Steel has now risen above grade for the University Of Illinois Chicago Computer Design Research and Learning Center, a five-story addition to the existing Science and Engineering Labs building at 900
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Designed by Rode Island-based architecture firm Ultramoderne (led by Aaron Forrest and Yasmin Vobis) for the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the Chicago Horizon timber pavilion is now a popular a
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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
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Updated renderings and details have been released for two of the five casino bids hoping to win as the city progresses to select a winner later this year. As plans continue to be flushed out leading u
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Sterling Bay has unveiled a revised design for 330 N. Green. Located at the corner of W. Wayman St and N. Green St, the new building will stand across from Sterling Bay’s 333 N. Green and currently un
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Updated details have been revealed for the North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. The 8.1-acre site is bound by the CTA Brown Line tracks to the west, W Hill Street to the north, N Wells
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Updated details have been revealed for a community arts center at 1353 E 72nd Street in Greater Grand Crossing. Located just west of the intersection with S Dorchester Avenue, the project will rehabil
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Updated plans have been revealed to the community for a new sporting facility within Addams/Medill Park at 1434 S Loomis Street in the Near West Side. The park which is roughly bound by W Roosevelt Ro
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Updated renderings have been revealed for the residential development at 3233 North Sheffield Avenue as the project receives approval from the local alderman. Located near the intersection with West S
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Updated plans have been revealed for the community facility at 5112 W Harrison Street in Austin. Occupying a whole city block bound by S Leamington Avenue to the east and S Laramie Avenue to the west,
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Updated renderings have been revealed for the two-tower office development at 655 W Madison Street in West Loop Gate. Located just east of the Kennedy Expressway/I-90, the project plans to replace a l
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The Pui Tak Christian School recently presented updated plans for their new school building, proposed for a site in Bridgeport. Located at 3118 S. Canal, the new school would replace surface parking a
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As the city progresses towards selecting a winner of the highly-scrutinized casino deal, more renderings and information have been revealed on the complexities of utilizing some of the city’s existing
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The Permit Review Committee has approved plans to convert the former Immaculata High School at 640 W Irving Park Road in Uptown for residential use. As previously reported, the redevelopment efforts a
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US construction contractor Clayco has launched a dedicated data center division. Clayco, a design-build firm, last week announced the launch of Clayco Compute, an integrated data center delivery busin
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A long-vacant lot just a few doors north of the 606 trail in Logan Square has been permitted for a two-unit building by the City of Chicago. 1811 North Whipple Street will be a two-story plus basement
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Chicago-based McHugh Construction announces it has started vertical construction on a new five-story healthcare facility and medical office at 3501 N. Halsted St. for Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’
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Luftwerk’s year-long exploration of architecture by Mies Van Der Rohe began with a geometric grid of red lazers, lighting up the Barcelona Pavilion. Later this year, their homage to mies will end with
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Initial details and a Request for Proposals (RFP) have been issued for the reimagining of the northern half of Chicago State University in Roseland. Dubbed University Village 95, the plan calls for th
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VISTA Property broke ground yesterday on 741 N. Wells, a new mixed-use multifamily rental building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Designed by Antunovich Associates, the 21-story, 201,000-squar
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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
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25 Sept 2025
Bohdan Bodniewicz and Srini Vallabhaneni
Aging infrastructure, booming urban populations and more intense climate events have stretched the capabilities of existing infrastructure. These changes have ushered in a new era of investment across
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A draft of the We Will Chicago framework plan has been released, offering an initial look at what would be the first citywide plan in more than 50 years. As previously reported “We Will Chicago” is th
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16 Mar 2020
Dennis Rodkin, Crain's Chicago Business
A building planned for 1147 W. Jackson was to have five units of its most expensive floorplan. When they were snapped up in a single weekend, the developers found a way to make seven more.
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