CTBUH Silver Member

bKL Architecture

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.bklarch.com

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
Height
1 Shenzhen Tower

642 m

2,106 ft
3 The St. Regis Chicago

362.9 m

1,191 ft
4 Lakeshore East I Tower

289.6 m

950 ft
5 UBTECH Headquarters

212 m

696 ft
7 Cirrus

171.4 m

562 ft
8 The Selby

170.6 m

560 ft
9 300 NMA

157.6 m

517 ft
11 Wolf Point West

147.8 m

485 ft
12 Coast at Lakeshore East

142.2 m

467 ft
13 MILA

135.5 m

444 ft
RANK
Name
Height
1 Shenzhen Tower

642 m

2,106 ft
2 H700

608 m

1,995 ft
3 The St. Regis Chicago

362.9 m

1,191 ft
4 Lakeshore East I Tower

289.6 m

950 ft
5 UBTECH Headquarters

212 m

696 ft
6 201 North Columbus

195.8 m

642 ft
7 Cirrus

171.4 m

562 ft
8 The Selby

170.6 m

560 ft
9 300 NMA

157.6 m

517 ft
10 501 Brazos Street

153.6 m

504 ft
11 Wolf Point West

147.8 m

485 ft
12 Coast at Lakeshore East

142.2 m

467 ft
13 MILA

135.5 m

444 ft
14 Garrison Point Tower 1

127.1 m

417 ft
15 Cascade

122.9 m

403 ft
16 Exhibit on Superior

108.8 m

357 ft
17 5th & Brazos

108.8 m

357 ft
18 Gio Midtown

106.1 m

348 ft
19 160 North Morgan

103.2 m

338 ft
20 Renelle on the River

67.4 m

221 ft
21 Union West Tower 1

58.9 m

193 ft
22 Union West Tower 2

56.6 m

186 ft
23 Hazel National Landing North Building

50.8 m

167 ft
24 GEMS World Academy - Chicago, Lower School

47.4 m

156 ft
25 Hazel National Landing South Building

41.1 m

135 ft
26 193 North Columbus

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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.