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Orders is the architectural practice of Jordan Hicks. Through careful consideration of space and construction technique, Orders projects are functional and efficient. Through focus on unorthodox shape and material, these same projects are playful, surprising, and gently psychedelic. Orders projects have been featured in the New York Times and Dwell online. As part of his practice, Jordan also designs furniture. These pieces work simultaneously as components of architecture and as small-scale tests for new design techniques and sensibilities. Additionally, he writes to explore concepts about buildings, geometry, culture, and meaning; his critical work has been published in Log, Midwestern Architecture Journeys, The Avery Review, Avery Shorts, MONU, PLAT, Dimensions, and elsewhere. Jordan is a registered architect in Illinois, He also teaches design studios and graduate courses in architectural representation at Illinois Institute of Technology. He lives in Chicago’s Belmont Gardens neighborhood with his writer partner.

Range Design & Architecture is a Chicago-based Architecture and Design firm focusing on the intersection of art, architecture, design, and landscape. They believe that good design is not precluded by real-world constraints. In fact, they welcome them, often finding inspiration in reconciling seemingly competing demands placed on a project. They view these intersections as opportunities. Considering all aspects of the work including the physical, cultural, and economic context along with their client’s vision, budget, and schedule they seek to reach a balance of the pragmatic and the poetic.

Tom Lee Studio is an architecture and design practice based in Chicago. Thriving on projects with latent complexities and tensions, the studio seeks to craft solutions that appear simple yet are thoughtful and rigorous compositions of space, materials, and experience, reflecting the unique circumstances of each project. Ideologically, the studio endeavors to create architecture that is true to our time and place, prioritizing integrity over style, narrative over aesthetics, quality over quantity, preservation over demolition, natural over artificial, and the timeless over the fashionable. The work negotiates the fluidity of life with precision in craft and attention to detail, seeking a poetic pragmatism that aspires to endure and age gracefully over time. This approach allows the studio to undertake work across a wide range of scales and typologies. Founded in 2023 by Tom Lee, whose work has appeared in numerous publications and has won multiple design awards, including the Chicago Prize for his entry in the Chicago Architectural Club’s Thompson Center Competition. Notable projects include Leavitt House, House with a Hole, a net-zero advanced manufacturing facility, House in Three Parts, and a Buddhist cultural center, among others.