Project Associate
Tom McCormick
Tom received his Bachelor of Science of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017, finishing his undergraduate studies in Barcelona at the ETSAV (Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès). While receiving his master’s in architecture at Taubman College at the University of Michigan, Tom developed an interest in adaptive reuse, community engagement, and the application of world-building in architectural practice.
Tom joined Canopy in 2022 and has been involved in various speculative proposals renovation projects including the Humboldt Park United Methodist Church conversion into affordable housing, and a warehouse adaptive re-use project for Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC). He appreciates the prioritization of work that strives to maintain and revitalize existing housing throughout Chicago.
Away from the studio, Tom enjoys biking, cooking and recording slapdash music.
Education
Master of Architecture, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture
Illinois Architecture Study Abroad Program, Escola Tecnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Valles
Bachelor of Science of Architectural Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Contact
312.763.8005 x112
What is your favorite cocktail?
Negroni
If you could be any material, what material would you be?
Copper.
Best live music you've seen?
Grouper in Bohemian National Cemetery
If you had to pick one word that best represents Canopy's culture, what would it be, and why?
Inclusive because there always seems to be an understanding that everyone’s voice matters.
What music do you listen to while working towards a deadline?
Garage rock
What is a hobby you spend a lot of time on outside of work?
Playing my guitar