Vladimir Radutny was born in Nikolayev, Ukraine in 1978. In 1989, his family arrived in Chicago as part of an immigration wave of Russian Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Architecture from The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. In 2008, Vladimir founded his Chicago-based architecture and design studio, during which time he has held teaching appointments at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture where he continues to teach. Vladimir’s multi-disciplinary architecture practice focuses on innovative design solutions that challenge the conventional interpretations of space, function, and material use. He believes in Architecture as an art form with capacity to not just alter space, but to change perceptions, feelings and habits, transcending the workplace, home, or in-between.