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 goal is to create thoughtful spaces that help people live more purposeful, peaceful, and productive lives. This book is intended to be the guide for this journey.

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.

We have recently been included in a short list of best architectural firms in Chicago by Home Builder Digest. We are honored to be a part of this list alongside the six other amazing firms. "Instead of just focusing on aesthetics, Collective Office goes deeper by considering lifestyles, work dynamics, and the specific details that set its clients apart."

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.