Eva Maddox

Eva Maddox presenting at Cusp Conference 2009, Chicago, IL

Eva L. Maddox is one of the most successful American commercial interior designers of the second half of the 20th-century. She has received over 100 awards and commendations over the course of her career. Maddox's early success in the design industry led her to open her own design firm, Eva Maddox Associates. The firm created countless award- winning designs, including many showrooms, and pioneered the concept of “branded environments” as a subset of design. Branded environments is a research based design approach that integrates a clients' identity into the built environment. Perkins+Will acquired her firm in 2002, and she became a principle. Some of her most- celebrated projects are the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (2009), the Swedish Covenant Hospital (1997), and the headquarters of office solutions company Haworth (2008).[1] Maddox is also cofounder of Archeworks (1994), a multidisciplinary, socially oriented design laboratory and a school. [2]

Biography

Eva Maddox was born (1943) and raised in a small town in the middle of Tennessee,[3] Viola, TN. [4] She affirmed her love for design while attending the University of Cincinnati. She graduated in 1966, with a bachelor’s degree, from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. After graduating she worked in Cincinnati, at Space Design, while her husband Lynn Maddox was in graduate school. She moved to Indiana looking for other design opportunities. Space Design allowed her to create interior designs for any client she was able to find. [5] She moved to Chicago, IL in 1970 and worked as a project director at Richmond, Manhoff + March, which was then one of the cities largest interior firms. [6] Shortly after she took a position at an architecture firm, Meister & Volpe (1971). Maddox was bringing in so much business at Meister & Volpe, she decided to start her own design firm. [7] In 1975 she launched Eva Maddox Associates, where she pioneered the research based design concept, ‘Branded Environments’. [8] In 1992 she was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. [9] In 1994 she cofounded Archeworks with architect Stanley Tigerman. Archeworks is a socially oriented design laboratory and multidisciplinary school. [10] In 2002 she merged with Perkins + Will and became a design principle. [11] On February 1, 2016 Maddox announced that she is retiring from Perkins + Will. [12] Maddox will continue to work with Perkins+Will on special projects, but will devote most of her time to other pursuits. [9][13]

Career

Upon earning her bachelors degree in 1966, Maddox began her design career in Cincinnati, Ohio. She worked at an architecture firm, Space Design. She then moved to Indiana in attempt to find other design opportunities. While in Indiana Space Design allowed her to produce interior designs for any clients she could find. [14] She moved to Chicago in 1970, and received a position as project director at Richmond, Manhoff, + March, which at the time was one of the largest interior firms in the city. [15] During this time she wanted to reconnect with an architecture firm, in order to connect the interior design with the architectural structure. This led her to a position at Meister & Volpe in 1971. Due to the large volume of business that Maddox was producing at Meister & Volpe she decided to start her own business. [16] Although Maddox had great success with all of her career endeavors; one of her biggest successes was the launch of Eva Maddox Associated, 1975. [17] Eva Maddox Associates (EMA) was a full service architectural interiors, corporate identity, and design firm. [18] During this time Maddox pioneered the concept of ‘Branded Environments’. Branded Environments is a research based design approach that incorporated a clients DNA into the build environment. [19] This approach helps to define how a company presents and represents itself. [20] Maddox had so much success with her company and ‘Branded Environments’, that Eva Maddox Associated was acquired by Perkins+Will in 2002. [21] Perkins+Will remains one of the largest architecture firms. Maddox became design principle of the companies new Perkins+Willl /Eva Maddox Branded Environments group. [22] Maddox worked as design principle at Perkins+Will until she retired on February 1, 2016. [23] During her time at Perkins+Will she was involved in countless award winning designs. Some of her most successful designs at Perkins+Will include Oak Park Public Library (2003), One Haworth Center (2008), and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (2009). [24]

