Landon Bone Baker Architects

Landon Bone Baker Architects (LBBA) is a Chicago-based architectural practice established in 1987 that is distinguished by its community-based approach. An innovative leader and hands-on champion of affordable housing and neighborhood planning, LBBA believes good design should be available to all. Together with clients and community stakeholders, LBBA co-creates inventive, inviting, and sustainable spaces and places that transform lives, revitalize neighborhoods, and regenerate cities. LBBA has been working with Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA) for over 25 years to transform empty lots and rundown buildings into safe, decent housing close to schools, parks, and other services.

This belief has guided our practice for over 30 years. As gentrification in Chicago swept northwest and pushed affordability southwest, the goal of providing architecturally significant, yet affordable options to as many people as possible expanded. Founder and Principal of Landon Bone Baker Architects, Peter Landon is known for his community-based inner city planning, development, and design work. He is a champion of "social conscious" and diversity in design, and supports neighborhood revitalization efforts across Chicago.

When Peter Landon founded Landon Architects in 1987, he was on the front line of social change. Rather than focusing on high-end homes, he intended to design housing for segments of the population generally overlooked-individuals and families whose economic status dictate their lifestyles and surroundings, and who generally don't have the luxury of choice. As the firm built its early portfolio of both public and private housing, it was exposed to clients with varying capacities, a wide range of resident expectations and needs, and challenging, yet exciting, urban conditions.