– lieu means place. – lieu is an architecture & design studio driven by the desire to create unique places rooted in empathy, curiosity and thoughtfulness. The woman-owned studio is committed to doing impactful work across all building types, scales, and communities.

34-TEN is a Chicago-based architecture firm known for its hands-on, creative residential and commercial design. From gut renovations to ground-up construction, we prioritize functionality, character, and value within budget constraints. Guided by a design-build spirit, our mission is to create meaningful spaces through honest collaboration, transforming environments with true integrity.

An award-winning Chicago-based design firm specializing in residential and commercial construction and renovation.

a+c architects designs deliberate, balanced, and meaningful environments built on the foundation of client trust and partnership. We create solutions that serve the individual and celebrate the community while minimizing financial and environmental impact. Our work process is centered on close, honest, and collaborative partnerships with our clients from concept to construction. We leverage this trust-based approach to produce thoughtful, right-sized results for projects of any budget, type, or scale.

Aggregate Studio creates dignified architecture for all, making an impact where we live. We bring knowledge, tenacity, consensus building, & optimism to every project. We speak to a project’s community while looking to the future with a worldly, yet distinctly Midwestern mindset. Let’s make an impact together.

AltusWorks is a technically oriented architectural design firm which applies a high level of expertise to the creative problem-solving required for the restoration, adaptive reuse, rehabilitation, and expansion of existing and historic structures.

Architecture for Public Benefit is a mission-driven design practice creating beautiful, thoughtful spaces that expand access to good design. We collaborate with nonprofits, cultural organizations, public agencies, and communities to shape projects that reflect shared needs and values. Through award-winning work and inclusive community processes, we deliver architecture rooted in the public good.

Arda Design is an award-winning architectural firm recognized for its work in architecture, planning, historic preservation, and sustainable design. Established in 1990, the firm maintains a diverse portfolio of projects in the local, national and international markets. Arda’s interdisciplinary experience serves diverse clients including municipalities, educational, commercial, and nonprofit entities.

Baba Architects is a boutique architecture and design practice based in Park Ridge, Illinois, serving clients throughout the greater Chicago area. Founded by Albert Wang, AIA, the practice brings a client-centered design process to residential and multifamily projects — from custom homes and additions to renovations, ADUs, and mixed-use buildings. Every project begins with a genuine curiosity about how people live, and ends with spaces that are purposeful, refined, and designed to last. Whether you're envisioning a new home, reimagining an existing one, or developing a community-centered building, Baba Architects is your partner from first sketch to final construction.

Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. is an innovative commercial architecture and design firm with more than three decades of experience. The firm applies a placemaking approach across entertainment, hospitality, retail, mixed-use, corporate, education, healthcare, and multifamily residential projects, with a mission to Shape and Inspire Transformation.

Founded in 2006, Baumann is a transatlantic organization with our headquarters in Washington, D.C. and offices in Chicago, IL and Frankfurt, Germany. Baumann provides energy efficiency and sustainability consulting services for the entire life cycle of buildings. Our services range from facility condition assessments, energy audits, and feasibility studies to the development of design concepts. We offer building commissioning, monitoring and optimization of building performance, and consulting for green building certifications.

Design Driven, Process Oriented Architecture Studio in Chicago, IL envisioning intentional spaces for contemporary living, working, learning, and creating.

BKV Group is a holistic design firm providing a full complement of architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape architecture, and construction administration services. Our core belief is that regardless of project type, design has a profound impact on the community, and our responsibility as a multidisciplinary firm is to enhance the economic, aesthetic, social, and environmental context of the communities we shape and design. Since 1978, BKV Group has grown from a sole proprietorship into a diverse partnership with 250+ employees sharing knowledge across practice sites in Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC, creating relevant and meaningful design solutions that allow our clients’ dreams to become a reality.

BRUSH Architects is a Chicago full-service firm practicing "Progressive Preservation"—a dialogue between historic places, contemporary design, and sustainability. Our extensive restoration, adaptive reuse, and preservation portfolio brings structures to new life. Serving as prime or specialty consultant for building enclosures and roofs, we primarily focus on higher education, cultural, government, and historic residential projects.

CannonDesign is an integrated design practice at the nexus of strategy, experience, architecture, engineering and social impact. We create solutions that enhance human vitality, advance equity, strengthen communities and safeguard the planet. Our work has earned recognition from Fast Company as one of the world's most innovative design firms.

Canopy was founded in 2009 on the principle that good design can be achieved in any context and available to everyone. Like our name Canopy suggests, the individuals in our practice and project stakeholders work collectively to create spaces that provide safety, wellbeing and comfort. Interconnectivity is at the heart of our design philosophy.

Chicago's rooftop deck specialists & so much more. Design/Build company with decades of expertise in executing creative design solutions on all types of existing buildings. Anything is possible, we focus on creative problem solving for renovations, additions, and new construction with the highest quality and most durable installations possible.

Rooted in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, Converge Architecture is an award-winning team of architects, designers, and urban planners. We collaborate with local leaders, primarily on Chicago's South and West Sides, to create authentic, inclusive spaces. Focusing on adaptive reuse and public wellness, we transform everyday spaces into catalysts for community pride and positive change.

Cook Murphy Architects is an award-winning architecture firm creating the highest quality commercial and residential designs throughout the greater Chicago area from downtown to the Northshore. Our expertise in high end-commercial and residential project types has also resulted in national commissions with luxurious projects across the country.

Design Collective is a nationally-recognized multi-disciplinary design firm that specializes in sustainable architecture, interiors, planning and urban design, landscape architecture and environmental graphics. Design Collective’s work is repeatedly recognized for design excellence in national trade publications and ranked among the top design firms in the United States.