Founder of VDTA
Joe’s fingerprints are all over VDTA’s successes. Five National AIA Honor Awards, five times the recognition that many dream of, stand as testaments to his design prowess. Add to that more than fifty juried prizes, and you get a clear sense of a mind that sees architecture not just as a discipline but as an evolving creative force. His voice extends well beyond Chicago. MVDA’s projects land in over 150 journal articles, proof of the ideas, spaces, and narratives they’re telling on a global scale.