Dane is on the Steering Committee for the AIA Interior Architecture Knowledge Community, Co-Chair of AIA Chicago’s IAKC, and design studio instructor at Columbia College Chicago. He has more than three decades experience on a wide range of project types all incorporating human-centered design focus, strategy, and brand. Dane is the Design Principal for HDR’s interior design team based in Chicago.
Courses
Engineering Equity: The Design Process and Outcomes of the University of Washington's Interdisciplinary Engineering Building
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 2-3pm ET
One of Seattle's newest buildings, the University of Washington’s Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB), first opened for the fall 2025 academic semester and was designed with a particular emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this session, members of the design team at KieranTimberlake will discuss how they approached the project through the lens of equity in design, the depth and rigor of research involved, and how they applied DEI principles to specific architectural decisions. The panel will also address challenges and solutions from the first phase of delivery, including compromises and adjustments that were made in response to client feedback.