Congratulations to Maryville Academy's ribbon cutting ceremony of their newest program for medically fragile children, Saint Catherine of Siena, helping to improve the lives of children in need. The new facility will provide care and support to medically fragile youth. MKB Architects

Walsh Academy will welcome new students for the 2024 school year! MKB Architects worked with Maryville Foundation to transform a closed, 1950’s school into a vocational & technical high school campus. A new entrance welcomes the next generation of students,

The oldest Italian-American community in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood is seeking a 21st-century revitalization. With the designs being presented to the parish, The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii anticipates joining the "beauty of the past" with the "creativity of

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Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) welcomed the surrounding community to a grand celebration and opening of Chicago's first INVEST South/West project to the public, the Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub. The event allowed the community to tour the restored property,

We all know about homelessness in our city of Chicago and nationwide

We had a wonderful time yesterday evening hosting Gateway Foundation's #RecoveryAwarenessMonth Reception & Panel, hosted by their Young Professionals Board, in our office- one of the first in-person events in our office in a while! Participants had the chance to

Thank you Covenant House Illinois (CHIL) for featuring Geraldine Kelley in one of their latest interviews! Our principal & owner Geri takes a look back on the team's experience engaging with staff and residents during Phases 1 & 2 of CHIL's

MKB Architects joined Norcon, Inc. for Habitat for Humanity Chicago's Build Day in the West Pullman neighborhood. Habitat for Humanity's new Construction Industry Initiative is to create more awareness in our industry and to bring more firms in to support the organization and participate

Congratulations to Covenant House Illinois on the ribbon cutting for their new youth shelter in #EastGarfieldPark. MKB Architects attended the opening celebrations for the completion of Phases 1 & 2 out of 3 for Covenant House's redevelopment, a facility intended to serve as temporary

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We are excited to share our team’s concept for the C40Cities Reinventing Cities Competition for the Chicago Loop site! The Inspiration Exchange is a dynamic community hub that overcomes social barriers, creates opportunity, and models climate justice to Chicago and

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved the lease for a new Mile Square health clinic in Auburn Gresham that will bring vital healthcare access to the underserved community on Chicago’s far south side. UI Health Mile Square will

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 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 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

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

     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

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

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

    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

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

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

MKB Architects' Lincoln Park Community Services project featured in the Crain's Chicago Business article "To tackle a lack of affordable housing, nonprofits become developers"