needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message krueck and sexton architects practice information key architects ron krueck mark sexton tom jacobs founded 1979 location chicago illinois united states significant works and honors 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 . citation needed contents 1 overview 2 honors and awards 3 selected projects 3.1 cultural public 3.2 commercial 3.3 residential 3.4 preservation 4 references 5 external links overview edit krueck sexton architects has completed a variety of projects that have received us national and regional awards . citation needed their design process is marked by close client collaboration . citation needed they are known for their interdisciplinary approach and research based studio culture . 1 currently when 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 . 2 the firm s architectural point of view states that space daylight scale proportion materiality and detail matter most . 3 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 . 4 among the firms designs are chicago s spertus institute and crown fountain . 5 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 . 6 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 . 7 gsa design excellence office building . crown hall south . eisenhower competition entry . honors and awards edit 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 . citation needed 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 . 8 aia chicago firm of the year 2004 american institute of architects national honor awards aia chicago chapter honor awards 9 good design is good business award business week architectural record top ten green project us department of energy chicagoans of the year chicago tribune 2005 ron krueck and mark sexton 4 american institute of architects national young architect award 2012 tom jacobs 10 40 under 40 top architects in the usa interiors magazine 1986 interior design hall of fame rudy bruner award for urban excellence 11 selected projects edit cultural public edit spertus institute of jewish studies chicago il completed 2007 spertus institute is known for its all glass fa ade 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 . the first modern addition to a landmarked historic street wall cheryl kent wrote of the building its crystalline fa ade fits in superbly if surprisingly on a street full of stone and brick landmarks mostly from the turn of the 19th century . the new spertus is both resolutely contemporary and respectful of its distinguished neighbors . citation needed in 2008 the year after it was completed spertus institute won an aia chicago building award and aia divine detail award building of the year by interior design magazine and became the first museum in chicago to become leed certified . clarification needed 12 13 crown fountain chicago il 2004 12 14 15 chicago children s museum chicago il un built 16 commercial edit gsa design excellence office building miramar fl 2014 17 shure incorporated technology center niles il 2004 a 75 000 sf state of the art addition built to accommodate the design and testing of shure inc. s high performance audio products . 18 shure incorporated s.n. theater niles il 2009 18 1100 first street washington d.c. completed 2009 a 350 000 sf office building which received leed cs gold . 19 residential edit steel glass house chicago il 1981 kenneth frampton is quoted as saying the steel glass house represents the neo miesianism of the latter day chicago school at its most sophisticated . designed and built in a time when post modernism was the prevailing architectural style the steel and glass house won a national aia honor award in 1986 and an aia chicago distinguished building award . 20 transparent house ii gulf coast completed 2005 12 21 stainless steel apartment chicago il 1992 a duplex apartment in mies van der rohe s landmark 860 880 lake shore drive apartments . 22 23 cloud ii apartment milwaukee wi completed 2009 24 preservation edit 860 880 lake shore drive apartments restoration chicago il completed 2009 25 26 references edit krueck sexton architects . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . brake allen . unveiled federal office building . architects newspaper . retrieved 29 october 2014 . krueck sexton architects studio . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . a b kamin blair december 25 2005 . ronald krueck and mark sexton partnership takes modernism in new directions makes it look easy . chicago tribune . boat tours capture some of chicago s architectural history . saukvalley.com . sauk valley newspapers . associated press . 18 may 2008 . mullaney thomas 12 march 2008 . creative visions but for many millions less . the new york times . mies van der rohe s lake shore drive restoration krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 29 march 2010 . kreuck sexton architects . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . aia chicago design night archies . aiachicago.org . retrieved 29 october 2014 . american institute of architects . aia.org . retrieved 29 october 2014 . rudy bruner award for urban excellence . bruner foundation . retrieved 3 september 2013 . a b c glassworks . vimeo.com . 16 november 2011 . spertus institute krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 5 november 2009 . crown fountain krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 4 february 2011 . innovating in chicago today . vimeo.com . 16 november 2011 . chicago children s museu krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . gsa federal office building krueck sexton architects . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . a b shure inc. technology center krueck sexton architects . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . 1100 first street krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 21 september 2011 . a steel and glass house krueck sexton architects . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . transparent house ii krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 8 february 2011 . a stainless steel apartment krueck sexton architects . ksarch.com . retrieved 29 october 2014 . famed stainless steel apartment lists atop mies 860 lsd . curbed chicago . retrieved 29 october 2014 . cloud ii apartment krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 3 october 2011 . 860 880 restoration krueck & sexton architects . archdaily.com . 9 march 2010 . restoring modernism . vimeo.com . 16 november 2011 . external links edit krueck sexton architects website the art institute of chicago oral history of ronald a. krueck retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title krueck and sexton architects & oldid 743337463 categories architecture firms based in chicagodesign companies established in 19791979 establishments in illinoishidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2014all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2014vague or ambiguous time from october 2014wikipedia articles needing 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