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A Letter From Concerned Citizens to Mayor Daley

Jim Peters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: 2016 Olympics, Chicago Architecture, Bauhaus, Walter-Gropius, Mayor Daley, Michael Reese Hospital, South Side of Chicago, Chicago Development, Modernist Architecture, Chicago News
Jim Peters

The disappointment over the loss of the 2016 Olympics should not prevent Chicagoans from realizing a great opportunity -- the redevelopment of the former Michael Reese Hospital Campus.

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Is a "Green" McMansion Socially Acceptable?

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Architecture, Chicago Architecture, Green Living, Green Architecture, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Is any green step a step in the right direction? How do we differentiate between progress and just plain treading water?

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How to Make the Art Institute's New Modern Wing Even Better

Edward Lifson | Posted 07.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Architecture, Modern Wing, Chicago Architecture, Art Institute Modern Wing, Mayor Daley, Chicago Pedestrians, Daley Bloomberg, Monroe Street, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

If New York can close a part of Broadway, why can't Chicago close a part of Monroe?

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Tour the New Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago

Edward Lifson | Posted 06.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Architecture, Chicago Architecture, Renzo Piano, Millennium Park, Modern Wing Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

With a stunning addition by architect Renzo Piano -- filled with natural light and beautifully detailed-- the Art Institute of Chicago becomes the sec...

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Going, Going, Gone? Will Chicago Tear Down Buildings by Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius?

Edward Lifson | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Reese Hospital Olympic Village, Iit, Historic Preservation, Walter Gropius, Mies Van Der Rohe, Chicago Architecture, Olympics, Mayor Daley, Chicago Preservation, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

The best way to promote sustainable, environmentally responsible architecture is to adaptively reuse buildings where possible. The Michael Reese campus is the perfect place.

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Millennium Park Burnham Centennial Pavilions Unveiled

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Millennium Park Architecture, Zaha Hadid, Chicago Architecture, Public Art, Zaha Hadid Millennium Park Pavilion, Millennium Park Pavilions, Daniel Burnham, Burnham Centennial, Burnham Pavilions, Millennium Park, Ben Van Berkel Millennium Park Pavilion, Ben Van Berkel, Chicago News

Chicagoans got their first glimpse late Tuesday of the two temporary pavilions designed by internally-celebrated architects that will setup shop in Mi...

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A Preview of the Bigger, Better (Alas, More Expensive) Art Institute of Chicago

Edward Lifson | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Architecture, Art Institute of Chicago, Art, Chicago Architecture, Modern Wing, Renzo Piano, Art Institute Modern Wing, Art Institute Admission Costs, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

When the Modern Wing opens it will drastically change our perceptions the area. Combined with Millennium Park, we now have a stronger than ever cultural presence in that part of downtown.

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Chicago's Worst Buildings Of The Year

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Architectural Flops, Museum Park Place, Chicago Condos, Chicago Architecture, New Chicago Condos, Chicago Condo Design, Bad Chicago Architecture, Avenue East, Chicago News

This rogues gallery of condominium and apartment towers, all either new or completed in the last few years, reveal a trend that Chicago's boosters wil...

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IIT Architecture Students Produce Important New Work at Ragdale

Jane Dwyre Garton | Posted 12.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Natalie Mikosz, Roland Kulla, Susan Page Tillett, Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Frank Flury, Alice Hayes, Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture, Ragdale Foundation, John Lord King, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Sylvia Shaw Judson, Lake Forest Open Lands Association, Chicago Architecture, Lake Forest Market Square, Meadow Studio Ragdale, Chicago News
Jane Dwyre Garton

Rebuilding the Meadow Studio at Ragdale, home of an artists' community in Lake Forest, turned out to be a classic Ragdale experience for a dozen Illinois Institute of Technology architecture students.

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Trump Tower Spire To Be Installed Saturday

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Trump International Hotel & Tower, Trump Tower Spire, Trump Tower, Chicago Architecture, Trump Organization, Donald Trump, Andrew Weiss, Chicago Trump Tower, Chicago Trump Tower Spire, Chicago News

The helicopter installation of the spire atop Donald Trump's Chicago tower was moving ahead Friday, with the installation scheduled to start Saturday ...

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Economy Effecting Building Design: Architects

Chicago Public Radio | Lynette Kalsnes | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Spire, Economy Building Design Chicago, Economy Architecture Chicago, Chicago Architecture, Santiago Calatrava, American Institute of Architects, Chicago News

Chicago's a city known for its architecture. And it seems to be constantly changing and growing. But what's striking now, is how much the skyline's st...

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Trump Spire Installation Delayed, Again

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Trump International Hotel & Tower, Trump Tower Spire, Trump Tower, Chicago Architecture, Trump Organization, Trump Tower Spire Installation, Trump Tower Spire Delayed, Donald Trump, Andrew Weiss, Chicago Trump Tower, Chicago Trump Tower Spire, Chicago News

This is beginning to sound like a broken record: The installation of the spire atop Donald Trump's 92-story Chicago hotel and condo tower has been put...

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Trump Sues Deutsche Bank Over Tower

Reuters | Grant McCool and Matthew Lewis | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Trump International Hotel & Tower, Deutsche Bank, Steven Schlesinger, Chicago Architecture, Donald Trump, John Gallagher, Chicago Trump Tower, Trump Sues Deutsche Bank, Trump Deutsche Bank, Chicago News

Luxury hotel and resort developer Donald Trump sued Deutsche Bank and several other banks on Monday, demanding $3 billion in damages, claiming they br...

