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DoVA collaboration with Lect. Amber Ginsburg creates teaching space and gallery
A nondescript shipping container sits just to the west of the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, painted black and framed from 60th Street by flora and trees. A modest structure c …
Developer plans 33-story Fulton River District apartment tower
When big office towers rise in a neighborhood, apartment developers aren’t far behind. All those office workers need a place to live, after all. That’s the thinking behind a 33-story apartment tower C …
4 women architects in Chicago history you should know

4 women architects in Chicago history you should know

09 May 2019 Chicago Architecture Center
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’ve compiled a list of four historic, trailblazing women architects who made their mark in Chicago.
Architect pitches ‘kinetic wall’ to hide parking at River North office proposal
A River North office proposal could give downtown Chicago its second kinetic wall, joining an example currently under construction at 333 N. Green Street in the Fulton Market. Comprised of rows of ind …
City breaks ground on new Damen Green Line station, opening date slips to 2021
On Friday, Chicago officially broke ground on new Green Line station at the intersection of Lake Street and Damen Avenue on the city’s Near West Side. Designed by architecture firm Perkins + Will, the …
Chicagoland roundup: City launches new site, Oak Brook development OK’d, MRED moves and more
Chicago launches online map for street closures, construction projects Construction season is upon us, and the Chicago Department of Transportation has launched ChiStreetWork just in time for it. Deve …
Meet the architecture photographer from Chennai making waves around the world
A decade ago, it was hard to see where an education in Arts would take you. But for BRS Sreenag, it’s written in blood, and the artform is in his DNA. The grandson of iconic cinematographer, the late …
Then & Now: Powerhouse – Lockport

Then & Now: Powerhouse – Lockport

07 May 2019 The Herald News
A major engineering achievement of the late 19th century was the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. This canal was dug from Chicago to Lockport from 1890 to 1900 and extended to Joli …
Six Corners senior living development hits a snag at City Hall, despite alderman’s backing
A ten-story retail and senior housing development proposed for the Six Corners shopping district on Chicago’s Northwest Side ran into trouble this week when it failed to pass City Council’s Zoning Com …
Chicago buildings could adopt new bird-friendly design standards
As New York lawmakers discuss regulations to make the city’s glass skyscrapers more eco-friendly, Chicago may soon adopt new building standards aimed at protecting a very specific segment of the natur …
Vista Tower tops off at 1,191 feet to claim its spot as Chicago’s third tallest building
 Vista Tower, the newest and most noticeable addition to Chicago’s famous skyline, reached a notable construction milestone on Friday when workers installed the final structural beam atop the 101-stor …
Floating trees and eco-park transform North Branch canal this summer
The Wild Mile at the North Branch Canal wants to bring nature into the city.
Chicago Uncovered: NEMA Chicago

Chicago Uncovered: NEMA Chicago

29 Apr 2019 ABC 7 Chicago
CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 is teaming up with the Chicago Architecture Center as part of a new series called Chicago Uncovered to showcase locations, new and old, that distinguish Chicago among other citie …
CTA Upgrades Track in Advance of $2B Modernization
The Chicago Transit Authority has completed nearly $4 million in railroad track improvements on the Red Line at Addison station. The work was part of the ongoing modernization of CTA rail service and …
Transit-Oriented MF Project in Glendale Heights/Lombard Gets $14M Construction Loan
CHICAGO, IL—Greenwich, CT-based Knighthead Funding has provided Noah Properties Chicago with a $14.36 million construction loan for the Roselle Apartments, a transit-oriented multifamily community bei …
Jeanne Gang named world's most influential architect of 2019 by Time magazine
American architect Jeanne Gang has been listed on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people for 2019. The Studio Gang founder is the only architect to make the Time 100 list this year. The r …
Architect pitches ‘kinetic wall’ to hide parking at River North office proposal
A River North office proposal could give downtown Chicago its second kinetic wall, joining an example currently under construction at 333 N. Green Street in the Fulton Market. Comprised of rows of ind …
Our MPO story of ‘INVEST – A Sustainability Tool’

Our MPO story of ‘INVEST – A Sustainability Tool’

23 Apr 2019 Neha Soni- Architect - Urban Designer - Planner
Springfield MPO (IL) was invited at the AMPO (Association of Metropolitan Planning Organisations) Annual Conference in Portland (OR) to present one of the initial testing concept projects using newly …
Two Lakeshore East residential towers target summer construction start
The first of three new high-rises planned for the vacant northeast corner of Chicago’s Lakeshore East community will break ground this summer, project co-developers LendLease and Magellan announced th …
The 78 and Lincoln Yards will move the needle on minority hiring
We can’t let a festering anti-developer atmosphere hold back Chicago’s minority- and women-owned businesses—and thus hold back the very neighborhoods that protesters want to protect.
Chicago City Hall Green Roof- a 20 year retrospective

Chicago City Hall Green Roof- a 20 year retrospective

17 Apr 2019 Living Architecture Monitor
Chicago’s City Hall rooftop garden is arguably one of the more recognized green roof applications on the continent. It helped shepherd in a new era of urban greening and resiliency efforts in Chicago …
Barrier-Breaking African American Architects We Should Be Celebrating
In many ways, design today is treated as avenue to inclusion. Architects beautify and reconceptualize affordable housing, devise public spaces that bring art out of galleries and to the masses, and cr …
Ultramoderne’s Chicago Horizon pavilion brings CLT architecture to the masses
Ultramoderne’s Chicago Horizon proposal won the competition organized by CAB to design a low-cost multi-functional pavilion in Chicago’s Museum Campus, not far from the Shedd Aquarium. In designing th …
Keystone Begins Construction of SORA West in Conshohocken
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA—Keystone Property Group has begun construction of SORA West, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development in Conshohocken, PA that will house the new global corporate headquarters of Ame …
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