Architecture and Design
Keep track of the city’s design and urban planning landscape.
The plan proposed by Gensler, the world’s largest architecture firm, includes creating a footbridge to carry pedestrians over Lake Shore Drive and onto Oak Street Beach.
The city began construction on Grainger Plaza in August 2023, limiting access to the popular sculpture in Millennium Park.
The $500 million development will include two residential towers and work on the long-awaited DuSable Park as well as plans to extend the Chicago Riverwalk.
If the Landmarks Commission gives the thumbs-up, who will step up to to preserve and reuse this historic church — and other vacant churches that represent a special place in Chicago architecture?
Mr. Weese helped save the Glessner House and found the Chicago Architecture Center.
Edificios centenarios podrían ser derribados para dar paso a otro centro de logística y distribución, añadiendo contaminación y molestias a la comunidad negra del oeste de la ciudad.
Century-old buildings may be torn down to make way for another logistics and distribution site, adding pollution, nuisance to a West Side Black community.
The nonprofit Landmarks Illinois released a list of 10 most endangered sites Tuesday, including the Portage Theater, the Sears Administration Building, and the Libby, McNeill and Libby canning factory.
Once complete, the building at 100 W. Randolph St. will have a new glass facade and other amenities for Google’s 2,000 employees.
Northerly Island should be a stunning urban space on par with Millennium Park. Instead, it’s the architectural equivalent of Felix and Oscar, with a 30,000-seat concert venue oddly coupled with a nature preserve.
Google bought the 39-year-old building for $105 million in 2022 with plans to redevelop it into its Chicago headquarters for 2,000 of its employees.
The city is willing to put private interests ahead of public benefit and cheer on a wrongheaded effort to build a massive domed stadium — that would be perfect for Arlington Heights — on Chicago’s lakefront.
The swirl-patterned granite panels will contribute much to the visual identity — while perhaps adding color and life to a structure that appeared cold and mausoleum-like in renderings.
Whatever happens with the upcoming Chase Tower renovation, here’s hoping the little Mickey D’s on the plaza survives.
A landmark designation for the Hyde Park Union Church, designed by architect James Gamble Rogers, would protect exterior and interior elements from future demolition.
The city of Chicago has worked for years on building design standards that prevent fatal crashes of migratory birds. Making those standards optional for builders is a problem, bird lovers say.
Richard Serra was considered one of his generation’s most preeminent sculptors,known for his large-scale steel structures that he shaped into many forms.