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High-Speed Rail Station Design Competition Winners Announced

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 04.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Andres Montana, Chicago Infrastructure, Chicago Architectural Club, David Lillie, Chicago Architecture, Burnham Plan, Chicago Humanities Festival, Midwest High Speed Rail, Burnham 2.0, Elba Gil, Cheyne Owens, Lindsay Grote, Chicago High Speed Rail Hub, Michael Cady, Trains, Chicago News

If the dream of turning Chicago into a high-speed rail hub ever came true, would the station be an anonymous piece of infrastructure or would it give ...

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Economy Stops Chicago Skyline Expansion

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sears Tower, Trump Tower, Chicago Architecture, Chicago Skyline Expansion, Economic Crisis, Chicago Skyline, Chicago Spire, Millennium Park, Grant Park, Chicago News

A big chill is about to hit the city of big shoulders. In the wake of the global credit crisis, Chicago's once-superheated skyline--radically transfo...

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Trump Tower Hits Snags

The Wall Street Journal | Alex Frangos | Posted 11.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Trump International Hotel & Tower, Trump Tower Chicago, Trump Tower, Chicago Architecture, Fortress Investment Group LLC, Chicago News

Donald Trump's tallest construction project ever is facing some tall challenges. Many real-estate developers are under pressure these days as lenders...

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Trump Promises 'The Best Lit Spire In Chicago'

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Trump Tower, Chicago Architecture, Chicago Real Estate, Trump Organization, The Skyline, Donald Trump, Steve Perlman, Andrew Weiss, Chicago Trump Tower, Chicago News

A reader of this blog, Steve Perlman, posed an excellent question Monday: Will the spire atop Donald Trump's Chicago mega-skyscraper be lit and, if so...

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Downtown Dorm Project Doubling Capacity

Crain's Chicago Business | Alby Gallun | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Brownstone Realty & Development Co., University Center Chicago, Chicago Architecture, East Loop Chicago, Chicago Real Estate, L&H Real Estate Group, Chicago News

The owner of a new 456-bed dormitory in the East Loop wants to pack another 1,221 students into a planned 37-story high-rise next door. A joint ventu...

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Now is a Good Time to Visit (and Rescue!) the Most Stunningly Beautiful Modernist House in Illinois

Edward Lifson | Posted 11.15.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Mies Van Der Rohe, Architecture, Farnsworth House Cleanup, Chicago Architecture, Farnsworth House Flooded, Farnsworth House Tours, Landmarks Illinois, Farnsworth Flooding, Farnsworth House, Saving Farnsworth House, Farnsworth, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

Structure is the essence of architecture, good architecture is based on nature, and here it is beautifully abstracted. Autumn is a good time to see-- and save-- the Farnsworth House.

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Robie House Closing For Repairs November 1

Chicago Maroon | William N. Kent | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Graduate School of Business University of Chicago, Robie House, Chicago Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, University of Chicago, Robie House Closing, Chicago News

The Robie House, a national landmark built by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, will reduce its public tour hours for one year, starting November...

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'Lost' Louis Sullivan Storefront Found

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sullivan Carson Pirie Scott, Architectural Preservation, Chicago Architecture, Louis Sullivan Storefront, Lost Louis Sullivan, 22 S Wabash, Louis Sullivan, Louis Sullivan Restoration, Louis Sullivan Preservation, Chicago Landmarks, Chicago News

The legacy of Louis Sullivan, poet of the skyscraper, has taken so many hits lately that you'd think Tony Soprano had a contract to rub out the man's ...

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University Of Chicago Completes Renovation Of Modernist Law School Library

The Wall Street Journal | Joel Henning | Posted 11.08.2008 | Chicago

Read More: University of Chicago Law School, Chicago Architecture, U of C Law Library, University of Chicago Law Library, U of C Law School, Eero Saarinen, UChicago Libraries, University of Chicago Libraries, Chicago News

The University of Chicago Law School is clearly one of the most competitive in the country. But its cluster of buildings designed by the Modernist arc...

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Millennium Park Getting Pavilions Designed By Acclaimed Architects Van Berkel And Hadid

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Zaha Hadid, New Millennium Park Pavilions, Chicago Architecture, Burnham Plan of Chicago, Daniel Burnham, Michael Torke, Burnham Plan Centennial Committee, Burnham Plan of 1909, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Ben Van Berkel, Sustainability, Chicago News

The high-powered committee marking the 100th anniversary of architect Daniel Burnham's influential Plan of Chicago on Thursday will announce events de...

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The Navy Vs. Modern Architecture In North Chicago

Chicago Tribune | Blair Kamin | Posted 10.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sears Tower, Chicago Architecture, Bruce Graham, Architectural Preservation, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Great Lakes Naval Station, Gunner's Mate School, Chicago News

The Navy tried to portray Tuesday's announcement that it will demolish a landmark of mid-century modernism co-designed by Bruce Graham, the architect ...

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Will We Lose Another Frank Lloyd Wright House?

Edward Lifson | Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago Architecture, Endangered Illinois Buildings, Ravine Bluffs, Landmarks Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright Ravine Bluffs, Illinois Preservation, Chicago News
Edward Lifson

Frank Lloyd Wright is perhaps the greatest artist America has ever produced, in any medium. Up there with Louis Armstrong and Walt Whitman and Martha Graham. A creator of beautiful worlds. We are the stewards of his work. We are lucky to have it around us. Preserve it so when we need it, it's there.

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