Best Architects in Chicago

Established in the Chicago area in 1989, Becker Architects designs commercial and residential projects from new construction to rehabilitation and additions. Becker Architects' three areas of expertise include residential, auto dealerships, and commercial. Becker Architects' residential work has earned national and local awards and recognition in publications such as AIA Chicago Architect, Preservation, Chicago Tribune, Builder, Remodeling, Chicago Home, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful, Driehaus Foundation, and Traditional Home. Beckers Architects is licensed in Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, and Wisconsin and has a LEED AP on staff. Highland Park's Historic Preservation Commission has awarded Becker Architects nine awards since 1991.

Blender Architecture is a Chicago metro architecture and design firm that provides boutique services to residential, commercial, and institutional clients. Projects include the Mason City Public Library, Highland Park Community Family Center, Governor's Island Pavilion, Centers for New Horizons, and the Tiny Homes Competition. Blender Architecture received the 2012 AIA Small Project Award for Bucktown Residence design-build.

Established in 1993, Burns and Beyerl Architects is a Chicago-based architectural firm specializing in high-end single-family residences and restaurants. Services include concept design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bid and negotiation, and construction administration. Burns and Beyerl Architects work with sustainable practices and completed a LEED Gold Home in 2011 and are currently working on a LEED Platinum Home. Burns and Beyerl Architects is a 2016 AIA Small Project Award Winner - Classic Georgian.

Cook Architectural Design Studio (CA/ds) is an award-winning architecture firm focused on creating quality commercial and residential buildings and interiors in the greater Chicago area. CA/ds commercial work includes office buildings, corporate identity and tenant build-out, retail, restaurants, community centers, athletic facilities, medical offices, condominiums and apartments, mixed use developments, franchise prototypes, and downtown master planning. CA/ds residential projects include new construction of luxury single family homes, renovations, and additions. CA/ds' LEED Accredited Professionals embrace Green Technology, energy conservation, and sustainable solutions. CA/ds also has projects in California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Dirk Denison Architects in Chicago is a full services architecture firm in business since 1990. Services include programming, site analysis, design, preparation, administration of construction documents, and post-construction analysis, as well as interior furnishing and furniture design. Best known for its award-winning residential work, Dirk Denison Architects has experience on a broad range of projects and scales, including multi-family, institutional, and commercial projects. Dirk Denison Architects has won design awards from the Chicago Architectural Club, the National Association of Home Builders, and the American Institute of Architects.

Chicago-based dSPACE Studio is a full-service architectural design firm that's been working on projects throughout the United States since 2007. The company focuses on residential and small commercial architecture, interior design, and landscape projects, especially urban and vacation homes. It designs both new construction and renovation projects and includes environmentally sustainable technology and material options when possible. To tailor a project to the specific client, designers walk clients through each phase from pre-design and design to construction and completion.

Ellipsis Architecture is a Chicago-based architecture and interior design firm that uses progressive technologies to deliver unique projects to its clients. Its designers help with pre-design architectural services such as site and ordinance analysis, building assessment, title search, budget, team selection, and project goals. The team utilizes a design that promotes and nurtures a modern lifestyle to build sustainable, durable, and enjoyable spaces. The company is a recipient of the AIA Chicago Small Projects Honor Award.

Established in 1987, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture is a Chicago-based award-winning architecture, planning, and interior design firm serving clients nationally. Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture's services also include LEED/sustainable design and historic preservation. Hartshorne Plunkard Architects projects include residential, office and retail, education and athletic complexes, medical/dental offices, industrial/warehouse, and banking facilities. Hartshorne Plunkard Architects received the Chicago Commercial Real Estate 2105 Redevelopment of the Year Award.

Morgante-Wilson Architects is a Chicago-area architecture, interior design, and urban planning firm. Morgante Wilson Architects' projects reflect diverse styles, from contemporary to classic. Projects span new construction, renovation, and interiors for clients throughout Chicago and in Michigan, Indiana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Iowa, Florida, and St. John USVI. Morgante Wilson is a multiple AIA Gold Designs Awards Program winner and has four Houzz "Best of" Design Awards.

