Chicago Architects Blog by Moss Design

Queen Anne Single-Family Renovation | Restoring History for Modern Family Living

This Queen Anne renovation restores historic character while expanding livable space. By reworking the rear elevation, improving the building envelope, and modernizing infrastructure, we renovated the home for daily living, allowing old and new to coexist.

Moss Chicago Architect Queen Anne Renovation

The moss::: List: Best Recipe Spots for Thanksgiving (or For Any Occasion)

11 • 24 • 2015

The moss::: List: Best Recipe Spots for Thanksgiving (or For Any Occasion)

It’s Going to Snow, Chicago. Let’s All Be Adults About Shoveling Our Shared Spaces

11 • 19 • 2015

It’s Going to Snow, Chicago. Let’s All Be Adults About Shoveling Our Shared Spaces

Enduring beauty and usefullness: Why we still judge buildings by Vitruvian Standards

11 • 17 • 2015

Enduring beauty and usefullness: Why we still judge buildings by Vitruvian Standards

Against Disposable Architecture: Moss Wants to Design for the Duration

11 • 12 • 2015

Against Disposable Architecture: Moss Wants to Design for the Duration

The Real Potential for Solar Power in the USA

11 • 10 • 2015

The Real Potential for Solar Power in the USA

What really makes strong neighborhoods? And why cities like Chicago are rich in them

11 • 05 • 2015

What really makes strong neighborhoods? And why cities like Chicago are rich in them

Smart Architecture Solves the Political Problem of Gender Neutral Restrooms

11 • 02 • 2015

Smart Architecture Solves the Political Problem of Gender Neutral Restrooms

The Sexiest Halloween Costume is … An Architect. It’s really easy, too.

10 • 29 • 2015

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The Sexiest Halloween Costume is … An Architect. It’s really easy, too.

Halloween Community Building: Spooky Decor and Trick-or-Treating Strengthens Neighborhoods

10 • 27 • 2015

Halloween Community Building: Spooky Decor and Trick-or-Treating Strengthens Neighborhoods

Recycling Building Sites: Brownfield Development

10 • 22 • 2015

Recycling Building Sites: Brownfield Development

A Sandy Happy Ending: Steel Industrial Site Redeveloped for Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore

10 • 20 • 2015

A Sandy Happy Ending: Steel Industrial Site Redeveloped for Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore

The Summer Sound of Chicago: Celebrating our Urban Acoustic Ecology

10 • 15 • 2015

The Summer Sound of Chicago: Celebrating our Urban Acoustic Ecology