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Behind the Design of Apothecary Lounge: A Chicago Cocktail Bar Renovation

Apothecary Lounge, our latest hospitality project, is now open in Wrigleyville. The moody cocktail bar occupies the ground floor of a three-story mixed-use building, in a space that was previously a sushi restaurant. This was a complete gut renovation of the interior and exterior, transforming the existing restaurant through a cocktail bar design that reshaped […]

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Design for Deconstruction: Architects should Plan for Less Waste

12 • 08 • 2015

Design for Deconstruction: Architects should Plan for Less Waste

Paris Climate Talks: the Importance of Visualizing Climate Change

12 • 03 • 2015

Paris Climate Talks: the Importance of Visualizing Climate Change

Keeping An Eye on the Paris Climate Talks: Climate Change in Six Infographics

12 • 01 • 2015

Keeping An Eye on the Paris Climate Talks: Climate Change in Six Infographics

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

11 • 24 • 2015

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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