Archeworks

Eva Maddox co-founded Archeworks in 1994, along with architect Stanley Tigerman. [25] Archeworks is a design school, research lab, and think tank based in Chicago, IL. The mission of Archeworks is to use design as an agent of change in the public interest. By involving participants in actual hands-on projects, Archeworks aims to expose them to problems that are not generally addressed in other established design institutions, breaking down conventional barriers between professional disciplines for the benefit of society. [26] The work they partake in is design work that is socially conscious and makes a difference in the community. Archeworks has collaborated with over 80 partners and have completed more than 80 projects in the Chicago community. The types of projects that Archeworks has been involved in include universal design and accessibility to community health, local food systems, and sustainable land use. [27]

Projects

Project[28] Location Date Square Footage Awards/Certifications
Swedish Covenant Hospital Chicago, Illinois 1997 185,000 Best Healthcare Facility, 1999 Contract Magazine Big "I" International Interior Awards

Design Excellence Award, 1998 AIA Chicago Chapter

Interior Design Award, 1998 IIDA

Oak Park Public Library Oak Park, Illinois 2003 104,000 Signage & Environmental Graphics Category, 2005 American Corporate Identity Annual

Corporate Office over 30,000 SF Category, 2004 ASID, Illinois Chapter

Haworth Chicago Showroom Chicago, Illinois 2004 29,000 LEED Gold Certified

Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture, 2007 AIA

Interior Design Award, Best of Competition, 2005 IIDA [29]

Showroom & Booth Design Competition/NeoCon Best of Show Award, 2004 IIDA

University of Cincinnati, Richard E. Lindner Center Cincinnati, Ohio 2006 23,000 Interior Architecture Special Recognition, 2008 AIA /Chicago Chapter

Big "I" International Interior Awards Sports/Entertainment Category, 2008 Contract Magazine

First Place, Institutional Category, 2007 ASID, Illinois Chapter

Haworth Calgary Showroom and Learning Center Calgary, Alberta 2007 23,000 LEED-CI Gold Certified

Silver Award, Retail Design, 2009 Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia Awards of Excellence Program

Honorable Mention, Retail Category, 2008, ASID, Illinois Chapter

One Haworth Center Holland, Michigan 2008 300,000 LEED Gold Certified

Good Design is Good Business Award, 2008 Business Week/Architectural Record

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum New York, New York 2009 39,000 (Main Hangar Deck) Interior Architecture Citation of Merit, 2009 AIA, Chicago Chapter

Honorable Mention, Institutional Category, 2009 ASID, Illinois Chapter

Awards

Eva Maddox is the recipient of more than 100 design awards, including Honor Awards from the National AIA and IIDA, and numerous Design Excellence Awards for Interior Architecture and Design from the Chicago Chapters of the AIA, ASID, SEGD and IIDA. [30]Some of her most prestigious awards include:

References

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  2. ↑ Margolin, Victor; Margolin, Sylvia (2002). "A "Social Model" of Design: Issues of Practice and Research". Design Issues. 18 (4): 24-30.
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  25. ↑ Margolin, Victor; Margolin, Sylvia (2002). "A "Social Model" of Design: Issues of Practice and Research". Design Issues. 18 (4): 24-30.
  26. ↑ Pearson, Jason (2002). University-Community Design Partnerships: Innovations in Practice. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts with the support of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. ISBN 1568983794.
  27. ↑ "What is Archeworks?". Archeworks.
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  29. ↑ Cramer, James; Evans, Jennifer (2006). Almanac of Architecture & Design. Atlanta, GA: Greenway Group. ISBN 0967547725.
  30. ↑ Edwards, Meghan. "Design Icon Eva Maddox Retires From Perkins Will After 15 Years". Interior Design.
  31. ↑ Geron, M (December 1992). "Interior Design Hall of Fame". Interior Designer. 63 (1): S22-S25.
  32. ↑ Keegan, Edward. "Eva Maddox Retires". Contact Magazine.
  33. ↑ Huff, Heather. "Visionary Design Theorist and Practitioner to be Honored by UC". University of Cincinnati.
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  35. ↑ Isackson, Noah; Kang, Esther; Potter, Janet; Reese, Joel; Smith, Bryan. "Chicagoans of the Year, 1994-2014". Chicago Magazine.
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  39. ↑ Nayer, Jean. "Legend Award Recipient: Vision Quest". Contract Design.

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