Tag: Architecture
Blair Kamin is back in Chicago
Blair Kamin, the Tribune's award-winning architecture critic, has spent the past year at Harvard as a Nieman Fellow. He's apparently back in Chicago a [...]
Rent vs own calculation favors owning at 235 Van Buren
Steep (and rising) rents in downtown Chicago high-rises are prompting many renters to re-examine the question of whether they'd be better off buyi [...]
The Smith + Gill designs for K2 Apartments, the new hot spot
John Burcher, the Director of Interior Design at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, has overseen envelope-expanding projects around the worl [...]
Chicago real estate weekly, week ending June 28, 2013
This is the first edition of our weekly recap of Chicago real estate news. Check back each Saturday for a look back at the previous week – and off [...]
Elmhurst home sales surge 39%
Yesterday's email brought this Elmhurst market update from Coldwell Banker's Gracik Makinney Group:
May property sales were up 39.2% over the s [...]
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, a DesignSlinger photography primer
Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Oak Park represented a startling new departure when it opened in 1908. It has since been listed on the Nation [...]
Lee Bey dishes on the new landmarks
If you have a few minutes to spare, they'll be well spent in listening to architecture critic and photographer Lee Bey's thoughts on mid-century m [...]
Divergent architectural styles book-end Divergent set
One of the sets for Neil Burger's adaptation of Divergent, a sci-fi flick starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet, is appropriately sandwiched [...]
New condos, de Luigi’s horse, a lion-faced con, hula hoop girl and more
If you're in the market for an affordable, newly-built condo in or near the Loop you're aware that your options are dwindling.
The award-winni [...]
An East Village apartment standout
The new 11-story, 99-unit apartment building at the southwest corner of Division and Ashland isn't fully clad yet, but it is already a very distin [...]
Price reduced to $3M on a beautiful Gold Coast home
When we visited the beautifully renovated Gold Coast home at 32 E Bellevue Pl a year ago, it was priced at $3,500,000. The price has since been re [...]
Was The Peshtigo a better building than 500 Lake Shore Drive?
My short answer: no. In my take, a built building is always better than an unbuilt one.
The legions of architectural critics can weigh in on th [...]
Hartshorne Plunkard receives two top AIA Illinois prizes
Yesterday's email included the following news release form Hartshorne Plunkard regarding AIA Illinois' 2013 Honor Awards. We've paid visits to [...]
Images of domesticity and an architect’s beat-up mother-in-law
The elevator lobby at 100 East Bellevue immerses you in images of domestic bliss.
On the outside chance that you missed the message, the h [...]
A 235 Van Buren commute, via water taxi to Michigan Ave
The award-winning Ralph Johnson-designed condominium tower at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop is transit-oriented development at its best. A CTA B [...]
From the vault – Solstice on the Park
The page for Solstice on the Park at Studio Gang's website dates to 2006.
We published the above model tour and the following overview of the [...]
A light-filled modern home in tranquil Indian Head Park
The modern home at 6435 Indianhead Trail in Indian Head Park is filled with surprises.
It's no surprise that the corner lot and large windows o [...]
Does Chicago have a new Fridge?
William "The Refrigerator" Perry, a/k/a The Fridge, has an irreplaceable spot in the hearts of Bear fans of a certain age.
Some of the wags at the [...]
235 Van Buren – welcome to a show that never ends
Ralph Johnson's 235 Van Buren has inspired verbal pyrotechnics from commentators and quickly become an award-winning architectural icon.
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Brian Kidd offers an architect’s perspective on K2 Apartments
Brian Kidd was the senior project architect for K2 at K Station, a 34-story, 496-unit luxury apartment tower that recently opened in the Fulton Ri [...]