Ross Barney Architects has relentlessly advocated that excellent design is a right, not a privilege. The firm is dedicated to design of public buildings and spaces that elevate our daily lives. We have produced distinctive structures and places that have become cultural icons.
Our work has earned over 200 major national and international awards, including the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal (Carol Ross Barney, FAIA), Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, fourteen American Institute of Architects Honor Awards for Architecture, Interior Architecture and Urban Design, two AIA COTE Top Ten Awards for sustainability, Fast Company Innovation by Deisgn and Most Innovative Companies awards, ULI Global Award for Excellence, Prix Versailles/UNESCO/UIA Award, and more than 45 AIA Chicago Awards.
Notable projects include the design of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, replacing the bombed Murrah Federal Building, the Chicago Riverwalk, flagship restaurants for McDonald's in Chicago and Disney World, NASA Aerospace Communications Facility, Railyard Park in Rogers, AR, DuSable Park in Chicago, O'Hare International Airport Multi-Modal Terminal and the Searle Visitor Center at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
