Over the course of her career, Danielle Tillman has become an expert at infusing architecture with social consciousness. Her orientation toward community service and civic engagement has drawn her to education and institutional projects.

Danielle’s specialty is built environments that naturally integrate into their communities. With a focus on urban planning, she cultivates relationships with neighborhood leaders and residents, synthesizing their requirements and feedback into the project program.

In addition to education and institutional projects, Danielle’s global portfolio includes mixed-use and residential developments. She was a member of the team that developed the 2016 Chicago Olympic Village housing bid.

Danielle holds a BS in Mathematics from Spelman College and a Master of Architecture (MArch) from the University of Michigan, along with a Certificate in Real Estate Development. She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Business Leadership Council, the Board of Advisors for the College of Architecture at IIT, the International Women’s Forum (IWF), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Chicago Women in Architecture (CWA), and CREW Chicago. In 2019, she was selected as a Chicago Urban League IMPACT Fellow. Danielle has also been appointed as a Commissioner for the Chicago Plan Commission and serves as the 2025 President of the AIA Chicago Foundation Board of Trustees. She is a licensed architect in the state of Illinois.