A row of intricately detailed architectural models take centre stage at this pop-up exhibition celebrating the beauty of engineering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, which coincides with the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about SOM exhibits architecture models with stripped-away skins to reveal engineering beneath
Fifteen alternative visions for the famous 1920s Tribune Tower competition are presented as giant models at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Architects reimagine Chicago's Tribune Tower with abstract skyscraper models
The Chicago Architecture Center will take over a space inside a riverfront building by modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which will be designed by US firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and is set to open summer 2018. More about Chicago Architecture Foundation plans move to Mies van der Rohe-designed tower
This year's Chicago Architecture Biennial will ask architects to consider history in order to shape a direction for future architectural practice, say artistic directors Johnston Marklee. More about Second Chicago Architecture Biennial will "look back to look forward" say artistic directors
Chicago – the birthplace of the skyscraper – is hosting its second architecture biennial this month. Here's a look at five of the tallest towers either approved or underway in the city. More about Five skyscrapers set to transform Chicago's skyline
Canted walls covered in colourful louvres define this urban building for Northeastern Illinois University by architecture firm JGMA, which sits next to a major highway. More about Blue and yellow fins wrap sculptural academic building in Chicago by JGMA
New renderings have been released of American-German architect Helmut Jahn's tower for Chicago's South Loop, as preparations for construction begin and sales of its luxury condominiums get ready to open. More about Helmut Jahn's 1000M skyscraper poised to rise in Chicago
Dezeen promotion: press and industry professionals can register to attend the preview days of this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial on 14 and 15 September, for a first look at the exhibitions. More about Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017 invites press and professionals to register for preview days
US firm Woodhouse Tinucci Architects has spruced up a reading room in the University of Chicago's Joseph Regenstein Library, a 1970s building originally designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. More about Brutalist library in Chicago gets interior update by Woodhouse Tinucci
We're continuing our look back at Frank Lloyd Wright's most important projects, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the American architect's birth last week. Next is Unity Temple, the Prairie-style concrete church that he considered to be his first contribution to modern architecture. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple was the "first expression" of modern architecture
Dezeen promotion: design company Luminaire is set to host an exhibition of work by designer Antonio Citterio during this year's NeoCon in Chicago. More about Luminaire explores Antonio Citterio's creative process in NeoCon exhibition
This week marks the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth and to celebrate we're looking back at five of the American architect's most pioneering projects. First up is Robie House, now recognised as a symbol of the Prairie style. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House was his most "consummate expression" of Prairie style
The first images and models of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' plans for the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago have been revealed. More about Obama Presidential Library concept design unveiled in Chicago
US firm Goettsch Partners has completed a glass skyscraper with a compact footprint, which responds to its placement next to active train tracks and the Chicago River. More about Riverside office tower in Chicago by Goettsch Partners rises from sharply tapered base
Dishevelled surfaces and industrial details create a shabby-chic aesthetic at this hostel in Chicago, where guests are encouraged to interact with each other via Instagram before their stays. More about Chicago hostel The Hollander connects guests on Instagram prior to arrival
HBRA Architects drew inspiration from historic Chicago residences by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and Henry Hobson Richardson while conceiving this contemporary urban residence in the city's Lincoln Park neighbourhood. More about Patchwork of stone, brick and glass fronts Chicago townhouse by HBRA Architects
The story of Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House is set for the silver screen, with Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges set to play the famous modernist architect. More about Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in movie about Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House
A black box with pegboards for walls forms the centrepiece of this Chicago office renovated by Australian studio Those Architects, which also includes a batting cage for baseball breaks. More about Chicago office by Those Architects features pegboard walls and a baseball batting cage
Providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan was a guiding factor in the renovation of this condominium unit by Vladimir Radutny Architects inside a seminal modernist building by Mies van der Rohe. More about Apartment in Mies-designed Chicago tower gets an overhaul by Vladimir Radutny
Kiosks with stainless steel canopies and a towering glass and chrome sculpture are among the recent enhancements made to Chicago's Navy Pier, one of the largest public piers in the world. More about Chicago's century-old Navy Pier revitalised by James Corner Field Operations and nArchitects