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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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    November 19, 2012

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    October 20, 2012

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    August 22, 2012
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    What Keeps a Great Music Venue Great?

    February 19, 2022 /

    Rock ‘n’ roll addicts, we’ve spent many formative and memorable evenings, ear plugs in place, at renown rock venues. The best venues seem to have as Gibson Guitars so eloquently wrote: “…a raggedly dilapidated quality that feels part and parcel of rock music itself.” So when renovating a venue as we’re doing right now, how do we retain its inherent authenticity, vibe, and heritage?

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    Ronald McDonald House

    November 24, 2012

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    April 23, 2014
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    University of Chicago Lillie House

    February 28, 2022
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    Frost Art Museum

    April 23, 2014 /

    The renovated family gallery is “super chill,” designed to be worthy of a child’s curiosity and adult admiration, demonstrating everyone is hard-wired for creativity. The whiteness of the space serves as a blank slate for artistic expression and media exploration, from new-age technologies, including a Smart Table™, projector and iPads, to traditional art-making. It is an environment rich in evocative objects and commissioned art installations that inspire active learning, choices, and social engagement. Both orientation and terminus, the discovery gallery is “the place” that frames museum visits.

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    The Cave at Young At Art

    November 18, 2012

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    June 21, 2013

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    October 20, 2012
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    Pediatric Prototype

    June 21, 2013 /

    Make Pediatric Visits Happier. Challenged by an entrepreneurial medical practice to make pediatric visits happier, Architecture Is Fun creates a charming design embedded with forward-thinking strategies, technologies, and interactive fun.

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    The Questioneers at DuPage Children’s Museum

    April 18, 2022

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    April 23, 2014

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    November 18, 2012
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    Ronald McDonald House

    November 24, 2012 /

    The house brings the serenity that families are looking for. ~ Mary Agnes Laguatan, Director of Programs, Ronald McDonald House Charities Building a multifamily “home away from home” for families of seriously ill children demonstrates the importance of building a sense of community through support, socialization, and shared experience. The three-story house nestled in a grove of trees greets families upon arrival, expressing the essence of home.

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    The Questioneers at DuPage Children’s Museum

    April 18, 2022

    The Latin School of Chicago

    October 22, 2012

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    September 2, 2012
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    Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo

    November 23, 2012 /

    …a project that appeals to adults while delighting children. ~ Neal David, AIA, Vice President, Lincoln Park Zoo. Tucked right in the Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo is a building containing the canopy climbing adventure. Is it awesome? It’s pretty awesome. ~ Linda Marisicano, Blogger and Parent, Babble Chicago. Lincoln Park Zoo is also home to the Canopy Climbing Adventure, considered one of Chicago’s best indoor play spaces (and still a secret to many parents). ~ Dave Wischnowsky, Columnist, Webtimes Online.

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    November 24, 2012

    St. Chrysostom’s Day School

    August 22, 2012
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    Evanston Public Library: Children’s Library

    November 20, 2012 /

    Making Room for Growth With collections exceeding capacity and unanticipated citywide increase in juvenile population, the Evanston Public Library had little room to grow. This challenging renovation reconfigured and re-envisioned the formal library, transforming it into a literary children’s garden of delights.

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    Lillie House Envisioning

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    GreenSCAPES Environmental Education

    November 20, 2012
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    The Latin School of Chicago

    October 22, 2012 /

    The Interactive Science Forum:  The New Wave for Education Fusing together the creative processes of science and art, the 2200 square foot Interactive Science Forum provides students hands-on access to scientific concepts and new technologies, and perspectives into the beauty and complexity of our natural world.

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    WonderSCAPES Preschool & Early Learning Exhibit

    November 23, 2012
    Lillie House Envisioning

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    Young At Art Museum

    June 21, 2015
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    DuPage Children’s Museum

    September 2, 2012 /

    Having fun should be a given for a project as playful and stimulating as the creation of a children’s museum. Our renovation process presented challenges that were addressed collaboratively, creatively, and with quirky good humor. It’s easy for an architectural firm to tell you that they work collaboratively but with this team, the collaborative process was a reality. ~ Susan Broad, Executive Director, DuPage Children’s Museum

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    November 20, 2012

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    June 21, 2015

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    Evanston Public Library: Teen Loft

    August 25, 2012 /

    Carving Out Room and Resource For Teens Wow. This is the first time I’ve been in here and I love it! It’s so teenagerish. I really wish my room looked like this!  You’re kidding, teens helped design this?!  I didn’t know cool stuff like that went on. ~ Evanston High School Senior

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    September 2, 2012
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