MISSION

We foster community development and social impact by bringing together architects, designers, civic leaders, and stakeholders to co-create thriving places and futures.

 

Services

Open Architecture Collaborative Chicago is a creative agency focused on the increasing complexity of contemporary practices within the built environment. We facilitate dynamic multisectoral collaboration using architectural, relational, and cultural design processes to address the needs of the future of communities, spaces, and systems.

Open Architecture Collaborative Chicago provides the following services in-house:

  • Brand & Storytelling

  • Codesign and Participatory Processes

  • Community Engagement

  • Design Research & Strategy

  • Envisioning and Strategic Development

  • Foresight and Systems Change Facilitation

  • Program Design & Workshop

ADVOCATE


OUR TEAM

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Grace Liao

Co-Chair of Board of Directors

Craig Stevenson

Co-Chair of Board of Directors

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Andraya Parrish

Co-Director of Outreach

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Cage Sebastian Pierre

Co-Director of Special Programs

Cory Stevenson

Co-Director of Development

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Daris Jasper

Co-Director of Development

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John W. Swain

Co-Director of Communications

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Christopher Leake

Co-Director of Communications