ltd. is an award-winning, full service
Architecture, Planning and Interior Design firm with substantial depth in design, technology and
management. Our principals and professional staff bring to each project a heritage of quality
design, craftsmanship, detailing and careful documentation accrued through the design and
construction of hundreds of buildings throughout the
With 12 principals and a staff of over 120 professionals in
serves developers, corporations, universities, school districts, institutions, civic and commercial
clients to meet varied design, planning, feasibility and audit needs in new construction and
renovation. Projects range from interior tenant improvements to fast track, large-scale multi-use
complexes and designs for new communities. In the past decade D+P has designed more than
35,000 residential units for multi-family housing developments in the
Respect for context and the broader public realm is the foundation of our practice. The creation
of a unique sense of place is a compelling design factor that guides us in shaping the physical
and conceptual character of a space. Inspired by the cultural, geographic and organizational
diversity of our clientele, our mission is to realize environments that are conducive to daily living,
supportive of commercial enterprise and engaging to the human spirit.
As professionals we are entrusted with preserving the design integrity for each project, regardless
of size, history or function. While embracing architecture as an art form, we seek to resolve the
challenges of function, form, economy and time. D+P views the design process as an opportunity
to satisfy our client’s program and strategic needs within a social and cultural context that is both
specific to that client and relevant to the broader realm of contemporary life. Collaborating with
our clients and all team members, our designs rely upon fundamental problem-solving experience
and the humanistic application of contemporary technology to achieve functional, aesthetic and
sustainable design goals.
CASE STUDY: WALDORF=ASTORIA HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL TOWER, Chicago
Tall towers as city icons and good neighbors: reaching into the sky, and underground to give open
space back to community
skyscraper culture in recent decades had become mostly dormant, due to a mass exodus of people and
business’s to suburbia. Today, while that exodus has finally reversed, it’s not corporations that are
responsible for the majority of new tall towers seen across the city….it’s people, looking for a place to live.
The peek of this renewed enthusiasm for the urban environment can be seen along the
where three residential and residential/hotel towers are now under construction that when complete, will
range from
the Waldorf Astoria follows.
The Waldorf=
The Fordham Company in partnership with The Prime Group and The Waldorf=
sf,
banquet facilities.
The project is located a few blocks east of
the thriving
two thirds of a city block bounded by
The sites neighbors include the Sheraton Hotel to the south, office buildings to the west, and a pair of
midrise residential buildings to the east. The northern portion of the block has a 50 story luxury
apartment rental building that’s under construction. The southern edge of the block abuts a raised
roadway that acts as grade resulting in a grade change of
to Upper