Tag: Architecture
235 Van Buren launches rent-to-own in the Loop program
235 Van Buren, a striking new Ralph Johnson-designed 46-story condominium in the Loop, is launching a rent-to-own program on selected units.
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The red, white and blue view from Astoria Tower
It was one of those view days in Chicago, sunny and with an unclouded blue sky.
I was visiting Astoria Tower for a video shoot, and stepped out [...]
A sky-high basketball game atop a Weese vs Mies classic
With any luck you'll never participate in a pickup game like the one pictured above at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago.
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A little bit of Santa Fe in Lincoln Park
When I saw the picture of this home in today's new listing email I knew I had to visit the site.
I can't recall ever having seen a Spanish Colo [...]
Leaping into the New Year in Singapore
We're justly proud of Chicago's skyline, but it doesn't hurt to have the occasional reminder that other cities also evoke a sense of awe and wonde [...]
Three Cesar Pelli towers in the works for Wolf Point
In newspaper terminology, this is an evergreen story – one that recurs regularly. It's had multiple variations over the decades, and the latest co [...]
An award-winning David Adler restoration in Lake Forest
David Adler was one of the most prolific and prominent architects and designers during the era of the "great American house," and the North Shore [...]
Old Town Triangle home closes quick sale at $201K over list
The striking Italianate Frederick Wacker home at 1838 N Lincoln Park West was listed for sale on December 20 at $1,299,000. The 4,700 square foot, [...]
Tour a historic home on an Old Town Art Fair block
The Frederick Wacker home in Chicago's landmark Old Town Triangle neighborhood is one of the largest and most distinctive residences in the area. [...]
What can be done to prevent suburban sprawl?
The Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Home Builders have produced a film warning about the dangers of suburban sprawl. The film [...]
Superior 110, a gleaming gem in River North
Viewing Chicago's skyline from the west your eyes are drawn to a striking River North high-rise. What locals call "the blue building" is Superior [...]
A price drop and a new listing in Glenview’s Solar Park
When we first looked in on 801 Glenview Rd in the Solar Park subdivision in Glenview, back in May, the 5-bedroom, 3-bath home on a half-acre lot w [...]
Oakwood 200 Squared voted best of 2011
Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB), the architecture firm that designed many of Chicago's signature buildings, has been the recipient of countless award [...]
Pre-leasing underway at Randolph Tower in the Loop
Randolph Tower, at 188 W Randolph St, is undergoing a conversion from office to residential use, with occupancy expected in the first quarter of next [...]
Grunsfeld home in Glencoe sells 28% below 2001 price
Ernest A ("Tony") Grunsfeld III, who died in April, designed many North Shore homes in a modernist style. In his oral history at the Art Institute [...]
SOAR – Seniors Opposed to Anything, Really
I don't know which is more amusing – The Chicago Architecture Blog's characterizing the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) as " loc [...]
Jeanne Gang – The sky’s the limit
A hat tip to architecture critic Lynn Becker for alerting us to this captivating introduction to Jeanne Gang, the magnetic starchitect who's [...]
A mystery room in Chicago’s Wrigley Mansion
This brief clip was inadvertently left out of my longer video tour of Chicago's landmark Wrigley Mansion, one of the great homes in the city.
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A preview of Geoffrey Baer’s new Loop walking tour
If you want to see greater Chicago in all its dazzling variety without leaving home you have to connect with WTTW's Geoffrey Baer.
Baer fa [...]
Nature boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo wins Distinguished Building Award
It's old news by now, via the Tribune's Blair Kamin and other sources, that Studio Gang Architects, Shaw Sustainable Solutions and WRD Environment [...]