Chicago has approved plans for architecture studio RIOS and landscape studio Field Operations to transform 55-acres around the United Center arena as part of the 1901 Project. More about United Center's parking lots to be turned into "network of plazas and paseos"
A circular healthcare facility designed by American architect Bertrand Goldberg is at risk of demolition in Illinois after being closed for more than 20 years, but is "worth preserving" according to Goldberg's son. More about Cylindrical Bertrand Goldberg building at risk of demolition in Illinois
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
Architecture firm Studio Gang has completed the Verde tower, which is covered in green-glazed tiles and terraces that give the building "a rhythmic play of light", for San Francisco's Mission Rock development. More about Studio Gang wraps San Francisco skyscraper in green ceramic tiles
From Studio Gang's triple-tower St Regis skyscraper to one of the last projects designed by iconic architect Helmut Jahn, we've rounded up nine skyscrapers completed in Chicago in the last decade. More about Nine recently completed skyscrapers in Chicago
Fine woodworking and explorations of recycled materials are among the furniture and object designs from these eight independent Chicago design studios presented as part of our North American Design 2024 series. More about Eight independent design studios working in Chicago
Architecture studio Jahn has completed a skyscraper in Chicago with two distinct sections, which is one of the last projects designed by studio founder Helmut Jahn. More about Jahn completes 1000M skyscraper in Chicago
Rival Chicago design events NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days must start working together for the benefit of the city, an organiser of one of the fairs has said. More about Rival Chicago fairs to "lose ground" without cooperation says Design Days organiser
The monolithic museum anchoring the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has topped out, with former president Barack Obama placing his signature on an uppermost beam. More about Museum at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago tops out
American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a "satellite concourse" at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. More about Chicago airport expansion set to have "tree-like structural system"
US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the 57-storey Salesforce Tower along the Chicago River, marking the final stage of the city's Wolf Point development. More about Pelli Clarke & Partners completes skyscraper "imbued with lightness" in Chicago
American studio Manica Architecture and National Football League team Chicago Bears have unveiled the design of a football stadium along Lake Michigan in Chicago, drawing criticism from preservationists. More about Manica Architecture designs glass-fronted stadium for Chicago Bears
The city of Chicago has announced plans to convert a collection of empty office buildings in the city's downtown into mixed-used and residential towers. More about Chicago plans to convert office buildings into affordable housing
American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. More about Construction commences on SOM skyscrapers at former Chicago Spire site
US firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a 43-storey residential skyscraper in Chicago with a "deeply expressive" facade that takes cues from the city's industrial past and the work of architect Mies van der Rohe. More about The Row skyscraper by Morris Adjmi pays homage to Chicago's heritage
Tech company Google and architecture studio Jahn have released visualisations of the planned revamp of the James R Thompson Center, an iconic postmodern-style building in Chicago's Downtown. More about Google and Jahn release images of Thompson Center redesign
Ross Barney Architects has created a pavilion dedicated to Haitian entrepreneur Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, the first non-Indigenous settler of Chicago, for the city's architecture biennial. More about Ross Barney Architects creates pavilion exploring "layers" of early Chicago
The 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial has opened with installations focusing on monumentality, race and material innovations on show at sites throughout Chicago. More about Nine installations to see at the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial
Production designer Ruth De Jong has installed a house modelled on her set design for Jordan Peele's film Nope at the Chicago Architecture Biennial as part of a series of installations exploring horror and architecture. More about Ruth De Jong draws upon Nope set design for Chicago Architecture Biennial
Norman Teague Design Studios has erected a plywood structure as a full-scale model of the future monument to American abolitionists Frederick and Anna Douglass, for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Norman Teague displays prototype of Douglass monument in Chicago