{{Infobox Architectural Practice |name= Ross Barney Architects |architects= [[Carol Ross Barney]] |city = [[Chicago, Illinois]] |founded= 1981 |}} '''Ross Barney Architects''' is an [[architectural firm]] founded in 1981 by [[Carol Ross Barney]] in Chicago, Illinois.
==History== Organized in February 1981 as Carol Ross Barney Architects, the firm served<ref>[http://bwaf.org/carol-ross-barney-faia-makes-a-place/ "Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Makes A Place"] Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, 23 July 2014. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.</ref> clients with cultural and social agendas but not necessarily high profile, big budgets. These clients were similar to those founder [[Carol Ross Barney]] had worked with at [[Holabird and Root]]. In 1982, Jim Jankowski, [[FAIA]], a college classmate of Carol's, joined the fledgling practice and the name changed to Ross Barney + Jankowski from 1984-2006.<ref>Kleiman, Carol. "Women Find Way To Top-by Forming Their Own Businesses." Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 13 Feb. 1989: n. pag. Print.</ref><ref>"Oral History of Carol Ross Barney." Interview by Deborah A. Burkhart. Chicago Architects Oral History Project 21 Apr. 2006: n. pag. Art Institute of Chicago. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. <http://www.artic.edu/research/carol-ross-barney-b1949>.</ref>
The Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, completed in 1989, and Little Village Academy, completed in 1996, are early works of community conscious design. Today both schools have remained neighborhood sanctuaries virtually devoid of gang sponsored graffiti.<ref>McCulloch, Janelle. "Introduction by Martha Thorne." Introduction. Ross Barney Architects: Process Projects. Mulgrave, Vic.: Images, 2007. 6-11. Print.</ref>
In 1997, the firm was chosen to design the Oklahoma City Federal Building.<ref>Loeffler, Jane C. "Mission Accomplished: The Oklahoma City Federal Building Pulls off the Feat of Combining Security with Design Excellence." Architectural Record (2004): 104. Print.</ref> Following the attack on the [[Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building]] in 1995, the [[General Services Administration]] was tasked with developing standards for the protection of government buildings. The new building was both the philosophical and practical response to the tragedy.<ref>Kamin, Blair. "Can Architects Combine Armor and Aesthetics?" Chicago Tribune. 02 May 2004. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040235/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-05-02/news/0405020373_1_federal-building-architects-armor]</ref><ref>Smith, Ray. "The Aesthetics of Security." Wall Street Journal (2003): n. pag. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.</ref> In 2005, Carol Ross Barney was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award from the [[American Institute of Architects]] for her distinguished portfolio of public work.<ref>[http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAS075273 "Practicing Architecture Awards; Recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture"] AIA.org. American Institute of Architects, n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.</ref>
In 2008, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue in Evanston, Illinois, was the first house of worship to receive the highest [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] certification achievable by a building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usgbc.org/projects/jewish-reconstructionist-congregation|title=Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation - U.S. Green Building Council|publisher=}}</ref><ref>[http://blog.miessociety.org/post/5999513621/a-new-look-at-spiritual-spaces-michael-a-ross-from "A New Look At Spiritual Spaces"] Lecture by Michael A. Ross. Vimeo. Mies Van De Rohe Society, Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.</ref>
Throughout the studio's history, a focus on transportation infrastructure has evolved, allowing them to look for sustainable solutions at an urban scale. The [[Morgan (CTA station)|Morgan Street Station]] for the [[Chicago Transit Authority]] (CTA) is the first new inter system station constructed in more than thirty years.<ref>Kamin, Blair. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/05/29/gleaming-new-cta-station-raises-question-what-price-architecture/ "Gleaming New CTA Station Raises Question: What Price Architecture?"] Chicago Tribune. N.p., 29 May 2012. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.</ref><ref>Kamin, Blair. Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age. Chicago, IL: U of Chicago, 2011. Print.</ref> This acute understanding has led to designs for the [[Cermak–McCormick Place (CTA station)|Cermak McCormick Place]] CTA station and the multi-phase expansion of the [[Chicago Riverwalk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/august_2013/mayor_emanuel_breaksgroundforcermakavenuegreenlinestation.html|title=City of Chicago :: Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground for Cermak Avenue Green Line Station|publisher=}}</ref>
