Krueck Sexton Partners (formerly Krueck + Sexton Architects) is an architecture practice in

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, United States, founded by Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton in 1979. Tom Jacobs was named the third principal in 2011 and now serves as one of the Co-Managing Partners with Mark Sexton. The practice is well known for its residential work and its corporate office projects.

Overview

Krueck Sexton Partners has completed a variety of projects that have received US national and regional awards. Among the firm's designs are Chicago's

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and

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. Spertus Institute is known for its all glass façade that provides views towards Grant Park and

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, where 726 panes of glass in over 500 different shapes and sizes were used. Krueck and Sexton worked in close collaboration with artist

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to help realize his design for Crown Fountain in Chicago's

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. The firm has also completed restoration work on

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's 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments where the facades were recoated and cleaned, the plaza was restored with a new concealed drainage system, and new sandblasted glass was used in the lobby, which more accurately represents the original design.

Honors and awards

Krueck Sexton Partners has been the recipient of many national and regional awards for their designs, most notably for the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, the Steel and Glass House, Crown Fountain, Herman Miller National Showroom in Chicago, and Phillips Plastics Custom Molding Facility. The firm's work has been featured and exhibited nationally and internationally. *AIA Chicago Chapter Honor Awards *Chicagoans of the Year,

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, 2005, Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton *

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National Young Architect Award, 2012, Tom Jacobs *

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*AIA Illinois, Capitol Award, 2024
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Selected projects

Cultural/Public

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completed 2007. *

2004 *

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un-built

Preservation

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Restoration,

completed 2009

References

External links

Krueck Sexton Partners websiteThe Art Institute of Chicago, Oral History of Ronald A. Krueck
{{Authority control Architecture firms based in Chicago Design companies established in 1979 1979 establishments in Illinois