Ideas drive design, design is driven by collaborative action.

Systems

Black and white photo of magnussen house with geometric cube volumes

From nature to architecture.

Stewardship

Larry Booth looking over a prairie at the chicken coop in lake bluff

Tread lightly on the environment.

Beauty

palm springs house as seen from the rocky valley below

Harmony, balance, proportion.

Spirit

Old saint patricks church holy water vessel

From ancient to modern.

Performance

Glass facade of republic doors and windows office at dusk with purple reflections of clouds

Do more with less.

Process

Larry Booth hand sketch of Navy Pier design

Client defined process.

Permanence

Street view of mohawk residence with brown brickwork and white window trim accents

Build to last.