Peter Evanich

E. PETER EVANICH

LEED GA, Associate

Peter is an accomplished architect with over 10 year of project experience. Prior to joining PH, Peter worked as a teaching assistant, and completed summer internships at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, Illinois and Behles + Behles, Evanston, Illinois. Special coursework included a summer program in Kyoto, Japan, where he studied Japanese Landscape Architecture and participated in the redesign of a city center.

Since joining PH in 2013, Peter has been involved in such major Chicago projects as: Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront; the complex re-branding and renovation of the former Hotel 71, including a renovation of the exterior entrance, ground floor and lobby along with the creation of a new restaurant and tavern, the updating of hospitality areas and existing hotel rooms, a newly constructed Grand Ballroom, and a newly renovated Penthouse Ballroom with terrace, Christopher House Charter School; a modern, newly constructed 2-story building offering an Infant & Pre-School, Elementary School, After School and Parent Education Program, and Clybourn 1200, a new mixed-use, mixed-income complex in the River North community. Recent project involvement includes Wolf Point East, a 60-story residential tower in the highly visible setting where the north and south branches of the Chicago River converge.

Project involvement outside Illinois includes: The Collection; a new multi-phase, mixed-use development comprising high-rise, mid-rise and townhouse components in Honolulu, Hawaii, 20 East Fulton; a mixed-use, mixed-income, residential mid-rise in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and 36 North Ave; a 4-story, mixed-income residential development in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Peter is currently serving as the firm representative at PH's second office in Austin, contributing to the firm's business development efforts in Texas.

EDUCATION
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Bachelor of Architecture, 2012

ACTIVE LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Architect, State of Illinois
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Green Associate

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Future Leaders Committee, Communications Manager, 2019-2022

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Habitat for Humanity (construction), Volunteer