Sabina Choragwicki graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture with her Masters degree in 2020 and a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Studies with an English minor in 2018. She is a Polish American who grew up on the south side of Chicago. Sabina has also lived in Barcelona, where she attended the Escola Tecnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Valles architecture school. Her immigrant background and time living abroad have cultivated a spirit for travel, and she was awarded the Ryerson Traveling Fellowship from UIUC in 2020 for her thesis “Precedent and Interpretation.”  

Sabina is a passionate advocate for social change and enjoys working on projects that interface with housing affordability and sustainability, as well as work that seeks to uplift marginalized groups and communities. Since joining Canopy, Sabina has contributed to projects such as Encuentro Square, one of Chicago’s largest new affordable housing developments, Starling, a community center/café with a radical ownership structure in North Lawndale, and Latinos Progresando’s adaptive reuse office space for legal and mental health services in Little Village. Her tenure at Canopy has included contributions to the Chicago Architecture Center’s exhibit “On Housing,” the CAC’s “Missing Middle” exhibit and competition, and the Chicago Architecture Biennal window display in collaboration with the Open Center for the Arts. Sabina deeply values the balance between engaging in built work and exhibited art/architecture.

She is currently studying for her final ARE Exam and is pursuing licensure. Outside of the office, Sabina is an avid thrifter and reader, practices yoga, volunteers at her local animal shelter, and loves spending time outdoors with her dog.