This year's ALA Awards honored The Wilmore with a Merit Award.
This year's ALA Awards honored Evanston Gateway with a Gold Medal.
Evanston Gateway was longlisted for the 2023 Archello Awards.
Level was featured on Home Builder Digest in 2023.
Evanston Gateway's ground-floor retail space has been filled.
We're excited to announce The Clybourn, our new project with Range Group.
The new WeWork space at Bridgeview Bank was recently announced.
Archello recently focused on this project in Uptown, Chicago.
This unique building was the focus of an Archello feature.
Because of its cultural significance, Bridgeview Bank is being reviewed by multiple organizations in order to obtain federal tax credits.
Learn how Level worked with PMC, a company that produces 3D scans of existing structures, to tackle the large task of documenting Bridgeview Bank for adaptive reuse.
Our Gore Residence project was featured on Chicago Architect.
The façade design for 4600 N Kenmore was inspired by its location in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, an area of many ethnicities, cultures, and classes – all connected by an historic entertainment infrastructure.
Immaculata High School Redevelopment Supported by Alderman Cappleman
Changes in Immaculata High School Redevelopment Covered by Block Club Chicago
The Wis Tavern/Smog Veil Records building was featured on MyHouseIdea.
Latin School Play Garden Featured on World Landscape Architecture
The Winnie featured on stacbond.com
Level is thrilled to announce that Aaron Beyers has been promoted to Associate Principal.
This year's ALA Awards honored The June with a Silver Medal.
This year's ALA Awards honored the Gore Residence with a Gold Medal.
4600 N Kenmore Update on YIMBY
Bridgeview Bank featured on YIMBY
We are happy to announce the completion of our latest apartment building project : The Winnie.
4600 N Kenmore Ave has been featured on Yimby.
We are proud to welcome Aaron Beyers and Nimet Anwar to the Level Architecture team!
Level was recently featured in the Chicago Cityscape article "A better ADU rule has the potential to build lower-cost houses on vacant land."
Level is delighted to announce that Catie Truong has been promoted to Associate Principal.
Block Club Chicago recently featured our project Bridgeview Bank, providing an update on the historic building’s renovation and preservation
“You practice what we teach.” That’s the motto of the University of Cincinnati Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) Co-Op Program, an educational curriculum that places current college students in internships throughout their university education.
Every architect has their calling card. Michael and I often throw ours down to demonstrate the dynamic our clients can expect to see: detail balanced with creative vision. We embody an almost stereotypical dichotomy of the two types of architects, myself as the technical architect making schedules and running teams, Michael as the typical creative ignoring my schedules and constantly moving projects in unexpected directions with creative solutions.
Midwest summers. As soon as they’re here, they’re gone. It’s now October—Covid is still with us, yet our kids are back in college
Enter “Coach,” Level Architecture’s plan for tackling Chicago’s affordable housing problem. Coach alludes to Coach Houses, formally known as Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) along with a milieu of other less formal nicknames.
Last week, Level announced the completion of our latest mixed-use project—The June.
An interesting aspect of trying to build a house on vacant land is the introduction of modern conveniences gradually, over time.
About one year ago, the Wilkinsons and another family joined resources to purchase 32 acres of undeveloped land on Range Line Road in Buchanan, Michigan. Our two families bought the lot with the intention to set up a master plan consisting of two houses, a common shared area for vegetable gardens, swimming holes, and nature trails, as well as access to the St. Joseph River.
Catie Truong has been featured by CSI Chicago in their member spotlight. We are so proud of her accomplishments!
Congrats to Level’s very own Catie Truong for receiving a 2020 CSI Chicago CDT Scholarship!
A report on the early stages of Level’s Immaculata High School adaptive reuse is featured in Curbed this week.
After some minor changes, Evanston Gateway is back in front of City Officials and gaining momentum.
This year's ALA Awards honored Latin School Play Garden with a Gold Medal Award.
The Henry has received a Merit Award from this year's ALA Awards.
We have been featured by the Association of Licensed Architect's magazine
We've been thrilled to work with the Latin School of Chicago on a new play garden for their lower school.
Construction on Montrose began in January 2018 and it's finally complete. Follow along below to see the process.
We have unintentionally infiltrated the tech industry by subleasing space from Narrative Science, and we are very excited about it.
We wanted to share just a few photos of this Lincoln Square renovation.
Party garage designed by Level featured in Crain's Chicago
Check out Montrose Green on Curbed!
We have been busy... To see some of the projects we have been working on visit the links in the full article.
Summer has got us reminiscing about the range of outdoor spaces we've designed over the years
This month each of us at Level shared a few projects that inspire us. Not surprisingly, this process revealed several common interests.
4540 N. Ravenswood appeared in Chicago Architect, along with noting our name change to Level Architecture Incorporated.
Level Architecture Incorporated sponsored a lane at the Common Pantry Bowl-a-Thon.
We took some time this February to explore the context we work in: the Ravenswood industrial corridor, and of course, our office.
This past January we've been looking back at some of the design process for 4540 N. Ravenswood while we rework and continue to develop this residential project. Check out some of our past and current design work.
Wilkinson Design Corporation Is Now Level Incorporated
Level Incorporated's design for 4540 N. Ravenswood was featured on Curbed.
Residential "Design on a Budget" project featured on Curbed.
Amelia Tabeling joins WDC as Project Architect.
Greg Gibson partnered with Michael Wilkinson after spending the last four years working at Gensler.
This article discusses aldermanic and community support for the Montrose Green development designed by Level Incorporated.
This article discusses aldermanic support for the Montrose Green Project designed by Level Incorporated.
Wilkinson Design Corporation President, Michael Wilkinson, joined a small group that presented and discussed the process of starting their own practices.
Michael Wilkinson, President of Wilkinson Design Corporation, sat on the jury for the AIA Columbus 2014 Architecture Awards.
Michael Wilkinson, President of Wilkinson Design Corporation speaks at Pecha-Kucha.
Michael Wilkinson, President of Wilkinson Design Corporation, served as chair of the AIA Chicago design awards committee.
Denim Lounge, designed by Michael Wilkinson while at Wilkinson Blender Architecture, wins AIA Chicago Small Project Awards 2013: Citation of Merit
Seeley House designed by Wilkinson Blender Architecture Wins AIA Chicago Small Project Awards 2013: Citation of Merit
Cornelia Loft, designed by Wilkinson Design Corporation, wins AIA Chicago Interior Architecture Award 2012: Special Recognition.
The Wis Tavern Building has been featured in Eco House Book by Terence Conran.
Michael Wilkinson was a featured speaker on the topic of the Bloomingdale Trail and rapid transit hub for the Burnham Plan Centennial.
Madison Penthouse, Designed by Wilkinson Blender Architecture, wins ALA Design Awards Program 2006: Superior Achievement and Professional Design Excellence
The Wis Tavern Building appeared in Chicago Architect. The Wis Tavern Building was designed and built by Michael Wilkinson and Greg Gibson while at Wilkinson Blender Architecture, prior to starting Level Incorporated.
The Wis Tavern Building appeared in Metropolitan Home in an article written by Lisa Skolnik.
The Wis Tavern Building appeared in Dwell Magazine.
Wis Tavern Building was featured in National Geographic Magazine.
Bradley Place projects, Designed by Wilkinson Blender Architecture, were featured in Chicago Magazine.