AIA Chicago has included The People's Architect: Carol Ross Barney on the 2024 list of Gift-Worthy Reads: Publications by AIA Chicago Architects. Click here to view the full selection of books.

“Barney’s gift for designing places and spaces where people congregate en masse truly does run the gamut.” Matt Hickman

Architectural Record has selected The People’s Architect Carol Ross Barney as one of their recommended books for the gift-giving season. 

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“What looks like it could be an uber-modern single-family home you see rising on the corner of Kimball and Barry Avenues in Avondale is a CTA substation for the Blue Line trains, designed by Ross Barney Architects to look less like a piece of infrastructure, and more like part of the Avondale neighborhood.” 

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Born and raised in Chicago, Brian Sholis shares his appreciation for the work of Ross Barney Architects, after reading The People's Architect. Sholis notes that Carol "has raised the bar for civic design in Chicago, which is an achievement worth celebrating."

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John Hill writes in the newsletter: A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books, “…the most pronounced aspect of (Carol) Ross Barney’s work was “her strong belief in the power of architecture in making the city a better place to live.” It is a statement that certainly holds up seven years later, and it is one that is mirrored in the projects in The People’s Architect and the award it celebrates.”

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"Established by Carol Ross Barney, the studio occupies a unique place within the panorama of contemporary practice that is characterized by a reputation for work in the public realm. From community buildings to campus buildings for premier academic and research institutions, to groundbreaking transit stations that connect vibrant neighborhoods, Ross Barney Architects has produced distinctive structures that have become community icons."

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Ross Barney Architects is delighted to receive recognition from Architizer, and our peers, acknowledging excellence in design and celebrating our work. Click here to read more.

“We designed the new satellite concourse to create a frictionless experience for travelers, on par with the best airports in the world,” said SOM Design Partner Scott Duncan

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"For a long time I've felt that the best architecture is integrated and functional," Carol Ross Barney said to Dezeen in an article about Ross Barney Architects’ design of the NASA Glenn Research Center, Aerospace Communications Facility. Click here to read the full story.

Architectural Record highlights the Ross Barney Architects' design of the NASA Aerospace Communications Facility. The facility plays a critical role in communication technology research to support a sustained human presence on the moon. The project successfully integrates a complex program and delivers a LEED Gold, Net Zero Energy Ready building. 

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"METROPOLIS gathers its top articles that explore how public outdoor spaces—from pocket parks to playgrounds to regenerative landscape design—make a significant impact on urban livability, community, and environmental health."

Read the 2021 Metropolis article on the Railyard Park in Rogers, Arkansas designed by Ross Barney Architects here.

"Parallel Histories is a monument to [Jean Baptiste Point] DuSable, obviously, but also a means to orient ourselves within the land's layered past." –Anjulie Rao, Chicago Reader

Read more about the fifth Chicago Architecture Biennial, and "Parallel Histories"—curated by Carol Ross Barney, FAIA and Ryan Gann, AIA—on view at the Chicago Cultural Center. Click here link to read more.