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DuPage Children's Museum Questioneers Exhibit

With a nod to mid-century modernism, the Questioneers exhibit brings the popular book characters - Iggy Peck, Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, Sofia Valdez and Aaron Slater - to life in hands-on ways!
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Peter Exley FAIA RIBA

97th President of the American Institute of Architects
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Field Museum

Designing Stanley Field Hall to be Open and Free
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    Workplace as Public Space

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  • Leadership

    Peter Exley FAIA RIBA

    May 17, 2022 /

    Peter Exley, FAIA RIBA established an internationally recognized practice of architecture for children, families, and communities. His studio elevates the standards of design for public space, learning, and play environments. Peter is co-founder of Architecture Is Fun, a Chicago-based architecture, design, and consulting firm.

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    Sharon Exley MAAE

    April 19, 2022
    Peter Exley speaking at COP 26 in Glasgow.

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    Thought Leadership

    April 18, 2022
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    Sharon Exley MAAE

    April 19, 2022 /

    Designer of influence, Sharon Exley MAAE Associate ASID directs colleagues, clients, and next generation talents to discover the fun in architecture. As a culture builder, author, and mentor, she shares the value of social engagement through design.

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    Thought Leadership

    April 18, 2022

    Peter Exley FAIA RIBA

    May 17, 2022
    Peter Exley speaking at COP 26 in Glasgow.

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    April 12, 2022
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    The Questioneers at DuPage Children’s Museum

    April 18, 2022 /

    WIth a nod to mid-century modernism, the design of the DuPage Children’s Museum Questioneers exhibit brings the popular book characters – Iggy Peck, Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, Sofia Valdez, and Aaron Slater – to life in hands-on ways! Visitors engage in STEM activities alongside their favorite characters, who offer inspiration, passion, and perseverance.

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    DuPage Children’s Museum Renovation

    May 4, 2016

    The Cave at Young At Art

    November 18, 2012

    Exploration Station

    August 20, 2012
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    Leadership

    Thought Leadership

    April 18, 2022 /

    Sharon Exley and Peter Exley bring creativity and thought leadership to their work, their mentorship, strategic planning, writing, and speaking. The playmakers and principals participate in national and local conferences, panel discussions, lectures, workshops, and exhibitions to share the educative process and notions of participatory design to the greater architectural, design, educational and industry-centric communities.

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    Peter Exley FAIA RIBA

    May 17, 2022
    Peter Exley speaking at COP 26 in Glasgow.

    Speaking Engagements

    April 12, 2022
    Designer of Influence Sharon Exley

    Sharon Exley MAAE

    April 19, 2022
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    Architecture Is Fun

    April 15, 2022 /

    Architecture Is Fun Makes Everyday Life FUN!We listen and engage with clients and communities to develop relevant public spaces and meaningful experiences.

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    March 19, 2022
    AIA Chicago Firm of Year

    We Are AIA Chicago Firm of the Year!

    April 5, 2018

    Awards & Accomplishments

    May 11, 2012
  • Peter Exley speaking at COP 26 in Glasgow.
    Leadership

    Speaking Engagements

    April 12, 2022 /

    Please Invite Us! 
Thank you for reaching out to us about speaking engagements. Please let us know if you would like the design duo of Sharon and Peter Exley to speak, or an individual member of the team. We also facilitate workshops on storytelling, creativity, public space, and sustainable cities of our future.

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    Peter Exley FAIA RIBA

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    Designer of Influence Sharon Exley

    Sharon Exley MAAE

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    Thought Leadership

    April 18, 2022
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    Wrecked: Making Archaeology Fun

    April 8, 2022 /

    St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum Architecture Is Fun is making archaeology fun. The WRECKED salon is immersive and object-based. BY sensitively inserting a contemporary salon into a historic two-story keeper’s home, shipwreck stories are shared through the lens of archaeology. 

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    DuPage Children’s Museum Renovation

    May 4, 2016

    Evanston Public Library: Teen Loft

    August 25, 2012

    GreenSCAPES Environmental Education

    November 20, 2012
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    About Us

    Publications & Research

    March 19, 2022 /

    Architecture Is Fun makes everyday life fun. The studio’s ethos is based on the idea that architecture is one of the gateways to a more empathetic and equitable future. Sharon and Peter Exley believe making accessible places of learning, living, working, play, and fun to be indispensable for human growth and development. And they like to share these notions via Architecture Is Fun’s publications and research.

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    Awards & Accomplishments

    May 11, 2012
    ©Tony Smith

    Architecture Is Fun

    April 15, 2022
    AIA Chicago Firm of Year

    We Are AIA Chicago Firm of the Year!

    April 5, 2018
  • AIA Chicago Firm of Year
    About Us

    We Are AIA Chicago Firm of the Year!

    April 5, 2018 /

    Architecture Is Fun named AIA Chicago Firm of the Year is honored for their commitment to FUN, collaboration and their designs for “deeply humanistic and courageous” projects.

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    Awards & Accomplishments

    May 11, 2012
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    Publications & Research

    March 19, 2022
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