Category Archives: Culture

2025: A Year Built Together.

As 2025 winds down, we’re taking a moment to appreciate the incredible work accomplished alongside our clients, partners, and the dedicated team at Partners by Design. This year brought bold ideas, meaningful challenges, and inspiring collaborations that strengthened who we … Continue reading

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PBD is a Top 30 Architizer Firm in Chicago.

Partners By Design is honored to be named #13 on Architizer’s “30 Best Architecture & Design Firms in Chicago”—a recognition that celebrates the spirit, creativity, and passion that fuel our work every day. For over 30 years, we’ve called Chicago … Continue reading

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Partners by Design is a Crain’s Best Place to Work for 2025.

We’re honored to share that Partners by Design has been named one of Crain’s Chicago Business 2025 Best Places to Work! This recognition reflects the energy, creativity, and dedication of our incredible team — the people who bring design excellence … Continue reading

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Partners by Design is proud to be announced as a FINALIST in AIA Chicago’s Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards.

Partners by Design is proud to be announced as a FINALIST in AIA Chicago’s Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards. Vote for the Greater Chicago Food Depository in the Community & Civic category by Friday, September 12 at 5:00pm. Only one vote … Continue reading

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PBD & Relativity at NeoCon 2025! WATCH NOW.

Truly a lovely experience attending this panel at NeoCon 2025. As the future of work continues to evolve, it’s more important than ever to move beyond simply “designing” space—and instead focus on understanding what businesses truly need to thrive. Thank … Continue reading

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Partners by Design Honored with Three Awards at 2025 CREA Awards

We are proud to share that Partners by Design was named Architecture Firm of the Year, Interior Design Firm of the Year, and received the Special Achievement Award for the Greater Chicago Food Depository at the 2025 Chicago Commercial Real … Continue reading

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Greater Chicago Food Depository in Interior Design Magazine

    We are honored to have PBD’s work featured in Interior Design magazine. The article showcases our transformative project for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where PBD developed a visionary masterplan to expand the organization’s production capabilities. Our design … Continue reading

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Greater Chicago Food Depository | The Vision Behind the Mission

We’re proud to share our new video highlighting PBD’s transformative work with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, marking the completion of a ten year journey. PBD developed a comprehensive masterplan that significantly expanded the Food Depository’s production capacity, enabling the … Continue reading

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Backstreet is Back! For Diffa!

Oh my god they’re back again. Our team brought the era of Boy Bands to life with their epic performance at DIFFA Lip Sync for Life. Thank you Henricksen and Allsteel for living the legend with us and helping raise money for … Continue reading

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PBD Aeron Hockey fundraiser is here!

It’s Game Time! Team PBD is gearing up for the annual AeronHockey Tournament – an epic chair hockey showdown bringing together 40 teams from the A+D and CRE communities! Originally hosted by Interior Investments and now by Continua Interiors, this … Continue reading

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