Architecture and Politics – an interview with Thomas Jacobs, AIA

As arbiters of good design, architects often have to walk a fine line between competing factions, carefully weaving and dodging in order to find a balance that brings together disparate views and agendas for a common goal. Surprisingly, though, we’re not as eager to throw ourselves into the fray when it comes to politics even…

Small Steps, Big Impact – an interview with Ryan Gann, Associate AIA

As a designer at Ross Barney Architects, Ryan Gann, Assoc. AIA, has worked on some of the studio’s most ambitious civic projects. These architectural and urban design investigations have allowed him to collaborate with communities across Chicago and the world, expressing the role public space plays in everyday life. Most recently, his involvement with the…