DAAM News!

DAAM presents at IIT!

11/11/2024

DAAM principal Elyse Agnello presents at Illinois Institute of Technology’s “Women-Led Architecture Start-Up” panel sponsored by NOMAS IIT.

Grand Opening!

09/24/2022

DAAM and Figure’s Center for Care and Discovery Food Hall at the University of Chicago Medical Center officially opens to the public.

New DAAM project!

07/30/23

DAAM begins the Phase I work on the new Rudolf Steiner Branch in Chicago.

Construction is complete!

03/20/2024

Our renovation and addition at 1508 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast neighborhood is complete. The project converts a former mansion into four luxury condominiums.

New DAAM project!

03/18/2024

DAAM begins work on the complete renovation and addition to a grey stone home in Chicago’s historic Kenwood neighborhood for a young family.

DAAM presents Pivot House!

02/01/2024

DAAM presents Pivot House to the UChicago’s booth School of Business as part of a real estate symposium hosted by Civic Projects.

Guild Row is featured!

10/14/23

Guild Row is a featured site for Open House Chicago 2023.

UMiami School of Architecture at DAAM!

09/29/2023

DAAM gives a tour of Guild Row to the University of Miami School of Architecture.

New DAAM project!

08/23/23

DAAM begins work on a new artists’ live/work space and community center in West Englewood with our friends at in care of Black Women.

DAAM is at University of Nebraska!

05/09/23

Elyse Agnello visits the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an invited jury member for the 9th annual SGH/Dri-Design Competition.

DAAM presents!

05/08/23

DAAM presents at the AIA Chicago CRAN Symposium 2023.

New DAAM project!

05/03/23

DAAM is teaming up with out friends at Figure to design a new food hall at the Center for Care and Discover at the University of Chicago Medical Campus.

DAAM lecture!

03/28/2022

DAAM presents at The Joinery as part of MAS Context’s “Now/Arriving” lecture series.

DAAM exhibited!

03/07/2023

DAAM is one of 42 local and national finalists invited to present innovative ways to reimagine Chicago housing to better meet modern living as part of the “Come Home, Missing Middle Infill Housing” exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center.

New DAAM project!

03/01/23

DAAM begins work on the redevelopment of a mixed-use property in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood.

DAAM is shortlisted!

02/23/23

The team of DAAM and Booth Hansen have been shortlisted for the Roseland Theatre site as part of the City of Chicago Invest South/West Initiative.

DAAM in Miami!

12/3/2022

DAAM is invited to design revues at the University of Miami School of Architecture.

Inside DAAM!

10/18/2022

DAAM is featured in the Chicago Architecture Center’s “Inside the Architect’s Studio” series.

New DAAM project!

10/01/22

DAAM begins work on a loft renovation within a former garment factory in Logan Square, Chicago.

LYTE opens!

09/22/2022

The LYTE Lounge officially opens to the public.

DAAM is featured as Next Progressives!

09/08/2022

DAAM is featured as “Next Progressives” in Architect Magazine’s September 2022 issue! The “Next Progressives” series showcases emerging talent and innovative architectural practices from around the world. Read DAAM’s feature here and the full magazine here.

Construction Begins!

07/15/2022

Construction work begins on Triangle House, a contemporary addition to a single-family home on a quirky lot in Chicago’s River West Neighborhood.

New DAAM Project!

06/01/2022

DAAM begins work on a renovation and addition to a single-family home along a ravine in Lake Forest, IL. The home was designed by Chicago Modernist icon Edward Dart for artist Fay Peck and her husband David, and was later owned by Charles Walgreen.

Elyse Agnello is featured in New City Design 50 2022!

03/07/2022

DAAM Principal Elyse Agnello is featured in New City Design 50 for 2022! The annual series highlights “The Fifty People Who Shape Chicago.” Read the full article here.

DAAM is featured in Wallpaper* Magazine!

12/14/2021

DAAM is featured as “Chicago’s Architecture Collaboration Champions” in Wallpaper* Magazine’s January 2022 issue! The “Next Generation” series showcases emerging studios approaching design with bold ideas and new takes to pioneer change. Read DAAM’s feature here and the full article here.

New DAAM Project!

