Founded 1979 | ||
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Key architects Ron Krueck
Mark Sexton
Tom Jacobs Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Projects Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Crown Fountain
Steel and Glass House
Herman Miller National Design Center, Chicago |
Krueck and Sexton Architects is an architecture practice in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded by Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton in 1979. Tom Jacobs was named the third principal in 2011.
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Overview
Krueck+Sexton Architects has completed a variety of projects that have received US national and regional awards. Their design process is marked by close client collaboration. They are known for their interdisciplinary approach and research-based studio culture. Currently, the firm’s design for a New Federal Office Building with a net-zero energy target by 2030 is under construction and is scheduled to open in 2014.
The firm’s architectural point of view states that space, daylight, scale, proportion, materiality, and detail matter most.
Blair Kamin stated in an article he wrote about the practice when named "Chicagoans of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune that “Unlike today’s solo-oriented “starchitects,” Krueck and Sexton form a true partnership, relying heavily on their complimentary talents. Krueck conceptualizes. Sexton questions. Krueck refines.”
Among the firms designs are Chicago's Spertus Institute and Crown Fountain. Spertus Institute is known for its striking all glass facade that provides views towards Grant Park and Lake Michigan, where 726 panes of glass in over 500 different shapes and sizes were used while simultaneously staying within a tight budget. Krueck and Sexton worked in close collaboration with artist Jaume Plensa to help realize his design for Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park.
The firm has also completed restoration work on Mies van der Rohe's 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments where the facades were recoated and cleaned, the plaza was restored with a new concealed drainage system, and new sandblasted glass was used in the lobby, which more accurately represents the original design.
Honors and awards
Krueck and Sexton Architects has been the recipient of many national and regional awards for their designs, most notably for the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, the Steel and Glass House, Crown Fountain, Herman Miller National Showroom in Chicago, and Phillips Plastics Custom Molding Facility. The firm’s work has been featured and exhibited nationally and internationally by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, A+U, Global Architecture, The Whitney Museum, The Museum of Modern Art and many others. Both Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton are members of American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.