JOHN CLARK

Education
. Master of Urban Planning and Policy Curriculum_University of Illinois, 1978-1979
. Ecole des Beaux Arts, Versailles, 1976; studied under Felix Candela
. Bachelor of Science - Architecture, University of Illinois (Highest Honors, Bronze Tablet Award), 1977
. Northwestern University Infrastructure Technology Institute
. Faculty, The Art Institute of Chicago

Certification
. Registered Architect - Illinois, Arizona, Wisconsin
. NCARB Registration: licensed for reciprocal registration throughout the U.S.
. LEED, AP

Professional Activities
. American Institute of Architects
. Chicago Architectural Club
. Metropolitan Planning Council
. Chicago Architecture Foundation
. Urban Land Institute
. USGBC United States Green Building Council

Management Profile
A founding principal of Cordogan, Clark and Associates, John Clark manages the firm's Chicago office. Together with his partner John Cordogan, John Clark is responsible for the architecture, design, and construction quality of all the firm's projects. The firm has an extensive portfolio of work including institutional, residential, and commercial projects. John maintains an active, daily involvement in the development of the firm's projects, focusing on architectural design, planning, and construction technology.

John has designed a broad range of projects. These have ranged from large-scale municipal, institutional and educational facilities to high-rise, multi-use office and hotel complexes. John has completed a wide variety of significant projects involving urban planning, municipal design, and historic and contextual design.

John has served on design award juries for The American Institute of Architects and has been a visiting design juror at the University of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology; and The Art Institute of Chicago, where he has also served on the design faculty. He has worked as an architectural VISTA volunteer for urban rehabilitation projects. He served on the Board of Directors of the Pleasant Home Foundation, a National Historic Landmark in Oak Park, Illinois. His architectural work has been widely published and exhibited. John's design work is included in the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Historical Society, and the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. His work has received awards from The National Society of Arts and Letters, the American Institute of Architects, the Precast Concrete Institute, and has also received Community Beautification Awards.