Journal

AIA Chicago hosts the CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network) Symposium, an event dedicated to the advancement of custom residential architecture and beyond. Jeff Klymson was one of 5 architects to speak about their perspectives and innovative ideas about the design process.

Our book Speaking Architecture has made it to the top of the Amazon Bestseller list in the Architecture Project Management category. Many thanks to everyone who, directly or indirectly, has supported this guide to the architectural process and we hope it serves as a valuable tool for its readers in their construction journeys.

After a long process of writing and editing, Jeff Klymson's book Speaking Architecture: From Concept to Construction to Completion is now ready to give any prospective client, contractor, or student the confidence to effectively communicate through the language of architecture. The book goes on sale on Amazon in Dec.

2023 Architecture Master Prize - Workplace Interior

Situated within an existing warehouse with 35’ ceilings, this new space for a growing Chicago company includes a new corporate office, laboratory, manufacturing area, and warehouse space for the production of their products.

2023 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Interior

Our intervention enables the homeowners to seamlessly navigate through the townhouse in an efficient layout; a transformation of a generic, developer-driven interior into a residential experience that reflects the detailed-oriented personalities of our client.

2023 Architecture Master Prize - Honorable Mention Commercial Architecture

2023 Architecture Master Prize - Honorable Mention Other Architecture

This new project is an operations office that has been designed to embrace transparency and view, with a deep connection to site and place. The Massing of building has been designed to join the site, with a program and operational character of the project specific to this client.

2023 AIA Chicago Design Excellence Merit Award

Soldier Field House wins Chicago AIA Design Excellence Merit Award. This project is exemplary for our practice in its minimal design and restrained palette. We are grateful to all involved for the realization of this special project.

2022 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Interior

We are so excited to announce that our Lake Geneva House has been awarded an Architecture Master Prize. This is a very important project for our practice. One that allowed the exploration of modern minimal design and detailing with a very constrained material palette.

2022 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Single Family

2022 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Interior

We are so excited to announce that our Soldier Field House has been awarded two Architecture Master Prizes. This is a very important project for our practice. One that allowed the exploration of modern minimal design and detailing.

2020 AIA SPA Honor Award

We are pleased to announce that the Lake Geneva Residence has won a 2020 AIA SPA Honor Award. We hope you enjoy this project as much as we do!

Collective Office launches a new web interface to better communicate to the world. We strive to make our approach simple and keep our work relevant. We take this approach to all projects, we view our office as an active project and our website as our public storefront to the world. We hope you enjoy this experience as much as we have enjoyed creating it.

Collective Office turned 10 in March of 2019. We are happy to be creating the work we do, with the great clients we have, along with the best consultants and contractors in our industry. Thank-you to all who have been part of our journey!