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Thomas Roszak Architecture - 7RR House
Thomas Roszak, AIA, an award-winning architect, was born in Chicago in 1966; he received an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects in 2008 and in 2005 was named one of "the world's top architects" by Architectural Digest. In his 24-year career, Roszak has developed, designed, and built commercial properties, hotels, condominiums, and award-winning private residences. He heads three separate companies: Thomas Roszak Architecture, devoted to architecture and planning; TR Management + Consulting, which focuses on project management and real estate consulting; and SteelGrass, LLC, dedicated to environmentally sensitive design-build projects and construction management for residential and commercial properties. He was an Adjunct Professor in the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, where he taught comprehensive architectural design and construction studio.
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- Thomas Roszak Architecture 7RR House
- Thomas Roszak Architecture 7RR
- Biography
- Glass House A Family Home
- Selected Projects
- References
Thomas Roszak Architecture - 7RR
Biography
Thomas Roszak received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1989. In 1996, after early-career positions at architecture and development firms in Chicago, he founded Roszak Architecture, Development, and Construction, located in Evanston, Illinois. Roszak/ADC developed and created projects representing more than $1 billion in the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Illinois, and Phoenix, Arizona. His condominium developments in Chicago and Evanston have been cited for their beauty, ingenuity, and sensitivity to people and the environment.
Glass House: A Family Home
The house of glass, concrete, and steel that Thomas Roszak designed and built for his wife and three children received an Honor Award for interior architecture from the American Institute of Architects in 2008. The AIA jury commented: "The transparency from the outside in and the inside out is a strong design concept. Not only does transparency unite the functional space of the floor plan with the environment, it informs the canvas about the use of color—the yellow structure, red core walls, and cherry floors tie directly to the seasonal vegetation, bringing the landscape into play as design elements."
In Glass House: A Family Home, published by Edizioni Press in 2007, Roszak writes about the realities of living in a transparent home and describes the process of creating warmth and comfort through a balance of design elements, technology, and landscaping.
Selected Projects
JeffJack Apartments, Chicago, Illinois (2012-2015) [1]
Glass Stair, Chicago, Illinois (2012-2013) [2]
Intercontinental Miami Hotel, Miami, Florida (2011-2013) [3]
Glass House, Northfield, Illinois (2002) [4]
Adler Planetarium Welcome Gallery, Chicago, Illinois [5]