- New Enterprise Rose Fellow, Daniel Splaingard, and his supervisor, Andrea Traudt, from the Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation.
On October 28, 2009, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation generously sponsored a reception to welcome Enterprise Rose Fellow Daniel Splaingard to Chicago, where he has already begun work with the Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation. Together, Daniel and Bickerdike will bring innovative, green design to affordable housing in the Humboldt Park community.
About fifty of Chicago’s most involved community architects, artists, developers and activists listened while Daniel and Bickerdike’s Andrea Traudt gave an overview of their vision for the three-year fellowship. It was gratifying to hear the energy and potential around their ideas, particularly from within the Ransom R. Cable mansion. The mansion is an architectural gem in a city that has such a strong history of visionary architects.
Also speaking at the reception, Katie Swenson, Enterprise Rose Fellowship Senior Director, addressed the big-picture mission of the fellowship. Her inspirational speech struck a nerve with one of the reception’s guests in particular, Chicago-based Archiprose blogger, Steve Pantazis. Read his interview with Katie and hear more about the Enterprise Rose Fellowship’s role in Chicago here.