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Opinion

How to Build a House, From An Architect Who Does It Daily

09 • 09 • 2025 How We Operate, Opinion

A male architect stands in a partially constructed room holding blueprints, surrounded by exposed wooden framing and beams. The image has the moss logo in the bottom right corner.

The NYT skipped a crucial step: start with an architect. Architect-led design-build turns needs, site, and budget into a cohesive home; something design-based apps and can’t calibrate

Fireproof Architecture, Concrete Houses and California Wildfires

01 • 17 • 2025 Environment, Opinion

Moss Chicago Architect Fireproof Architecture formed concrete walls

Can fireproof architecture save homes from wildfires? We explain various design elements to create more fire-resilient structures.

Home for All Ages: Multigenerational Residential Design

07 • 18 • 2024 Case Studies, Opinion

Moss Chicago Architect Home For All Ages Multigenerational Residential Design glass and concrete house with a garden, greenhouse, trees

Multigenerational residential designs create private spaces for each generation, creating independent living while keeping the entire family connected under one roof.

Living Above the Store: The Case for Live-Work Buildings

03 • 09 • 2023 Opinion, Work Life Balance

Living above the store

Live-work buildings, the combination storefront/apartment building, is a global phenomenon, anchoring the vibrancy of a local community while building diversity into the economy.

Plan for Montrose Beach Dunes & Lakeshore

11 • 12 • 2019 Opinion

Plan For Montrose Beach

Architecture and good design can enhance interactions with nature. Our proposal expands the natural areas to increase wildlife habitat and the addition of a nature center and viewing towers offers unobstructed views of wildlife activity at Montrose Beach Dunes and surrounding bird sanctuary.

PARK(ing) Day 2019

09 • 20 • 2019 Environment, Moss Projects, Opinion, Transporation

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It’s a dual celebration! We are celebrating our 10th year in business by building a temporary park, complete with urban chickens, bocce ball, pizza and cold beverages.

Converting Empty Space to Coworking Space

11 • 29 • 2018 Opinion, Preservation

Converting Empty Space Featured

With coworking concepts continuing to evolve, converting vacant spaces and updating dead zones within properties can revitalize and appeal to a more mobile consumer.

The Firm, An Architectural Tour

07 • 10 • 2018 Opinion

Featured Image The Firm Header

The Firm, a 1993 movie based on the John Grisham novel, creates a memorable architectural landscape in Memphis, Tennessee.

Four Keys To Modern Office Design

01 • 18 • 2018 Opinion

Featured Image Sketch Which One

Where we do our work is constantly in flux with the pace of technology.

LEDs Make Light Pollution Worse—But What’s the Solution?

12 • 14 • 2017 Environment, Opinion

Led Featured

It turns out a lot can be wrong with too much, too bright city lighting.

Long Live the Local Picture Show: Design Lessons from Local Theaters

08 • 08 • 2017 Chicago, Opinion

The Logan Featured Image

Design lessons from local cinema: The Logan Theatre

Logan Square Spotlight: Bric-a-Brac Records is a uniquely Chicago community

04 • 06 • 2017 Chicago, Opinion

Figures Featured

We chat with Bric-a-Brac’s Nick Mayor about being a safe and supportive community space in Logan Square

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