Krueck Sexton Partners

Michael Johnson AIA, Senior Project Architect and Technical Coordinator at Krueck Sexton Partners, joined University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture’s 2026 Year End Show, the school’s annual exhibition of graduate and undergraduate work. Michael, who received his Bachelor of Architecture from University of Illinois Chicago (BArch ’06) and serves as President of the UIC Architecture Alumni Association, presented two scholarships during the evening’s celebration of final projects and the broader SoA community.

Chicago Parks Foundation spotlights KSP’s Arbor Day Green Team event at Montgomery Ward Park in River North, including notes from Landscape Designer Chelsea Miller about the group’s time on site. Thanks to CPF for bringing us back to an important space that has been long part of our former Erie Street studio. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/g8SyTBEm

Last week, KSP joined the University of Illinois Chicago for Creating a Resilient Climate Future for UIC Museums, a town hall conversation held at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Residents Dining Hall. This was one of many events that were part of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Climate Smart Humanities Grant, Building Climate Resilient Spaces for the Humanities: UIC’s Jane Addams Hull-House Museum & Gallery 400 as Sites of Heritage Justice. Together, with dbHMS, UIC Department of Art History, panelists Gabriel Wilcox, Yugene Cha, AIA, Sachin Anand, and Omur Harmansah, the conversation far exceed the bounds of climate resilience and heritage justice ahead of next week’s culminating event—the Integrated Design Workshop.

This Earth Month, our studio participated in two site visits focused on urban ecology and building performance. First, a visit to the Wild Mile at the Kingsbury entrance, a floating park developed by Urban Rivers that restores native habitat while opening public access along the Chicago River. Second, a tour of the Keller Center at the University of Chicago led by KSP Director of Sustainability, Gabriel Wilcox, which examined the building’s energy systems and envelope in use. 

Our team joined the Chicago Parks Foundation at Montgomery Ward Park for an Arbor Day volunteer event—just steps from our former Erie Street studio in River North! We spent the morning mulching trees to help protect root systems, retain moisture, and support the long-term health of a corner of the neighborhood that was part of our daily surroundings for more than 25 years. Thank you to the Chicago Parks Foundation for organizing the event and for their ongoing stewardship of Chicago’s parks and green spaces.

Join us for the University of Illinois Chicago upcoming town hall, Creating a Resilient Climate Future for UIC Museums. This town hall style conversation is part of the NEH Climate Smart Humanities Grant, Building Climate Resilient Spaces for the Humanities: UIC’s Jane Addams Hull-House Museum & Gallery 400 as Sites of Heritage Justice. The event will offer a platform for the UIC community to engage with developing sustainable design solutions to envision a climate resilient future for Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Serving as a prelude to the Integrated Design Workshop on May 14, the conversation will include an ask-me-anything opportunity with project collaborators. Panelists Gabriel Wilcox, Krueck Sexton Partners Yugene Cha, Krueck Sexton Partners Sachin Anand, dbHMS Omur Harmansah, UIC Department of Art History Calen Geiser-Cseh, UIC Museum and Exhibitions Studies Tuesday, May 5 | 3:00-4:30 PM Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Residents Dining Hall 800 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607 Remote participation via Zoom: https://lnkd.in/epRBNRTJ

This month, Krueck Sexton Partners welcomed more than 250 guests to its new West Loop studio to mark the firm’s forty-sixth year of practice and a transition into its fourth office. The evening brought together colleagues, collaborators, clients, and friends from across Chicago’s AEC community in a space that reflects the firm’s ongoing evolution, from Ron Krueck and Mark P. Sexton's early garden studio on the city’s North Side to decades in River North. Throughout the evening, the studio filled with those conversations and relationships that have carried the practice across time. Reflecting on the move, Partner Tom Jacobs spoke about the importance of approaching the practice with humility and collective purpose, describing the office as a place where “each time we cross the threshold, we are asked to check our egos at the door.”

KSP CFO Mike Matthews, CPA and Co-Managing Partner Don Semple, AIA joined the Chicago CFO Leadership Council for a discussion on the CEO-CFO partnership and how it operates in practice. As Mike noted, “One of the key takeaways for me was the importance of shared values and how they establish a baseline of faith. Through diligent work, faith becomes earned trust, which is the core of an effective Managing Partner and CFO relationship.” Thanks to the CFO Leadership Council for organizing the conversation and to the panelists for a direct discussion.