John F. DeSalvo, AIA

Adjunct Associate Professor
Owner and founder, JDD

Office: Minerals & Metals Building
Office Hours:
Phone: 312.543.8277 (mobile)
Fax:
Email: jdsdesign@sbcglobal.net
Web: JDD - John DeSalvo Design

Expertise

Education

M.Arch in Urban Design, Cornell University
B.Arch, Cornell University
Cornell University study abroad program, Scandinavia, 1985
B.S. in Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984

Curriculum Vitae

Research & Major Accomplishments

John DeSalvo has been practicing architecture since 1988. He spent a decade living in Germany, where he worked for some of the leading architects of the 20th century, including Norman Foster on the Reichstag project and Helmut Jahn in Berlin and Chicago.

John now resides in Chicago where he has his own architectural practice, John DeSalvo Design (JDD). His practice takes a comprehensive approach to integrating technology and sustainability in a way that results in great design. He has won several design awards and is a freehand illustrator for Norton Press Publications' architectural pocket guide series, which includes books on Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.

John has been an adjunct professor at Illinois Institute of Technology since 2004. He has taught both undergraduate and graduate design studios.

JDD
1300 N. Astor St., 27C
Chicago, IL 60610

Current Projects

Awards/Honors

Innovative kitchen design competition, Chicago Tribune, 2006
AIA design award for DIFA Office Building, Berlin with Murphy/Jahn (member of project design team), 2004

Patents

Books

Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture, Norton Press, 1998, 2005
Pocket Guide to Los Angeles Architecture, 2009

Professional Society Memberships

Editorial Board Service

Professional Society Service

American Institute of Architects (AIA)