CTBUH Silver Member
bKL Architecture
About
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; Interior Design; Urban Design
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Membership details
Membership Level
Silver
Member Since
2012
Member Offices
Chicago
Buildings
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Completion |
Height |
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1 |
- |
642 m / 2,106 ft |
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2 |
2020 |
362.9 m / 1,191 ft |
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3 |
2023 |
289.6 m / 950 ft |
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4 |
- |
212 m / 696 ft |
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5 |
2021 |
171.4 m / 562 ft |
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6 |
2019 |
170.6 m / 560 ft |
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7 |
2022 |
157.6 m / 517 ft |
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8 |
2016 |
147.8 m / 485 ft |
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9 |
2013 |
142.2 m / 467 ft |
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10 |
2016 |
135.5 m / 444 ft |
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
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1 |
- |
642 m / 2,106 ft |
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2 |
- |
608 m / 1,995 ft |
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3 |
2020 |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
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4 |
2023 |
290 m / 950 ft |
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5 |
- |
212 m / 696 ft |
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6 |
- |
196 m / 642 ft |
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7 |
2021 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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8 |
2019 |
171 m / 560 ft |
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9 |
2022 |
158 m / 517 ft |
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10 |
- |
154 m / 504 ft |
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11 |
2016 |
148 m / 485 ft |
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12 |
2013 |
142 m / 467 ft |
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13 |
2016 |
136 m / 444 ft |
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14 |
2020 |
127 m / 417 ft |
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15 |
2021 |
123 m / 403 ft |
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16 |
2017 |
109 m / 357 ft |
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17 |
2021 |
109 m / 357 ft |
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18 |
2020 |
106 m / 348 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 31 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,095 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
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19 |
2019 |
67 m / 221 ft |
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20 |
2020 |
59 m / 193 ft |
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21 |
2020 |
57 m / 186 ft |
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22 |
2014 |
47 m / 156 ft |
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23 |
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.
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