Archinect - News 2024-12-22T08:29:53-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150340082/brininstool-lynch-is-closing-after-34-years-parkfowler-plus-emerges Brininstool + Lynch is closing after 34 years, ParkFowler Plus emerges Josh Niland 2023-02-22T18:38:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/06/06cfdcc59c7b00305f5053969bc665df.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Chicago-based firm formerly known as <a href="https://archinect.com/brininstool-lynch" target="_blank">Brininstool + Lynch</a> has announced it is disbanding after being a mainstay on the city's architectural scene for 34 years.</p> <p>&ldquo;While our hearts are heavy, we believe that there can be no Brininstool + Lynch without Lynch,&rdquo; part of a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co9C6ApuMS6/" target="_blank">statement</a> from founding partner David Brininstool reads. &ldquo;Over the past months, we began a deliberate, thoughtful transition process with the intention of saying an emotional goodbye to Brininstool + Lynch. This is not a farewell. We know that the best way to honor what came before is to invent what comes after. And we know that the legacy of this important firm will continue to reverberate &mdash; in memories and conversations, in pedagogy and publications, and, most important, in buildings that have reshaped the landscape in Chicago and beyond.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0d/0d9dc02e580660426d35e98a63ea7ca7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0d/0d9dc02e580660426d35e98a63ea7ca7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150325257/acclaimed-chicago-architect-brad-lynch-of-brininstool-lynch-passes-away-at-64" target="_blank">Acclaimed Chicago architect Brad Lynch, of Brininstool + Lynch, passes away at 64</a></figcaption></figure><p>The firm lost its co-founder, Brininstool&rsquo;s former <a href="https://archinect.com/pappageorgehaymes" target="_blank">Pappageorge Haymes</a> collea...</p>