P K & Associates

APMonarch LLC is an architecture and design firm based in Chicago, dedicated to creating visionary projects that uphold beauty while respecting budget constraints. With a collaborative approach, they empower teams, organizations, and communities to develop economically, environmentally, and socially viable solutions. The firm's extensive experience spans various sectors, including civic, cultural, aviation, and higher education, where they have successfully worked on notable projects such as the Field Museum's long-term space plan and the University of Chicago's LEED Platinum certified Keller Center. APMonarch emphasizes the importance of healthy environments, designing with clients' well-being in mind for projects that aim to serve future generations. Generated from the website

UrbanLab: architecture + urban design UrbanLab is an architecture and urban design firm with a reputation as a professional practice known for its innovative solutions to, and long-range strategies for, the problems of both public and private communities. Our projects span scales, from large, urban proposals to small, residential projects to architecture installations, but our primary interest is in forward-looking projects that speculate on a more resilient and resourceful tomorrow. Our design process is characterized by deep inquiry and collaborative exchange ; design work is informed by intensive research and an experimental approach. UrbanLab strives to invent innovative, environmentally responsible design solutions and create spaces that establish healthy connections between people and their environments. Current architecture projects include the design of private houses and commercial building renovations. Current urban design projects include a study for infrastructural stormwater management systems that mimic nature by integrating stormwater into roadway, building and site development to reduce the damaging effects of urbanization on Lake Michigan and rivers/streams throughout the Chicago region. UrbanLab is also a research laboratory actively engaged in examining American cities and American-style megalopolises. Martin Felsen is Principal Investigator for research projects funded by the National Science Foundation ( NSF ), Chicago Environmental Fund and the American Institute of Architect's College of Fellows Latrobe Prize ( 2009 ). The broad goal of UrbanLab's research is to re-conceptualize the design of buildings and the public-way urban infrastructure grid in order to ( 1 ) reduce reliance on non-renewable, non-local energy sources, ( 2 ) sustain water resources, and ( 3 ) design more effective uses of community assets to improve the health of natural systems and the wealth of people, today and in the future.

Borderless Studio is an architecture and urban design practice based in Chicago, specializing in collaborative design agency through interdisciplinary projects. Their commitment to cultivating healthy, vibrant, and meaningful places is reflected in their diverse portfolio, which includes urban planning, community engagement, and exhibit installations. Notable projects include the California Avenue Streetscape, which aims to enhance connectivity in the Little Village neighborhood, and the HAJI Healing Salon in Bronzeville, designed to promote wellness through versatile community spaces. Through innovative design methods, Borderless Studio engages with communities to shape the future of cities at various scales, from local buildings to regional planning. Generated from the website