Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz is the President and Principal in Charge of Design at DesignBridge, an innovative, award-winning, collaborative practice of architects and designers, with a nearly 40 year history, based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1985, by Victor Ignacio Dziekiewicz, DesignBridge is a boutique professional service design firm, established to bring together a diverse group of professionals to work interdependently to seek creative, distinguished and sustainable solutions within the fields of Architecture, Urbanism, Interior Design and Graphic Media.Gabriel is a Licensed Architect in Illinois, Michigan and Florida, and a LEED AP BD+C. Since joining DesignBridge in early 2007, he has led the design direction and collaborated on numerous architectural and interior design projects, including mixed-use and residential developments, affordable housing, academic buildings, hotel and hospitality design, high-end residential interiors, and restaurant and entertainment concepts. Additionally, his professional work has included urban planning, branding, marketing campaigns, and website development.Prior to joining DesignBridge, Gabriel worked for two prominent Chicago Architectural firms - Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Destefano+Partners, Ltd. - where he collaborated on several large scale hi-rise projects and multi-story residential / mixed-use developments, such as Block 37’s proposed residential tower, along with various office building and retail spaces, including One South Dearborn in Chicago, and Riverbend Corporate Park in Fort Lauderdale.Gabriel received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2002,and completed his Master of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was therecipient of several awards and distinctions for design and academic excellence.