AIA Chicago

Young Architect Award

David Jennerjahn, AIA David Jennerjahn, AIA
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
"In a city given to dreams of past glory, David is a refreshing insomniac."

-Jack Hartray, FAIA, principal, Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Architects

      In projects as diverse as Colton Palms, an award-winning affordable housing project in California, and the offices of U.S. Robotics, David Jennerjahn, AIA has employed solid, almost classical plans while pushing the vertical elements of the composition well beyond any historic expectations.

      "All of this has been accomplished with rigorous craftsmanship," said Jack Hartray, FAIA.

      A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jennerjahn has mastered projects at Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Architects and Valerio Dewalt Train Associates. On every project he undertakes, he is known for his balance of qualities and talents, including design, technical curiosity, intelligence, thoroughness, communication, commitment and leadership.

      But, as Mark Dewalt, AIA noted in his recommendation of Jennerjahn, "His most special asset is his human quality." Jennerjahn works diligently with junior staff members, already serving as a mentor.


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