12/14/2021

DAAM begins work on a new multi-family adaptive reuse and addition project in Chicago’s historic Gold Coast neighborhood with ZSD Corp!

DAAM is Nominated!

10/18/2021

DAAM’s Shell House project is nominated for a 2021 Dwell Design Award! Vote for your favorite projects here.

Guild Row is Featured!

10/16/2021

Guild Row is a featured site for Open House Chicago 2021. See the full list of sites here.

DAAM wins Design Award!

10/15/2021

DAAM wins a 2021 AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award for our Guild Row project!

New DAAM Project!

10/01/2021

DAAM begins work on a new residential masterplan and addition for a young couple in Chicago’s Historic Wicker Park

DAAM is Interviewed!

09/10/2021

DAAM is interviewed by Matthew Allen and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design for the feature article, “Practice in a Time of Economic Uncertainty: Advice for Emerging Architects.” Read the full article here.

DAAM is Longlisted!

08/23/2021

DAAM is longlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2021 Emerging Architecture Studio of the Year. See the full longlist here.

New DAAM Project!

06/18/2021

DAAM begins work on a new post-Pandemic office for a design thinking firm in Old Irving Park, Chicago.

DAAM wins Design Vanguard!

06/02/2021

DAAM is named a 2021 Design Vanguard Award winner by Architectural Record. The annual award series recognizes emerging architectural practices around the world. Read DAAM’s feature here and see the full list of winners here.

DAAM is Published!

05/25/2021

DAAM’s Shell House project is featured in Dwell. Read the full article here.

DAAM is Published!

04/02/2021

DAAM’s Shell House project is featured in Dezeen Magazine. Read the full article here.

New DAAM Project!

03/02/2021

DAAM begins design work on Mindy’s Bakery, a new retail bakery in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

New DAAM Project!

02/05/2021

DAAM begins work on a new masterplan for Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits’ campus in Logan Square, Chicago.

New DAAM Project!

11/19/2020

DAAM starts design of addition and alteration to New Jersey residence to accommodate young family’s new work-from-home normal.

Guild Row is Open!

09/01/2020

Against all odds, Guild Row opens into global pandemic in Avondale, Chicago.

DAAM is Selected!

08/24/2020

DAAM is selected as one of 32 Pre-Qualified Design Teams for the City of Chicago’s Invest South/West neighborhood improvement initiative!

Construction is Complete!

08/03/2020

Construction is complete on Guild Row.

DAAM wins Design Award!

06/04/2020

DAAM wins a 2020 AIA Chicago Small Projects Award for our Shell House Project!

We are a WBE!

05/21/2020

DAAM is a certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the State of Illinois’ Capital Development Board and Business Enterprise Program.

DAAM is Published!

05/01/2020

DAAM’s Shell House project is featured in the May/June issue of Chicago Architect as a AIA Small Projects Award winner! Read the full text here and the full magazine here.

Lee Bey at LYTE!

12/14/2019

Renowned photographer Lee Bey stops by to take photos of the construction progress at LYTE Lounge.

Construction is complete!

12/13/12019

Construction is complete on 2x3x5 residences in Chicago’s Historic Wicker Park!

Construction begins!

10/03/2019

Construction begins on the LYTE Lounge, a new community center for at-risk youth in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Panels are up!

07/25/2019

Trellis panel installation is complete at the Lyndale Roof Deck!

Guild Row in BlockClubChi!

05/28/2019

Article titled “Old Warehouses Along Chicago River Being Transformed Into ‘Guild Row’ Club With Craft Workshops And More” by Mina Bloom of Block Club Chicago was published today! Read the full text here!

New DAAM Project!

05/15/2019

DAAM begins work on Triangle House, a new contemporary addition to a home for a growing family on a quirky lot in Chicago.

Construction begins!

03/01/2019

Construction begins work on Guild Row, a new social club and event space for the artisanally curious in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood.

New DAAM Project!

02/15/2019

DAAM begins a new mixed-use development along the Fox Riverfront in Green Bay!

DAAM is published!

09/01/2018

DAAM Principal Elyse Agnello’s Op-Ed titled “Storage Matters” featuring the LYTE Lounge is published in the September/October 2018 issue of Chicago Architect. Read the full text here and the full magazine here.