From 1977 to 2022 drivearchitecture functioned as a multidisciplinary, multidimensional practice in Chicago providing a one-stop solution for clients requiring comprehensive strategic planning and design services including expertise in architecture, engineering, space planning, interior and graphic design.
During this time drivearchitecture designed over eight million square feet of commercial, institutional and residential projects for over seven hundred clients in the Chicago Metropolitan area, including long-term relationships with Motorola, Grainger, Hewitt/Aon, Kaplan Educational, 20th Century Fox, Parker-Hannifin, Hewlett-Packard, Elkay Manufacturing, Baxter Pharmaceutical, Pace Bus, and VanVlissingen & Co.
With a bias toward context, complexity, and resource conservation, we excel in the renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of existing buildings and historical structures, particularly when these projects are situated in urban contexts.
In 2022 we moved away from a client-centered practice, reclaiming the space needed to reimagine the role of architects situated within interdependent complex systems.
"House of Cards - Adrift in a Sea of Propaganda" - 2022 Competition Finalist in "Architizer - One Rendering Challenge"