==Selected projects== * [[Chicago Riverwalk]], In Progress, [[Chicago, Illinois]] * [[Ohio State University]] South Campus Chiller Plant, Completed 2013, [[Columbus, Ohio]] * [[Chicago Transit Authority]] [[Morgan (CTA station)|CTA Morgan Street]], Completed 2012, [[Chicago, Illinois]] * [[University of Minnesota Duluth]], James I Swenson Civil Engineering Building, Completed 2010, [[Duluth, Minnesota]] * Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Completed 2008, [[Evanston, Illinois]] * Oklahoma City Federal Building, Completed 2005, [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
== Selected awards== * [[World Architecture Festival]], Category Commendation, Transport, [[Morgan (CTA station)|CTA Morgan Street]] Station, 2013<ref>http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=4936 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> * AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects, UMD James I Swenson Civil Engineering Building, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiatopten.org/node/58|title=Swenson Civil Engineering Building - AIA Top Ten|publisher=}}</ref> * [[World Architecture Festival]], Category Commendation, Community, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=1675 |title=World Buildings Directory - Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue |accessdate=2013-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105202326/http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=1675 |archivedate=2013-11-05 }}</ref> * [[General Services Administration]], Design Award, Oklahoma City Federal Building, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/pbs/2006_Design_Awards.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-09-25 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011134/http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/pbs/2006_Design_Awards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[American Institute of Architects]], Honor Award for Architecture, Little Village Academy, 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/history/AIAD007690|title=Architects|publisher=}}</ref> * [[American Institute of Architects]], Honor Award for Interior Architecture, Little Village Academy, 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/history/AIAD007689|title=Architects|publisher=}}</ref> * [[American Institute of Architects]], Honor Award for Architecture, Cesar Chavez Multicultural Center, 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/history/AIAD007265|title=Architects|publisher=}}</ref> * [[National Endowment for the Arts]], Federal Design Achievement Award, 1992 * [[American Institute of Architects]], Honor Award for Architecture, Glendale Heights Post Office, 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/history/AIAD007495|title=Architects|publisher=}}</ref>
==Exhibitions== * Jewish Museum [[Jewish Museum (Manhattan)|New York]] and [[Contemporary Jewish Museum|San Francisco]], ''Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life'', 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/reinventing-ritual-contemporary-art-and-design-for-jewish-life#gallery|title=Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life|publisher=}}</ref> * ''Thresholds Along the Frontier: Contemporary U.S. Border Stations'', 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/102213|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412000145/http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/102213|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2011|title=GSA Showcases U.S. Border Stations Exhibit|publisher=}}</ref> * [[Chicago Architecture Foundation]], ''5 Architects'', 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architecture.org/|title=Chicago Architecture Foundation - CAF|publisher=}}</ref> * [[National Building Museum]], ''Future Design Now! The 2000 General Services Administration Design Awards'', 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/past-exhibitions-1985-2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808220726/http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/past-exhibitions-1985-2002.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-08|title=Past Exhibitions 1985-2002}}</ref> * [[Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago]], ''Material Evidence'', 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.mcachicago.org/about/history/1990 |title=History — 1990s {{!}} MCA Chicago |website=www2.mcachicago.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014175528/http://www2.mcachicago.org/about/history/1990 |archive-date=2012-10-14}} </ref> * Ispace, Gallery of the School of Fine and Applied Arts, [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], ''People + Places: The Work of Carol Ross Barney'', 1999 * Art Institute of Chicago, ''Permanent Collection''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/Ross%20Barney%20%252B%20Jankowski%20Architects|title=Ross Barney + Jankowski Architects - The Art Institute of Chicago|newspaper=The Art Institute of Chicago|publisher=}}</ref>
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