News

2024 Summer Project Tours

Meet Nick Moorhouse

Habitat Build Day 2024

Meet Monica Musialowski

Can I Lower My Floor to Improve My Basement?

Columbus, Indiana Trip

Bricks, Inc Tour + Demo

Mentoring Millwork Design

Celebrating 30 Years of Inspired Spaces

Collaborating on Luxury Kitchen Trends

BBA Architects Continue to Educate

Finding Famous Architecture in a Cemetery

Don’t Demolish that house. Dismantle it.

Habitat for Humanity Build Day 2022

Modern Luxury Interiors North Shore

Aspire Design and Home Magazine

Historic Kenwood Remodel

Meet Maggie Willse

Tribute to Broad Shoulders 2022

De-code Electronics In Your Home

Employee Spotlight - Jennifer Hense, AIA

Modern River Cottage

New Homes on the Boards in 2021

Meet Jack Callahan

Creating Outdoor Spaces

High Gables

Allison Henry Interiors Alliance

Should You Hire an Interior Designer?

North Side River Home Taking Shape

Elmhurst Historic Preservation Commission

Tudor Kitchen Renovation

Renovate or Detonate

Deconstruct & Re-Use

1880’s Historic Queen Anne

Building a Traditional Jewel Box

Building at the water's edge

North Center Craftsman

Beer Tasting + Design Presentation

Home in Berlin, Germany Comes to Fruition.

Classicist, No. 16.

Raising the Roof

bba Architects Habitat Build Day

Pool House

Lincoln Park Transformation

Urban Deep Dig #1

Golf Course Home Update

Employee Spotlight - Erica Blawat, AIA

Luxury remodel of Lake Geneva home

Building Code Undergoing a Major Change

An Excellent Italian Adventure

Meet Monica Musialowski

Kelsey Munson on Jun 05, 2024

Read More

Tribute to Broad Shoulders 2022

created by on Nov 23, 2021

The annual event recognized Chicago Fire Department Firefighters and Paramedics for their bravery in action in the past year.

Read More

Historic Kenwood Remodel

created by on Feb 15, 2022

Work is poised to begin to restore a Historic Kenwood home designed by famed Chicago architect, Howard Doren van Shaw.

Read More

Meet Jack Callahan

Ed Twohey on May 16, 2021

Meet our associate architect Jack Callahan, who loves the craft of architecture.

Read More

High Gables

Ed Twohey on Dec 07, 2020

Our clients asked for a multi-generational living space with a prominent profile.

Read More

1880’s Historic Queen Anne

Ed Twohey on Apr 06, 2020

The broker reached out to BBA to research the property, and present solutions to entice potential buyers.

Read More

Raising the Roof

created by on Nov 17, 2019

When the clients first approached us they said, “Our house is ugly. What can we do to make it look better?”    

Read More

North Center Craftsman

Gary Beyerl on Mar 09, 2020

Our Craftsman has been delivered to the owners. The exterior detailing shines.

Read More

Meet Maggie Willse

Christina Dukes on Nov 29, 2021

Recent Notre Dame graduate represents the next generation of architects at BBA.

Read More

Luxury remodel of Lake Geneva home

created by on Sep 03, 2019

Lake Geneva Lake House project is complete, join us for a walk-through of this gorgeous property.

Read More

Allison Henry Interiors Alliance

Ed Twohey on Nov 22, 2020

Allison Henry has long been a go-to resource for us, as well as a valued collaborator with BBA.

BBA Architects Continue to Educate

Ed Twohey on Oct 28, 2022

We strive to keep our architectural staff updated on best practices for specifying and installing critical systems

Read More

Renovate or Detonate

Ed Twohey on Apr 21, 2020

The renovation conundrum. Keeping an old building has advantages. Is it worth the cost?

Read More

Deconstruct & Re-Use

Erica Blawat on Apr 21, 2020

Deconstruction is an environmentally-friendly alternative to standard demolition.

Read More

Elmhurst Historic Preservation Commission

created by on May 27, 2020

Senior Associate Erica Blawat is engaging in her local community by serving as the architect on the EHPC.

Read More

Modern Luxury Interiors North Shore

bba ARCHITECTS on Mar 17, 2022

Our English Golf Estate has been featured in Modern Luxury Interiors North Shore magazine

Read More

Pool House

created by on Oct 31, 2019

A luxury home is enhanced with a new pool and recreational building.

Read More

Golf Course Home Update

created by on Sep 17, 2019

Our new luxury residence adjacent to a golf course on the north shore of Chicago, Illinois has wrapped up.

Read More

Building a Traditional Jewel Box

Gary Beyerl on Mar 12, 2020

BBA turned a dream into reality with this carefully designed home.

