bKL Architecture

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: Chicago

At bKL Architecture, they are committed to designing projects that only enhance the contexts in which we build, responding to the needs of clients, users and surrounding communities, while anticipating future uses and desires.

Founded by Thomas Kerwin in 2010 with the support of James Loewenberg, bKL is a team of passionate designers and practitioners with expertise in a variety of markets and project types. They design sophisticated, inspiring spaces and structures that are timeless yet forward-thinking.

bKL Architecture’s open studio environment encourages a spirited exchange of ideas. Their culturally diverse team brings together a broad range of skills, experiences and backgrounds to create a vibrant atmosphere and design process. At the center of their process is a focus on in-depth analysis, intensive experimentation and collaboration.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Shenzhen Tower	Shenzhen	-	642 m / 2,106 ft
2	The St. Regis Chicago	Chicago	2020	362.9 m / 1,191 ft
3	Lakeshore East I Tower	Chicago	2023	289.6 m / 950 ft
4	UBTECH Headquarters	Shenzhen	-	212 m / 696 ft
5	Cirrus	Chicago	2021	171.4 m / 562 ft
6	The Selby	Toronto	2019	170.6 m / 560 ft
7	300 NMA	Chicago	2022	157.6 m / 517 ft
8	Wolf Point West	Chicago	2016	147.8 m / 485 ft
9	Coast at Lakeshore East	Chicago	2013	142.2 m / 467 ft
10	MILA	Chicago	2016	135.5 m / 444 ft

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Shenzhen Tower	Shenzhen	-	642 m / 2,106 ft
2	H700	Shenzhen	-	608 m / 1,995 ft
3	The St. Regis Chicago	Chicago	2020	363 m / 1,191 ft
4	Lakeshore East I Tower	Chicago	2023	290 m / 950 ft
5	UBTECH Headquarters	Shenzhen	-	212 m / 696 ft
6	201 North Columbus	Chicago	-	196 m / 642 ft
7	Cirrus	Chicago	2021	171 m / 562 ft
8	The Selby	Toronto	2019	171 m / 560 ft
9	300 NMA	Chicago	2022	158 m / 517 ft
10	501 Brazos Street	Austin	-	154 m / 504 ft
11	Wolf Point West	Chicago	2016	148 m / 485 ft
12	Coast at Lakeshore East	Chicago	2013	142 m / 467 ft
13	MILA	Chicago	2016	136 m / 444 ft
14	Garrison Point Tower 1	Toronto	2020	127 m / 417 ft
15	Cascade	Chicago	2021	123 m / 403 ft
16	Exhibit on Superior	Chicago	2017	109 m / 357 ft
17	5th & Brazos	Austin	2021	109 m / 357 ft
18	Gio Midtown	Miami	2020	106 m / 348 ft
19	160 North Morgan	Chicago	2024	103 m / 338 ft
20	Renelle on the River	Chicago	2019	67 m / 221 ft
21	Union West Tower 1	Chicago	2020	59 m / 193 ft
22	Union West Tower 2	Chicago	2020	57 m / 186 ft
23	Hazel National Landing North Building	Arlington	-	51 m / 167 ft
24	GEMS World Academy - Chicago, Lower School	Chicago	2014	47 m / 156 ft
25	Hazel National Landing South Building	Arlington	-	41 m / 135 ft
26	193 North Columbus	Chicago	2024	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving bKL Architecture

Chicago Future Leaders to Tour Vista Tower (Sold Out)

08 August 2019

The CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee will lead a tour of Vista Tower, which upon completion will be the tallest Chicago building designed by a woman.

CTBUH Staff Reaches New Heights at Chicago's Vista Tower

14 December 2018

To bring a successful year to a close, CTBUH staff enjoyed an extensive tour of the under-construction Vista Tower, a residential and hotel development in Chicago's Lakeshore East.

CTBUH Staff Taste Riverfront Lifestyle at Chicago’s Wolf Point

08 December 2017

As a treat for a long year of hard work, CTBUH staff members took a top-to-bottom tour of Wolf Point West, a luxury apartment tower that sits on the Chicago River.

Wolf Point West Tower Tour

27 August 2015

CTBUH Chicago hosted a tour of Wolf Point West Tower, a new building currently under construction along the Chicago River.

YPC Holds Student Workshop on Coast at Lakeshore East

20 March 2013

The Young Professionals Committee hosted its first student workshop at the University of Illinois at Chicago on the Coast at Lakeshore East.

Climbing the Coast: Tour Report of New Chicago Skyscraper

24 July 2012

With only two floors left before topping out, the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee organized a tour last week of the Coast at Lakeshore East.