APMonarch

Inclusive and engaging collaboration WINS! We are incredibly proud to have been part of the Chicago The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation award winning project. Our role as community engagement liaison makes us better architects.

As architects and bilingual professionals, we know how to build strong bridges of communication between community, design team, and the owner. Located in Brighton Park, the Chicago Park District Headqurters, demonstrates success for everyone involved. Our collaborative approach ensures that community projects are engaging and inclusive to those they aim to benefit.

Join APMonarch Founder and Principal at the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2024 in Washington, D.C., Prepare to take action and make an impact on your next project. She'll be speaking on Elevating Design: Small Firms and the Framework for Design Excellence. Wednesday, June 5th 1:30 pm.
Register today: https://lnkd.in/gMBPU2uj
See you there!

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Current situationship with this flooring: I love you and I adore you but you're way too costly to show off. 😫

A historic building takes you down a path of discovery - in this case discovering the treasure beneath a linoleum floor. What was once a thriving Goldblatt's department store built in 1915, that became a neighborhood furniture store, now becoming home to 4 local retailers, and a community clinic, reveals beautiful red brick.

How much influence do architects have to salvage these types of discoveries? When you have the project schedule and project budget as important driving factors, unplanned tough decisions must be made. To keep or not to keep? (Definitely want to keep it!) What would you do considering the factors that must be weighed?

Architecture is delighted to have been the architect for Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness Kankakee clinic. The 6,000 Sq.Ft. interior renovation meets the APMonarch design trinity to design buildings that look good, feel good and perform great. With an expanded central nurse's station, added exam rooms and efficient overall layout the patient and staff experience is improved.

APMonarch worked closely with Aunt Martha's staff and our engineering consultant, Interface Engineering, Inc., to reduce the building energy use and increase health and wellness and resilience. Through critical design specifications, Aunt Martha's - Kankakee will enjoy the benefits of a very high energy efficiency HVAC system delivering lower utility bills, enhanced comfort, and improved air quality.

Headquartered in the Chicago Loop, Cabrera Capital Markets is an investment bank and institutional brokerage firm serving clients globally. APMonarch was honored to be the architect for their new office. Our approach was to deliver superior design for a superior firm. The space was transformed into a state of the art office with collaborative work areas, open office, elegant private offices and conference rooms thoughtfully branded with images paying homage to the CEO's neighborhood roots.

Architecture that pollinates for a healthier environment. 🦋

Remembering the life, work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On this we celebrate the work of Freddy Mamani, a Bolivian architect of Aymara descent. He is the creator of Neo-Andean Architecture, a style which features bright colors and bold shapes referencing Aymara design and the ancient Aymara city of Tiwanaku.

Below is a documentary about his work, which can be seen in El Alto (a city with over 70% Aymara residents) and throughout Bolivia.

Cholet The Work of Freddy Mamani. Creator of the Andean palaces, also known as Cholets, in El Alto, Bolivia.Dedicado a la memoria de Donato Ayma Rojas.—————————————...

APMonarch is excited to get started with our fellow design and construction team to serve The McKinney Park community and surrounding neighborhoods.

1769 W. Pershing Road RFP A $121 million project that includes mixed-income housing, commercial offices and retail space was announced today as the winner of a Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop a historic City-owned property in McKinley Park.  

We've been excitedly working on the design of MIXR, a two story masonry adaptive reuse project.

MIXR will be a cafe and event space that celebrates the Southeast side's unique cultural richness, ecological significance, and industrial history.

🌿 Congratulations to our Founder and Design Principal for being named as one of the 2023 Crains Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Sustainability! 🌿 Do what you love, love what you do! "These leaders have devised ingenious ways to recycle all sorts of objects, from railroad ties to industrial boilers. But wait, there's more. They are conserving our area's local forests, expanding our green spaces, tackling threats to our abundance of clean water and cleaning up neglected areas in underserved communities." Check out the article to read more.

🌿 Congratulations to our Founder and Design Principal Alicia Ponce-Nuñez 🦋 for being named as one of the 2023 Crains Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Sustainability! 🌿 Do what you love, love what you do! Check out the article in Crain's Chicago Business to read more.

Meet the Notable Leaders in Sustainability for 2023 The 66 leaders profiled here all are innovating, and then some, on sustainability's "reduce, reuse, recycle" mantra.

Happy Friday! APMonarch is named one of the 50 Fast Growing Hispanic Businesses from Negocios Now.

We are in good company. Featured on the cover is The Jumping Bean Cafe in Pilsen that is known for serving delicious cafecito.

Sixteen Y🦋ers and it just keeps getting better...

We're celebrating 16 years of doing what we love!

It was so great to have at our Bridgeport office. The pouring rain didn't stop these ladies. 🌧️ from meeting the architect, this year's recipient of the Breaking Glass Award, . We couldn't have asked for a better evening to have candid conversation, lite bites, wine, books, and above all ARCHITECTURE!

We are thrilled to share the news that Elizabeth Morales has joined our team! Eli is already kicking CAD and taking names as our Senior Architectural Associate. Here's to growing our team and designing heathy buildings and equitable communities!

Earth Day 🌎 events are just 7 days away and one we would like to highlight is at the amazing Lubeznik Center in Michigan City. Founder and Principal Alicia Ponce 🦋 Architect is an invited panelist to speak about the mission of APMonarch - designing healthy buildings and equitable communities for future generations.

On the afternoon of Earth Day, come to the Lubeznik Center for the Arts for educational tours and insight into sustainable home design. The multi-location celebration features rare interior tours of the House of Tomorrow in Beverly Shores, Indiana presented by Indiana Landmarks. The 1933 structure has an interesting connection with the field of sustainable home design. The afternoon culminates at the Lubeznik Center in Michigan City with the day’s main event- presentations by experts from various disciplines as we explore sustainable design today and in the future with respect for the history and cultures of the area. Please join with some friends and neighbors to listen, ask questions and have some fun- including door prizes!
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Panelists — House Painter Media Nancy Moldenhauer was appointed to the newly established Michigan City Sustainability Commission in 2019 where she currently serves as Chair and pushed for a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory which was completed by an intern from Indiana University Resilience Cohort in 2019 with the aim of reducing...

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See you tonight at Columbia College for the final Grant Park Framework Plan Open House!

1104 South Wabash Avenue from 5-7pm.

Grant Park Framework Plan Open House at Grant | Chicago Park District

Do you visit Grant Park or plan to in the future? Come and tell us your thoughts for Chicago's Front Yard Reimagined! We'll be at Columbia College for the final Grant Park Framework Plan Open House!

Wednesday February 8th, Columbia College Chicago 1104 South Wabash Avenue from 5-7pm.