Andrew Broderick

Biographie: Committed to transformative place-making, Andrew leads the urban design practice at Perkins and Will, where he is responsible for client engagement, business development, staffing, and creative thought leadership. As an urban planner, he focuses on helping higher education, local governments, real estate developers, and economic development organizations make important decisions that impact their future built environment. As a certified urban planner, he thinks comprehensively about issues such as demographics, capital investment, land/space use, sustainability, urban design, social and racial equity, resilience, public open space, transportation, and infrastructure. His work includes long-range, large-scale campus master plan and urban district projects as well as individual building projects. He values his role as a ‘tip-of-the-spear” thinker when it comes to strategically advising clients on future space programs and place-making strategies. He embraces complex and multidisciplinary projects, an iterative and engaging process, and actionable project outcomes. Andrew obtained his Master of Urban Planning Degree at the University of Michigan where he concentrated in land use and environment planning. His background is in architecture with three years of professional experience at Perkins and Will in Chicago, IL where he worked on urban design master plans, hospital design, and corporate high-rises. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Outside of work, his hobbies include running, bicycling, ultimate frisbee, fishing, water skiing, playing guitar, cooking, and exploring urban places. He resides on the Northside of Chicago with his wife, Theresa, and two sons, Adrian and Isaac.