Timothy S. Brangle
President and CEO
The Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc.
Mr. Brangle’s portfolio at CCS includes a wide variety of projects from strategic development management to detailed design conceptualization and implementation. Key clients include the City of Chicago, The University of Chicago, Draper and Kramer, Inc., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Walt Disney Imagineering, Park Place Entertainment, Missouri Botanical Garden, Bally Total Fitness, and the Chicago Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
Recent master planning projects include the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment in Puerto Rico, the Heart of Hyde Park 53rd Street/Harper Court mixed use redevelopment plan, the Lake Meadows Redevelopment Master Plan, McCormick Place Convention Center and District Expansion, and the Lake Park Crescent mixed-income residential redevelopment on Chicago’s south side. In addition, recent development manager and/or program manager projects include the national rebranding, renovation and expansion of the Bally Total Fitness Corporation chain and the managing of the design and development process for crafting A Missouri Adventure, the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
June 1990 through June 1994
Architect / Urban Designer
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
As a senior designer in the Planning and Urban Design Studio, Mr. Brangle was responsible for all aspects of the master planning efforts, from site investigation and analysis, conceptual design and site planning to infrastructure and design guidelines. He worked on a variety of domestic and international projects ranging from large urban district planning to small suburban campus planning. Mr. Brangle’s experience includes a variety of entertainment and redevelopment planning efforts for many downtown centers including the $2 billion proposal for an urban casino/entertainment district in Chicago, the St. Louis Riverfront Entertainment District proposal, and the downtown sports and entertainment district for Detroit.
Education
University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Architecture, 1990
Rome Studies Program 1987-1988
In the News
President and CEO
The Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc.
Mr. Brangle’s portfolio at CCS includes a wide variety of projects from strategic development management to detailed design conceptualization and implementation. Key clients include the City of Chicago, The University of Chicago, Draper and Kramer, Inc., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Walt Disney Imagineering, Park Place Entertainment, Missouri Botanical Garden, Bally Total Fitness, and the Chicago Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
Recent master planning projects include the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment in Puerto Rico, the Heart of Hyde Park 53rd Street/Harper Court mixed use redevelopment plan, the Lake Meadows Redevelopment Master Plan, McCormick Place Convention Center and District Expansion, and the Lake Park Crescent mixed-income residential redevelopment on Chicago’s south side. In addition, recent development manager and/or program manager projects include the national rebranding, renovation and expansion of the Bally Total Fitness Corporation chain and the managing of the design and development process for crafting A Missouri Adventure, the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
June 1990 through June 1994
Architect / Urban Designer
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
As a senior designer in the Planning and Urban Design Studio, Mr. Brangle was responsible for all aspects of the master planning efforts, from site investigation and analysis, conceptual design and site planning to infrastructure and design guidelines. He worked on a variety of domestic and international projects ranging from large urban district planning to small suburban campus planning. Mr. Brangle’s experience includes a variety of entertainment and redevelopment planning efforts for many downtown centers including the $2 billion proposal for an urban casino/entertainment district in Chicago, the St. Louis Riverfront Entertainment District proposal, and the downtown sports and entertainment district for Detroit.
Education
University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Architecture, 1990
Rome Studies Program 1987-1988
In the News
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- Civic Groups Lay Out Visions for Old Cook County Hospital, DNA Info
- Economic Development Commission – River Forest, Illinois
- Transformative Visions for Resilience, Illinois Green Alliance USGBC-Illinois and AIA Chicago, presenter, 2017
- Presenter, The International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI 2017 World Congress, Athens, Greece, The Essential Collaboration of Urban Design, Architecture, Interiors, and Sustainable Infrastructure in Shaping the Built Environment
Kimbal T. Goluska
Founder
The Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc.
Kim Goluska founded the Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc, a master development group, to pursue urban initiatives in the form of urban design and master development consultation, with specialized expertise in urban residential, master development, tourism/entertainment and mixed-use projects for a wide range of public and private sector partners.
As part of his professional expertise, Mr. Goluska maintains involvement with civic and professional associations, adjunct teaching professorships, lectures and speaking engagements. This enriches the urban design contribution to individual projects with the combined resources and experience from the practical, civic, community, and academic sectors.
