Louie Sunga
Senior Acoustics Consultant
Registered Architect
Since 1985, Louie Sunga has been working as an architect and acoustical consultant. During his nearly 40-year career, he has managed and contributed to a variety of project types, including performing arts, K-12 and higher education, corporate, hospitality, healthcare, museums, and residential.
Louie has been working as an acoustical consultant since 2002. For 12 years he was Senior Acoustic Consultant/Associate at Kirkegaard Associates, where he was involved with many of that firm’s high profile projects. Since joining Soundscape in 2014, he has played an integral role in helping the Soudscape team deliver acoustical recommendations that are sensitive to the architectural design goals and the practicalities of job-site conditions and constructability.
Prior to shifting his career into acoustics, Louie spent 17 years working as an architect, first at Solomon Corwell and Buenz where he was involved in many of the firms successful Chicago area projects including the Crate and Barrel Flagship Store, Tetra Pak Headquarters, and the Children’s Memorial Institute for Education and Research. During his tenure at SCB, he was deeply involved in the technical aspects of the Building and Design process.
After SCB he was Senior Architect/Project Manager for Animate Architects, a small architectural firm specializing in residential and business construction. This was followed by a tenure as Senior Architect at Teng Associates. During his time with Teng he gained the experience and skills in project management and client relationships needed to work on large and complicated projects. His most notable project during his time at Teng was a Joint Venture Project with Jean-Paul Viguier (Design Architect) for the Hotel Softitel Chicago Tower.