Stuart is professor of architecture emeritus at the University of Illinois, Chicago and his writing on history and theory received an Arthur Ross Award from the Institute for Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA) in 2018. He is the author of four books on the history of Chicago's residential architecture and in 2019 he and Julie edited an issue of the Classicist on Chicago architecture for the ICAA. In 2021 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Chicago Chapter of the AIA. Julie currently serves on the board of directors of the Chicago chapter of the AIA and on the national steering committee for AIA CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network). She has been responsible for programming for AIA CRAN National and organized their 2022 national symposium held in Chicago. Julie served for six years on the Evanston, Illinois Preservation Commission and was instrumental in the rewriting of their preservation and solar guidelines.