Inspiration Exchange Shortlisted As Finalist in C40 Reinventing Cities Competition
MKB Architects, in partnership with Mir Collective, are the Architect partners for the Turnstone Development / Refettorio Chicago team, one of the five finalist teams for the C40 Reinventing Cities Competition Chicago Loop site. "The City of Chicago and its partners
MKB Architects & Mir Collective Selected As An INVEST South/West Prequalified Design Firm
MKB Architects and Mir Collective are excited to announce that our team's partnership has been chosen as one of the 32 pre-qualified design firms for the City of Chicago's INVEST South/West community improvement initiative. Over the next three years, INVEST South/West
MKB Architects is Hiring!
MKB Architects is currently seeking qualified candidates for Project Architect and Project Manager positions! We are a collaborative firm in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago specializing in working with non-profit and faith-based clients. Our studio is passionate about being able
Lincoln Park Community Services Recipient of Chicago Building 2020 Congress Merit Award
The MKB-designed Lincoln Park Community Services (LPCS) project is the winner of the Chicago Building Congress Merit Awards - Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Under $15M category. The 28,000 sf building has 20 units of permanent supportive housing, 48 beds of interim
Always Growing Auburn Gresham Team wins $10M Chicago Prize!
MKB is excited to share that the Always Growing Auburn Gresham team has been awarded the Pritzker Traubert Foundation's $10M Chicago Prize! The Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub and the Renewable Energy and Urban Farming Campus are both projects
Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub Featured In Blair Kamin’s Chicago Tribune Column
MKB Architect's Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub was featured in Blair Kamin's Chicago Tribune column, "Can Architects help revive Chicago's South and West Sides?" on July 24, 2020. “Design matters
Groundbreaking For Historic St. Francis of Assisi Monastery Renovation And New Parish Center
Our new project with St. Francis of Assisi Parish and the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph officially broke ground last week in Milwaukee's Haylard Park neighborhood. The project is a new 16,200 sq ft parish center and a renovation
Geri Kelley Selected For Crain’s 2020 Notable Women In Construction and Design
Congratulation to MKB Architects Principal Geraldine H. Kelley, AIA for being selected as one of Crain's 2020 Notable Women in Construction and Design! Geraldine is among Chicago's notable women selected for their achievements in traditionally male-dominated sectors. The winners were
Covenant House Illinois Launches Renovations for New Site
MKB Architect's client Covenant House Illinois announced the plans for their new site in East Garfield Park at a pre-construction ceremony and hard hat tour this week. Mayor Lightfoot, 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, and Covenant House International President Kevin
Healthy Lifestyle Hub Team Finalist for Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s Chicago Prize
MKB Architects is honored to be part of the Auburn Gresham team, selected as one of the six finalists for the Pritzker Traubert Foundation's Chicago Prize to help transform the neighborhood of Auburn Gresham with affordable housing, a green energy