Introduction of Chicago-based Architectural Firms

Workshop, 2012 FallArchitecture

Academic Resource Center, IIT

1. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill

• Founded : November 1, 2006

• Key Architect : Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill

• Principal Office : Chicago

111 West Monroe Suite 2300, Chicago IL 60603

• Size of Firm: 200 Employees

• Focus area: Energy-efficient & sustainable architecture, Master plan

• Significant Project: Masdar City, 1 Dubai, Willis Tower Greening

• Website: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture official site

Masdar City Headquarters

Burj Dubai

Chicago Eco-Bridge

Chicago De-Carbonization Plan

2. Nagle Hartray Architecture

• Founded : 1966

• Key Architect : James Nagle

• Principal Office : Chicago

30 West Monroe Suite 700, Chicago IL 60603

• Focus area: Architecture, Urban Design, Master Planning, Interior

Design, Sustainable Design

• Significant Project: St. Mary of the Springs, Oak Park Public Library

• Website: www.naglehartray.com

St. Mary of the Springs chapel Oak Park Public Library

Multi-Cultural Center

3. Holabird & Root

• Founded : 1880

• Key Architect : John Augur Holabird, John Wellborn Root,

• Principal Office : Chicago

140 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603

• Focus area: Architecture, Interior Design, Preservation

• Significant Project: Marquette Building, Monadnock Building,

Chicago Temple Building, Chicago Board of Trade Building

• Website: Holabird & Root's current website

Chicago Board of Trade

Marquette Building

Soldier Field

Daily News Building

4. Krueck and Sexton Architects

• Founded : 1979

• Key Architect : Ronald Krueck, Mark Sexton

• Principal Office : Chicago

221 W. Erie, Chicago IL

• Focus area: Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainable Design

• Significant Project: Crown Fountain, Spertus Institute, Crown Hall Restoration

• Website: www.ksarch.com

Spertus Institute

Crown Fountain

Crown Hall Restoration

5. Perkins and Will

• Founded : 1935

• Key Architect : Lawrence Perkins & Philip Will

• Principal Office : Chicago

330 North Wabash, Chicago, IL

• Focus area: Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainable Design

• Significant Project: Crown Fountain, Spertus Institute, Crown Hall Restoration

• Website: Perkinswill.com

VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre

Rush University Medical Center

Chase Tower

Dockside Green

6. Skidmore, Owings, and Merill (SOM)

• Founded : 1936

• Key Architect : Louis Skidmore, Nathaniel Owings, John Merill, Fazlur Khan

• Principal Office : Chicago

224 S Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago

• Focus area: Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainable Design

• Significant Project: Willis Tower, Jin Mao Tower, Burj Dubai

• Website: www.som.com

San Francisco International Airport

Jin Mao TowerJohn Hancockower

7 World Trade Center

7. Studio Gang Architects

• Founded : 1997

• Key Architect : Jeanne Gang

• Principal Office : Chicago

1212 N Ashland Ave. Suite 212 Chicago, IL 60622

• Focus area: Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainable Design

• Significant Project: Aqua Tower, Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo,

Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center

• Website: www.studiogang.net

Northerly Island

Arcus Center

Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo

Aqua Tower

8. Urban Lab

• Founded : 2001

• Key Architect : Martin Felsen, Sarah Dunn

• Principal Office : Chicago

3209 S Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60608

• Focus area: Architecture, Urban Design, Sustainable Design

• Significant Project: Growing Water, MoMA PS1, Navy Pier Competition

• Website: www.urbanlab.com

Free Water District

Growing Water: Future Plan of Chicago

Central Open Space

Townhouse Urbanism