REGISTRATION

  • Licensed Architect – Louisiana

  • Licensed Architect – Mississippi

  • Licensed Architect – Florida

  • Licensed Architect – Illinois

  • Safety Assessment Program Evaluator for Disaster Recovery / CAL OES - Nationwide

2006 - PRESENT | ron kwaske, architect

  • St Bernard Sheriff’s Office Elevator Lobby Expansion - St Bernard, La

  • New Nail Spa & Salon - Houma, La

  • St Bernard Sheriff’s Office Evidence Storage Building - St Bernard, La

  • Strip Mall Adaptive Reuse - Slidell, La

  • New Event Space with occupancy for 250 - Violet, La

  • Warehouse Office Complex - Harahan, La

  • Consulting - BIM modeling for 250,000sqft high school - Marriotts Ridge, Va

  • Restaurant in the Treme - New Orleans, La

  • Mixed use building - New Orleans, La

  • Advoc8 Office Buildout - Washington DC

  • Temporary Welcome Center for Google ground breaking event - Mountainview, Ca

  • Auto Parts Store - New Orleans, La

  • Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Corporate Offices - Chicago, IL

  • Medical Offices Building 6 story professional building - Chicago, IL

  • CJK Foods Commercial Kitchen, 6,000sqft food preparation facility - Chicago, IL

  • Dominican Central Provence Offices, 10,000 offices for the Catholic Church - Chicago, IL

  • Gloria Jeans Coffeeshop franchises, Carryout gourmet coffee - Chicago, IL

  • Papa John’s Pizza franchises - Chicago, IL

  • Surgical offices and operating theatre, 3,500sqft, schematic design and feasibility - Chicago, IL

  • Le Paris Bakery, Artisan bakery - Chicago, IL

  • Optimus After Effects Studio Office Renovation, Ad agency office renovation - Chicago, IL

  • Couture Crepe Cafe, Dine in quick serve cafe - Chicago, IL

  • Magnolia Cafe Addition, Fine dining addition - Chicago, IL

  • Coal Fire Pizzeria, feasibility and design for expansion - Chicago, IL

  • Qbah Restaurant, new concept in fine, quick serve dining, Design Architect - Montclair, NJ

  • Dental suite, 2,500sqft - 3 operatory office - Chicago, IL

2006 | RISE GROUP

Project Manager of Construction for The Modern Wing addition to the Art Institute of Chicago. Administered construction contract and requirements for the Renzo Piano (Architect) designed 264,000sqft addition built to house 20th- and 21st century art.

2004 - 2006 | KIRA CORPORATION

Vice President of Construction & Development for a design / build company.

2003 - 2004 | DAVID KROPE, ARCHITECT

Associate with a boutique architecture firm specializing in custom residential and light commercial builds.

2002 - 2003 | SCHOENGART ASSOCIATES

Project Manager in charge of facades - examinations and remediation.

1994 - 2002 | KWASKE CONSTRUCTION CORP

President of a general contractor self performing concrete construction and carpentry, specializing in municipal construction.

  • Bremen School District capital improvements

  • Elgin YMCA lobby

  • Geneva City Hall renovations

  • Naperville Fire Station Addition #5

  • Naperville Park District Day Camp

  • Naperville School District Jefferson high addition

  • Downers Grove School District Pierce School Addition

  • DuPage Forest Preserve Timber Ridge Visitor Center

  • Illinois Department of Child & Family Services – Skokie

  • Joliet Public Library renovations

  • Shell Oil

  • Marathon Oil

  • Chilis Bar & Gril

  • IHOP restaurant#

  • North Berwyn Park District Maintenance Facility – concrete work

  • Tinley Park Fire Station - concrete work

  • Sun Chemicals renovations

  • Countryside Park District storage facility

  • Hoffman Estates park District – comfort and concessions building

  • LaGrange Public Works salt storage facility

  • Village of Lincolnshire warming building

  • Maywood Fred Hampton Pool concrete work

  • City of Chicago 13th District maintenance facility concrete work

  • University of Chicago / Chicago Theological Seminary concrete work

  • Plainfield School District concrete work

1993 - 1994 | DAVID KROPE, ARCHITECT

Intern with a boutique architecture firm specializing in custom residential and light commercial builds.

1993 | THRUSH CONSTRUCTION CO.

Assistant Superintendent of construction for a the Arboretum Estates - Glenn Ellen, IL - a multi-family housing development.

1992 | SARGENT & LUNDY CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Intern with a large engineering firm specializing in nuclear energy production and transmission.

1990 - 1991 | MIDWEST MECHANICAL

Intern with a mechanical design build firm specializing in complex commercial HVAC installations.

EXPERT WITNESS

05/2023 : Forensic investigation issues involving building envelope assemblies.

