This was Tigerman’s first high-rise project built in 1974. Mies van der Rohe’s earlier work inspired the design of these apartments. The tribute can be seen in the square grid and solar bronze glass. It’s worth noting that later in life the architect railed against the Mies legacy.

During an interview, Tigerman explained why the 1976 building was so vibrant, “The last thing people who are legally blind see before they go totally blind is bright colors bathed in light.” He also meticulously designed the interior with features like fixed furniture so that its visitors could easily navigate. Today, the building is now used as a bank.

The 18-story apartment building in Uptown, now known as The Montrose, was designed in 1981 by Tigerman McCurry Architects. The stacked, round balconies and round windows on the front of the building are meant to mimic six Ionic columns.

This project was for the headquarters of a nonprofit that provided services to families and abused children. On the inside, it felt like a “miniature village,” with details like a skylight and offices designed like tiny houses with French doors and open windows, the firm said. The building won a distinguished building award in 1986 from the Chicago Chapter of AIA.

Look closely, the unusually shaped windows around the facade of this pet adoption organization outlines a puppy dog’s face (imagine the dome-shaped window as the nose). The ’80s building was designed to highlight the organization’s focus on saving animals.

There’s a Tigerman McCurry building on Michigan Avenue too. Built in the early ’90s, the Gap retail store has a stepped limestone facade—a mix of Neo-gothic and modern classicism.

The design of this 1990s building honors Mies’ Promontory Apartments and Eliel Saarinen’s Tribune Tower. The Gothic style is meant to blend with historic neighbors like the Fischer Building, Mies’ Federal Center, and the Rookery.

Originally this home was designed in the mid-90s for an older couple who had a museum-quality collection of drawings and French Art Deco furniture, though the modern white walls and stainless steel are timeless. The residence sold last year for $4.4 million.

Archeworks was a design lab that Tigerman founded with designer Eva Maddox in 1994 on the idea that good design should be for everyone. The building is small and gray, and most distinguished by the quotes painted around the exterior. Most recently, the organization’s work has focused on educating high school stuents from the South and West sides.

Another tribute to Mies, these South Loop apartments were built in 2001. The firm deemed this tower: “Mies building-as-a-wedding-cake.”

Tigerman’s work was greatly influenced by his Jewish faith, and this project is one of his most well-know later works. He designed the stark building after winning the commission with just a single sketch on a napkin, according to the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. The museum, which opened in 2009, has a linear path, so visitors can’t turn back, but exits facing east towards Jerusalem.

This Hyde Park bookstore built in 2012 has a maze of bookshelves, colorful carpet, and a fireplace embedded with a glass bookcase. The co-op was founded in 1961 and when it wanted to relocate, sought out Tigerman’s firm to design somewhere people could get lost in the stacks.