David Childs redesigns halted towers for Chicago Spire site
SOM's David Childs has updated the design of a pair of towers proposed to occupy the site of Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire. More
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Geometry of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House illuminated with red lasers
Designer Iker Gil and Luftwerk have projected a grid of red lasers across Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House to highlight the building's geometric form and its history. More
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Wheeler Kearns designs low-lying Ravine House for nature lovers in Illinois
American studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has completed a single-storey residence on a wooded site outside of Chicago, featuring black facades and large windows that engage the landscape. More
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John Ronan creates affordable housing in Chicago with colourful balconies and a library
A spectrum of vivid hues were incorporated throughout a mixed-use building in Chicago by John Ronan Architects that contains a public library at ground level and low-cost senior housing up above. More
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Thayer Brick House is hidden behind a brick screen
American firms Brooks + Scarpa and Studio Dwell have created a suburban Chicago home with an inner courtyard screened from the road by "vertical twisting columns" of brick. More
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Visitor centre revealed for Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park Home and Studio
Chicago architect John Ronan has designed a Prairie-style visitor centre to adjoin Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois.
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Vladimir Radutny overhauls industrial Michigan Loft apartment in Chicago
This apartment in Chicago, which features wood and steel volumes slotted within an exposed concrete structure, was designed by local firm Vladimir Radutny Architects to create a spacious home for a couple. More
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Virgil Abloh's first solo exhibition opens at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
A major retrospective of the work of designer Virgil Abloh has opened in Chicago, bringing together everything from architectural constructions to Nike sneaker designs and slogan rugs for IKEA. More
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The Wing's women-focused co-working club in Chicago takes cues from Frank Lloyd Wright
The Wing, a co-working club dedicated to women, has opened a hub in Chicago featuring details that draw on the Prairie style of 20th-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright. More
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Pritzker to sell Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center in Chicago
The governor of Illinois, whose family started the Pritzker Prize, is set to sell Helmut Jahn's James R Thompson Center in Chicago, putting the fate of the postmodern building in "serious trouble". More
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Helmut Jahn pens magenta note attacking "premeditated" selection of Studio Gang for O'Hare airport expansion
Chicago architect Helmut Jahn has sent a hand-written note to the Chicago Tribune condemning the selection of a team led by Jeanne Gang to design an extension to O'Hare airport, describing it as "premeditated" and "not justified". More
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Great glass elevator to whisk visitors 83-storeys up Chicago's Aon Center
North America's tallest glass elevator, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, will climb the exterior of the modernist Aon Center skyscraper in Chicago in 60 seconds offering tourists panoramic views. More
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Studio Gang to design Chicago O'Hare airport terminal
A team led by Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang has been named the winner of the bid for the concourse and terminal at Chicago O'Hare airport, beating competition from SOM, Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava. More
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Norman Kelley preserves "layered history" inside revamped Notre store in Chicago
US firm Norman Kelley has merged old and new elements inside the flagship store for clothing retailer Notre, which is housed inside a 113-year-old building in central Chicago. More
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McDonald's HQ in Chicago includes Hamburger University for new recruits
Fast-food company McDonald's has moved into a new headquarters in Chicago, where employees have access to a multitude of workspaces and new hires are enrolled in a collegiate experience. More
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SOM unveils plans for Chicago's Lincoln Yards neighbourhood
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed plans to transform a former industrial site in Chicago into a "new urban destination". More
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Chicago Biennial 2019 will create "common ground" for all, says artistic director
The third Chicago Architecture Biennial will forego a single theme in order to push the architecture profession to "think more meaningfully" about a host of contemporary issues, according to artistic director Yesomi Umolu. More
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SOM transforms ageing brick buildings into Chicago's West Loop Branch library
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has converted buildings in a former industrial district into a public library in Chicago, where original brick walls and bow trusses are on full display. More
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Foster, Calatrava and SOM on shortlist for new Chicago O'Hare airport terminal
Five teams of architects are in the running to redesign Chicago's O'Hare international airport, with Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava among the list of firms participating in the competition. More
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White partitions divide Chicago law office by Vladimir Radutny
Chicago firm Vladimir Radutny Architects has outfitted a lawyers' office in the city, with minimal volumes arranged around existing pillars for high contrast. More
