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| We, at kutlesa+hernandez architects, take pride in the process that we undertake. A process that involves the client early in the design decisions. Attention to detail and personal involvement by the principals from schematic design through final construction is one of our signature methods.
We have successfully completed a variety of building types from residential single-family homes, town homes and condominium buildings to commercial, cultural bldgs., restaurants, banks, office buildings, parking structures, urban planning, interior planning and rehabilitation projects. The challenges in the variety of project types work to enhance and refine our esthetic development. This in turn translates into a design portfolio that clients, owners and users appreciate and respond to positively.
Our approach is site specific. Each project is a unique collaborative response to its particular budget and program. This approach provides our clients with the most appropriate and innovative architectural solutions for their projects.
Taking all of these methods into account, kutlesa+hernandez architects daily seeks architectural success thru vision and an unwavering dedication to excellence. |
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| Ivan Kutlesa and Manuel Hernandez first met in 1988.
It was the 2nd year of architecture school at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Collaborating on school team projects they became good friends and gained a mutual respect for each other's talents. After graduating in 1992, their respective careers took them both onto separate paths of distinction and accomplishment.
Ivan Kutlesa went on to work at Warman Olsen Warman Architects, RGI Architects, Inc. and OWP/P Architects. Manuel Hernandez worked for Shah Engineering, Inc. and Elias G. Pappageorge Architects. They both distinguished themselves quickly as leaders in their field and were promoted in their respective firms.
In 2001, not long after becoming a licensed architect, Ivan Kutlesa ventured out on his own and IK + Associates opened it's doors. It was then that he sought out his former classmate and friend Manuel Hernandez and once again, they were collaborating on many new projects. Their separately acquired skills now came together and complimented each other in the new firm of kutlesa/hernandez architects, inc.
Today kutlesa/hernandez architects continues to grow and has developed a respectable and diverse portfolio. Their hard work and commitment to personal attention to every aspect of the project has attracted a larger client base. The firm's architectural practice is based on a strong combined design sensibility that holds at its core, the client's budget and program.
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Ivan Kutlesa was born in 1968 in Chicago, USA from parents of Croatian descent. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1992. In 1990, he lived and studied architecture in Versailles at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Ivan worked for several small firms as well as the distinguished architectural firm of OWP/P Architects. In 2001, Ivan established his own studio with his university colleague and friend Manuel Hernandez, called IK + Associates.
Today, as Kutlesa/Hernandez Architects they practice architecture both regionally and internationally. Ivan holds licenses in Illinois and Wisconsin and is a national member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
Manuel C. Hernandez was born in 1968 in Chicago, from parents of Mexican descent. His interest in architecture started at Carl Schurz High School, where he won 2nd place in the Newhouse architecture competition. During the summer of 1987, Manuel worked at Skidmore Owings & Merrill’s model shop. With a Newhouse scholarship, he then attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he excelled in the architecture design studios, receiving two faculty citations for excellence in design (1988 & 1989). From 1990 thru 1991, he lived and studied architecture in Versailles, France at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He graduated and received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1992. Manuel worked for several small firms as well as the distinguished architectural firm of Elias G. Pappageorge Architects (1994 thru 2001). At Pappageorge architects, Manuel was head of design development for all of their high profile projects. In 2001, Manuel joined his university colleague and friend Ivan Kutlesa to established the Architectural firm called IK + Associates.
Today, the firm is known as kutlesa/hernandez architects, inc. Manuel brings to the firm his design skills that have been developed since his high school years. Manuel is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects. |
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