Mr. Goluska’s portfolio at CCS includes representing the City of Chicago, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Walt Disney Imagineering, Park Place Entertainment, Bally Total Fitness, The University of Chicago, Draper and Kramer, Hyatt Development and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. With CCS, Mr. Goluska has undertaken developments in almost every major US city, the Caribbean, several European countries and the Middle East.
In addition to the master planning and implementation of the expansion/enhancement of Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center and the transformative redevelopment of one of Chicago’s public housing project into a vibrant, mixed-income neighborhood called Lake Park Crescent, CCS has undertaken the role of Development Manager and/or Program Manager on a number of projects.
January 1977 through July 1993
Partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
As a Partner, Mr. Goluska was responsible for directing a wide range of domestic and international planning and urban design projects. Mr. Goluska had been involved in project site planning for office, residential and mixed-use development and central area plans across the country, including the award winning Dearborn Park residential development which initiated the revitalization of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood.
Mr. Goluska directed the master planning for the 12.4 million square foot financial center on Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands. Designed as a new district within the industrial east end of London, and comprised of over 20 individual development parcels, the master plan involved a full scale, multi-disciplinary team of design and engineering professionals in the United States and England. Other international efforts brought Mr. Goluska to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, the Middle East and the Far East.
With a strong focus on major urban developments, Mr. Goluska as an SOM Partner directed the master planning and conceptual development of several of the most significant planning initiatives in Chicago in recent history: the proposed Lake Calumet International Airport, the $2 billion proposal for a casino/entertainment center in downtown, and the master development plan for the 1995 South Hall and 2005 West Hall of Chicago’s McCormick Place complex.
Education
Northwestern University, Bachelor of Arts, Geography and Urban Planning, 1976
Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design, Graduate Certificate, European Fellowship Program, Summer 1984, Spring 1985
Awards
During his career, Mr. Goluska’s master planning work has been recognized with five national awards/citations for urban design excellence, and Mr. Goluska has personally received several civic leadership honors.
Founder
The Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc.
Kim Goluska founded the Chicago Consultants Studio, Inc, a master development group, to pursue urban initiatives in the form of urban design and master development consultation, with specialized expertise in urban residential, master development, tourism/entertainment and mixed-use projects for a wide range of public and private sector partners.
As part of his professional expertise, Mr. Goluska maintains involvement with civic and professional associations, adjunct teaching professorships, lectures and speaking engagements. This enriches the urban design contribution to individual projects with the combined resources and experience from the practical, civic, community, and academic sectors.
Mr. Goluska’s portfolio at CCS includes representing the City of Chicago, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Walt Disney Imagineering, Park Place Entertainment, Bally Total Fitness, The University of Chicago, Draper and Kramer, Hyatt Development and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. With CCS, Mr. Goluska has undertaken developments in almost every major US city, the Caribbean, several European countries and the Middle East.
In addition to the master planning and implementation of the expansion/enhancement of Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center and the transformative redevelopment of one of Chicago’s public housing project into a vibrant, mixed-income neighborhood called Lake Park Crescent, CCS has undertaken the role of Development Manager and/or Program Manager on a number of projects.
January 1977 through July 1993
Partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
As a Partner, Mr. Goluska was responsible for directing a wide range of domestic and international planning and urban design projects. Mr. Goluska had been involved in project site planning for office, residential and mixed-use development and central area plans across the country, including the award winning Dearborn Park residential development which initiated the revitalization of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood.
Mr. Goluska directed the master planning for the 12.4 million square foot financial center on Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands. Designed as a new district within the industrial east end of London, and comprised of over 20 individual development parcels, the master plan involved a full scale, multi-disciplinary team of design and engineering professionals in the United States and England. Other international efforts brought Mr. Goluska to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, the Middle East and the Far East.
With a strong focus on major urban developments, Mr. Goluska as an SOM Partner directed the master planning and conceptual development of several of the most significant planning initiatives in Chicago in recent history: the proposed Lake Calumet International Airport, the $2 billion proposal for a casino/entertainment center in downtown, and the master development plan for the 1995 South Hall and 2005 West Hall of Chicago’s McCormick Place complex.
Education
Northwestern University, Bachelor of Arts, Geography and Urban Planning, 1976
Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design, Graduate Certificate, European Fellowship Program, Summer 1984, Spring 1985
Awards
During his career, Mr. Goluska’s master planning work has been recognized with five national awards/citations for urban design excellence, and Mr. Goluska has personally received several civic leadership honors.