Moss is a full-service architecture and design studio in Chicago. Design projects include residential, retail and commercial, restaurants, breweries and wineries, urban planning, custom furniture, and LEED. Moss assists clients from site selection and design through permitting and constructions. Moss designs integrate natural light and air, connect to the landscape and green space, create open spaces, and emphasize the use of sustainable materials. Chicago Architecture Foundation chose Moss to be part of its 50 Designers, 50 Ideas, 50 Wards Exhibit.

Nia Architects in Chicago, Illinois, is an architectural firm with more than two decades of industry expertise working with community members, leaders, and developers. The firm has an additional office in Washington, DC, and it takes a purpose-driven approach to designing and developing buildings and structures for communities and neighborhoods. Its portfolio of projects includes homes, park buildings, sports facilities, and schools. It also designs stores, restaurants, banks, and other commercial, industrial, and healthcare structures.

Norsman Architects in Chicago is a full-service architectural practice. Projects include housing and urban development, including mixed-use developments, environmentally responsive adaptive re-use, commercial and residential work. Norsman Architects focus on sustainable design and development and a collaborative approach with all parties. Norsman Architects construction arm, House Plant, Inc., allows for a design-build approach that enables the architects to work more closely with clients and subcontractors throughout the entire process.

Established in 2005, Northworks Architects is a Chicago full-service architecture and planning firm, specializing in new building design, historic preservation, site planning, construction management, building conditions analysis, and interior design, including custom furniture. Northworks is LEED accredited and licensed in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Houzz has awarded Northworks "Best of" for Design three years in a row.

Scrafano Architects in Chicago and Los Angeles has completed more than 300 residential, retail, and commercial projects of all sizes and scales. Scrafano Architects' style is a mixture of modern and classic. Scrafano Architects work with clients throughout the construction process, including architecture, interiors, furniture, permit submission, contractor selection, bid review, and construction observation. Scrafano Architects received an AIA 2011 Design Award and four Houzz "Best of" awards for design and service.

Searl Lamaster Howe Architects is a Chicago architecture and design studio that works with clients through each step of the design and construction process. Searl Lamaster Howe Architects' portfolio includes commercial, residential, and institutional projects that range from master planning to renovations to restorations to new construction. The office is a certified Female Business Enterprise (FBE) at the state level and holds Women Business Enterprise (WBE) status in Chicago. Searl Lamaster Howe Architects is an award winning firm and has received multiple AIA awards including Chicago Small Project - Citation of Merit, Distinguished Building Award, and Interior Architecture Award.

Space Architects + Planners is a boutique Chicago architectural firm founded in 2003. Full design services include site and space planning, zoning and code analysis, rendering, marketing materials, and interior design. Space Architects + Planners work with clients throughout the development process from acquisition due diligence to project completion. Projects include designs for residential, commercial, and institutional clients. Space Architects + Planners principals include LEED certified professionals.

Vladimir Radutny Architects is a Chicago architecture and design practice founded in 2008. Full-spectrum architecture services include construction cost estimating, building program development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, permitting, bidding and negotiation, and contract administration. Vladimir Radutny Architects also provide interior design, planning and feasibility studies, creative consulting, furniture design, and millwork design. Vladimir Radutny Architects received the 2016 AIA Chicago Small Project Award, Citation of Merit Award Unit 3E.

Established in 1999, von Weise Associates is a Chicago architecture and design studio. von Weise project areas include residential, hospitality, institutional, commercial, and office buildings. The Spring/Summer 2016 issue of Modern Luxury Interiors Chicago featured von Weise Associates' work on the cover and in an article. Also, von Weise Associates won the 2012 Illinois AIA Mies van der Rohe Citation of Merit Award.

Wheeler and Kearns Architects are architects and building designers in Chicago providing a wide range of services that include building design, interior design, landscapes, furniture, urban design, and LEED. Wheeler and Kearns' work spans scale and type and includes designs for a college theater arts center, an elementary school, indoor ice rink, children's museum, and a painter's studio. Principals Dan Wheeler and Larry Kearns were the 2008 Chicago Tribune's "Chicagoans of the Year" in Architecture. Mr. Wheeler's Inspirataion Kitchens Garfield Park project won the national 2013 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.