Project Description

Ernest C. Wong

Ernest C. Wong
Principal
Site Design Group, Ltd

Keynote Luncheon:
Speaker:
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
12:45 – 2 p.m.

As the founding Principal and President of Site Design Group, Ltd., Ernest C. Wong has been instrumental in the success of the firm and the landscape architecture and urban design profession in the City of Chicago.

Under his direction, the firm has won numerous national and international design awards for unprecedented creative design and beautifully detailed urban spaces.

Ernie serves on the board of numerous public service organizations and professional juries including the Chinese American Service League, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Student Conservation Association, and the Near South Planning Board.

Ernie also serves on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Landmarks and Cultural Affairs Commissions, and was recently named the “2010 Chicagoan of the Year” by the Chicago Tribune, as well as the 2012 Chicago Friends of the Parks honoree. In 2013, Ernie was elevated to the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows for his exceptional leadership, extensive community service, and outreach work.