Here’s the list of top 50 architecture firms in Chicago for people seeking best architects in the city of Chicago. Each of the mentioned firms is involved in producing the best architectural projects. Please note that the names are arranged in alphabetical order and NOT ranked in any manner. There’s a chance we might have missed a few, if you feel there are more firms need to be included in the list, do write to us. Cheers!
Becker Architects
Scope of services: Construction, rehabilitation and additions.
Types of Built Projects: Residential, auto dealerships and commercial.
Locations of Built Projects: Mainly in Chicago Illinois but they’re also licensed in New York, New Jersey, Arizona, and Wisconsin.
Style of work: Versatile and flexible design, with adaptive reuse approach in renovations and rehabilitations.
Website: beckerarchitects.com
Becker Architects’ residential work has earned national and local awards and recognition in publications such as AIA Chicago Architect. Highland Park’s Historic Preservation Commission has awarded them nine awards since 1991.
bKL Architecture
Scope of services: Architecture & Urban planning.
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Civic, Office, Educational Mixed use & Interior design.
Locations of Built Projects: Worldwide.
Style of work: Modern & Contemporary Architecture with industrial looking interiors.
Website: bklarchitecture.com
Blender Architecture
Scope of services: Architectural Design.
Types of Built Projects: Residential, Retail, Office, Community, Educational.
Locations of Built Projects: Almost all of their projects are built in Chicago.
Style of work: Multi-sensory design, the use of materials that sculpt light, build texture and layer color. They believe that well-designed physical space can support a healthier life, because of how space affects the body.
Website: blenderarchitecture.com
Blender Architecture received the 2012 AIA Small Project Award for the Bucktown Residence design-build.
Booth Hansen
Scope of services: Architectural and Urban Design.
Types of Built Projects: Commercial, Cultural, Educational and Residential.
Locations of Built Projects: Majority of their projects are built across various cities in Illinois.
Style of work: Environmentally engaged and free from the constraints of style. Website: boothhansen.com
Their office is organized into teams that focus on different aspects: Design, Management, Technology, Communications, Research, and Sustainability.
Brininstool + Lynch
Scope of services: Architectural and Urban Design.
Types of Built Projects: Office, Cultural, Educational and Residential.
Locations of Built Projects: Majority of their projects are built across various cities in Illinois.
Style of work: They follow the rigorous modernism of Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright’s marriage of building and landscape and the pragmatic Chicago tradition.
Website: brininstool-lynch.com
Burns and Beyerl Architects (BBA)
Scope of services: Architectural & Interior Design.
Types of Built Projects: Residence and Villas.
Locations of Built Projects: Chicago, Illinois.
Style of work: Eclectic and Contemporary. BBA tries to balance ideals, program, aesthetics and budget while keeping an environmentally friendly approach.
Website: bbaworld.com
Most recently, Booth Hansen won the Grand Award Winner for Best Custom Home at the 2016 Gold Nugget Awards
Cannon Design
Scope of services: Architectural & Interior design, Urban Planning.
Types of Built Projects: Educational, Office, Hotel, Residential, Mixed use and Landscape.
Locations of Built Projects: All over the world.
Style of work: Ranges from traditional architecture and engineering to integrated design
Website: cannondesign.com
In 2017 and 2019, Fast Company named them one of the most innovative companies in the world.
Chipman Design Architecture
Scope of services: Architecture & Interior design.
Types of Built Projects: Hospitality, Restaurant & Retail.
Locations of Built Projects: Mainly in Illinois.
Style of work: Modern and contemporary Hotel designs with luxurious interiors. Website: chipman-design.co
Collective Design
Scope of services: Architectural & Interior design.
Types of Built Projects: Educational, Office, Residential & Institutional.
Locations of Built Projects: Majority of their projects are built across different cities in the state of Illinois.
Style of work: Modern and contemporary design with industrial looking interiors using materials like steel and wood. Collective design also has experience in Adaptive reuse.
Website: collectiveoffice.com
Cook Architectural Design Studio
Scope of services: Architectural Design
Types of Built Projects: Commercial and Residential buildings
Locations of Built Projects: Chicago, Illinois but also has projects in California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Style of work: Green Technology, energy conserving techniques and sustainable solutions. They produce dynamic design with acute attention to details.
Website: cookarchitectural.com
They received various awards from Historic Preservation to Outstanding New Design.
