Tag: Architecture
A make-over for vacant West Loop condo floors
More than 10 years after the start of construction, the 13-story, 63-unit condo building at 720 W Randolph St in the West Loop may be finally near [...]
The extravagant views from The Montgomery
Head just a mile west of the lake and, if you're able to find a vantage point a few hundred feet above the ground, you'll be in big sky country an [...]
Is the Fisher Building terra cotta a pun or payback?
I was at a meeting at the Fisher Building yesterday morning. Later in the day I headed for DesignSlinger to learn a bit about the history of this [...]
The Coast – eye-catching architecture and eye-rolling ad copy
The Coast, a 49-story mixed-use glass tower at 345 E Wacker Dr in the Lakeshore East area of the New East Side, is slated to contain 515 apartment [...]
An updated look at Optima Center and 435 North Park
Early yesterday afternoon I visited Streeterville for a look at two major apartment projects underway in the neighborhood.
Drilling of the cais [...]
Superior 110 is finally a sellout
We first covered Superior 110 back in May of 2006 when the building was known as Opus 110, and we've posted on it scores of times since.
The b [...]
Why Christine likes living in the Loop at 235 Van Buren
235 Van Buren is the striking, award-winning new tower designed by Ralph Johnson at the edge of Chicago's Loop.
The building boasts spectacular [...]
What Philip and Erika like about living at 235 Van Buren
Erika is a Chicago public school teacher and Philip works for an organization that promotes Chicago's Loop.
Two and a half years ago they boug [...]
Logan Square’s Hairpin Lofts receives preservation award
The landmark Morris Sachs building at 2800 N Milwaukee Ave in Logan Square, which had sat vacant for nearly 20 years, has been transformed into Ha [...]
Chicago’s architectural candy store turns 50
Bertrand Goldberg's son Geoffrey, in a presentation he made two years ago on the 50th anniversary of its groundbreaking, deemed Marina City "an ar [...]
Keeping up with the Wolf Point development
Wolf Point is an iconic site at the junction of the North, South and Main branches of the Chicago River. A proposed three-tower residential and of [...]
Why we haven’t written about Prentice
The heated controversy over the preservation of Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Women's Hospital in Streeterville is near an endgame following yester [...]
Quote of the day – a Bermuda triangle of lost opportunity
Architecture critic Lynn Becker's recent post on what he calls the "Viaduct District" is a goodie bag of memorable phrases and provocative perspec [...]
Side by side Wright bootleg homes sound an alarm
A year ago we invited you to consider this quote from John Shelette Van Bergen, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright:
Since the American architect h [...]
Quote of the day – the best display of architects’ skills
Building facades, the most visible aspect of a structure, typically draw the most comments from the public. They are, after all, the sights that f [...]
The vintage views from a Lincoln Park roof deck
The view west from the upper floors and roof deck of the 7-story building at 424 W Diversey is dominated by buildings built between the 1890s and [...]
A treasure trove of transportation options at 235 Van Buren
It's hard to imagine a location with more convenient transportation options than 235 Van Buren, a new Ralph Johnson-designed condo at the edge of [...]
The classic lobby at 1448 North Lake Shore Drive
The lobbies in Chicago's vintage luxury buildings vary widely in size and opulence. Some are exceedingly modest, and some were built on a grand sc [...]
The kinetic Boogie-woogie billboard at 235 Van Buren
The striking pattern formed by the balconies at 235 Van Buren is one of the first things you see as you exit the Eisenhower Expressway into the Lo [...]
Great Chicago blocks – East Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast
Chicago, as the old saw goes, is a city of neighborhoods. It's also a city of blocks, ranging from great to grating, and for many Chicagoans their [...]