Read More

Creating Outdoor Spaces

created by on Apr 06, 2021

BBA’s design process considers the connections between interiors and the surrounding outdoor spaces.

Read More

Collaborating on Luxury Kitchen Trends

BBA Architects and Joyelle Soucier on May 09, 2023

BBA collaborates with skilled providers for luxury kitchen designs, showcasing the latest trends.

Read More

Lincoln Park Transformation

created by on Oct 24, 2019

Last year, architects Gary Beyerl and Jack Callahan began working on the Lincoln Park Transformation project.

Read More

Building Code Undergoing a Major Change

created by on Aug 31, 2019

BBA principal Ed Twohey AIA has been participating, along with other architects, in one of several working groups to advise the Department of Buildings in drafting the new building code.

Read More

Urban Deep Dig #1

created by on Oct 09, 2019

Overcoming space challenges in 1980's Chicago townhouse where the only place to add space is by going down below.

Read More

Aspire Design and Home Magazine

created by on Feb 22, 2022

Our English Golf Estate has been featured in Aspire Design and Home Magazine

Read More

Building at the water's edge

Ed Twohey on Mar 09, 2020

Building a waterfront home requires thorough consideration. Give your architect a head start.

Read More

Don’t Demolish that house. Dismantle it.

bba ARCHITECTS on Apr 22, 2022

We were recently featured on the cover of Crain's Chicago Business

Read More

Classicist, No. 16.

Ed Twohey on Nov 19, 2019

We are thrilled to see that our Classic Georgian city home has been featured in the Classicist, No. 16.

Read More

Should You Hire an Interior Designer?

Ed Twohey on Oct 27, 2020

An interiors consultant has many advantages, and can produce fantastic results.

Read More

Home in Berlin, Germany Comes to Fruition.

Gary Beyerl on Dec 09, 2019

The universal language of architecture has allowed us to work in over 4 different languages!

Read More

bba Architects Habitat Build Day

created by on Nov 07, 2019

The bba team worked on the Habitat sponsored homes being constructed in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago.

Read More

Chestnut Orchard Home

Gary Beyerl on Oct 27, 2020

A retired chestnut orchard provides the focus of this rural retreat.

Read More

New Homes on the Boards in 2021

Ed Twohey on May 17, 2021

We have a number of wonderful new clients for these projects in the process of becoming homes.

Read More

Habitat for Humanity Build Day 2022

bba ARCHITECTS on Apr 01, 2022

The bba team worked on the Habitat sponsored homes being constructed in West Pullman, Chicago.

Read More

Mentoring Millwork Design

BBA Architects on Oct 03, 2023

Our team toured Wood Logic Millwork as part of our education initiative

Read More

Celebrating 30 Years of Inspired Spaces

created by on Aug 31, 2023

This year, we celebrate and reflect on three decades of realizing inspired spaces.

Read More

Finding Famous Architecture in a Cemetery

Ed Twohey on Oct 28, 2022

Early this autumn, BBA Architects took an afternoon tour of Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum in Chicago

Read More

North Side River Home Taking Shape

Ed Twohey on Jul 30, 2020

New home has waterfront views and is cohesive in scale and materials with the surrounding neighborhood homes

Read More

Bricks, Inc Tour + Demo

Monica Musialowski on Oct 10, 2023

A handful of BBA staff had the opportunity to participate in a hands-on masonry event.

Read More

Modern River Cottage

Erica Blawat on May 21, 2021

Located along the Chicago River, the home offers urban convenience with an unexpected landscape.

Read More

Columbus, Indiana Trip

BBA Architects on Oct 19, 2023

For a small city in Indiana, Columbus boasts a remarkable collection of architecture.

Read More

De-code Electronics In Your Home

created by on Oct 05, 2021

Every home can enjoy the benefits of electronic tools that were once only available to an exclusive group.

Read More

Beer Tasting + Design Presentation

Ed Twohey on Jan 23, 2020

On a chilly January evening, BBA Architects hosted an engaging event at the Wicker Park Inn. 

Read More

Employee Spotlight - Erica Blawat, AIA

created by on Sep 12, 2019

Without exception, Erica Blawat understands all the classical principles of architecture, but she’s just as well versed in how architecture can intersect with teaching...

Read More

Tudor Kitchen Renovation

Erica Blawat on May 27, 2020

This 1920’s Tudor kitchen remodel is defined by design collaboration

Read More

An Excellent Italian Adventure

Ed Twohey, AIA - Principal on Nov 29, 2018

in 2018, Partners Ed Twohey and Gary Beyerl spent a week in Europe, largely as the guests of the S. Anselmo Company, manufacturer of brick, tile and roofing.

Read More

Meet Nick Moorhouse

Kelsey Munson on Aug 21, 2024

Read More

2024 Summer Project Tours

Erica Blawat, AIA on Sep 19, 2024

Read More