CITY OF CHICAGO - DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS ROUNDTABLE INVITED CONTRIBUTOR

01/7/2014 : Roundtable meeting with Commissioner Davis and Department of Buildings to discuss ways to continue to reduce the time to permit on the city side and to improve procedures in 2014.

04/4/2013 : Roundtable meeting with Department of Buildings and E-Plan vendor Avolve Software to discuss how E- Plan software can be improved to Speed up the application process; More efficiently expedite Self-Cert projects; and Address any glitches.

01/10/2013 : Roundtable meeting with Department of Buildings to aid in identifying necessary enhancements and improvements to the E-Plan process, particularly the Zoning review process.

10/12/2012 : Roundtable meeting with Department of Buildings and Department of Health to collect feedback on ways the permitting and inspection process can be further enhanced and streamlined as it relates to restaurants and food service establishments.

09/12/2012 : Roundtable meeting with Department of Buildings and E-Plan vendor Avolve Software to discuss streamlining the E-Plan process.

09/7/2012 : Roundtable meeting with Department of Buildings regarding E-Plan & ProjectDox.

JURIES

Kwaske, R. (2018), House in the Forest 2018: Timber House international design competition, Invited Juror, www.houseinforest.com.

PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED ADDRESS

Kwaske, R. (2018), Peter Land: Retrospective - IIT College of Architecture. Invited Speaker, Chicago, IL

Kwaske, R. (2016), Real world examples of BIM interpolation between Architect and Contractor, 1AIA LU. Invited presentation at the Vectorworks Design Summit, Chicago, IL

Kwaske, R. & Powell, J. (2015). Making the Most of Cloud and Mobile Apps. Invited presentation at the Vectorworks Design Summit, Philadelphia, PA.

Kwaske, R., Chappell, D. (2015). Maintaining a Growing Business While Staying Creative. Panel Discussion moderated by Steve Alden, AIA, at the Vectorworks Design Summit, Philadelphia, PA.

Glisson, R., Klaers, M., Kwaske, R., McCurdy, T., Meneghello, A. (2014). Business of Creativity. Panel discussion moderated by Steve Alden, AIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKNOkwyLoWQ

Kwaske, R. Frausto-Robledo, A., Kubasch, F. (2013) Cloud and mobile apps for architects. Webinar presentation for Vectorworks Continuing Educational for the Design Professional. http://www.vectorworks.net/media/cloud-and- mobile-applications-in-architecture-design

PRESS

Hicks, P. (2016) Couples who design together, stay together. Planet Vectorworks, http://planet.vectorworks.net/ 2016/02/couples-who-design-together-stay-together/.

Kaiser Peters Wornmuth GbR (2015) Archipendium 2016 - Modern Horse Barn p.25|10

Kwaske, I. (2015) Curtain wall tool enables dynamic design. Planet Vectorworks, http://planet.vectorworks.net/ 2015/01/curtain-wall-tool-enables-dynamic-design/

Kwaske, I. (2014) Vectorworks 2015 speeds past the competition. Planet Vectorworks, http://planet.vectorworks.net/ 2014/09/vectorworks-2015-speeds-past-the-competition/#.VCGxIredl3w

Eerlings, P. (2013) How a successful architect uses the cloud to run his business - with Architect Ron Kwaske. Archisnapper, http://blog.archisnapper.com/punch-list-app-iPhone-iPad-Android/how-a-successful-architect-uses- the-cloud-to-run-his-business-with-architect-ron-kwaske/

Powell, J. (2013). A design for life. CloudHosting, http://www.btc.co.uk/Articles/index.php/ mag=Cloud&page=compDetails&link=3801&cat=Cloud.

Bernard, M. (2012). Pizza & psychology: Ron Kwaske designs Papa John’s pizza franchises with a side of insight. Design Bureau Special Edition on Architecture, Volume 1, p. 174.

Tupponce, J. (2011). Getting personal: Architect Ron Kwaske believes that learning about his clients is the key to creating what they truly want. Architecture Leaders Today, Sept-Oct, p. 89.

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies - Architecture - Illinois Institute of Technology

Thesis: A new definition for sustainable design of tall buildings

Adviser: Prof. Emeritus Peter Land

Prof. Lee Hilary, AIA

Bachelor of Architecture - Illinois Institute of Technology

Thesis: Master plan design proposal for the conversion of the high rise Robert Taylor Homes housing project (Chicago) into a low rise mixed use development with matching housing densities. The community plan included approximately 1,000 units with hard surface roads, micro and macro green spaces, schools, and necessary commerce.

Features included: all housing with living rooms facing south into private green gardens, each home having an integral garage with minimal on-street parking. The environment advocated a pleasing yet safe landscape which was to be fully walkable within a human scale.

Adviser: Prof. Peter Land

MEMBERSHIP

  • American Institute of Architects

  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

VOLUNTEER

  • Ogden International School of Chicago - Middle School Cross Country Team Assistant Coach