As a part of the year-long celebration commemorating Daniel Burnham’s 1909 Plan of Chicago, the Chicago Architecture Foundation has unveiled a scale model of...

A story in the Sunday edition of the New York Times checks in with how architecture firms, large and small, are coping with the...

The single-family home at 1625 N Wolcott Ave, which is part of the Urban Sandbox development, took the grand prize in the Midwest region...

I was planning to lug the Yo-Cam down to the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery to record architect Jeff Renterghem‘s lecture on One...

The late George Carlin, a master of pithy observations, once said, “The status quo sucks.” After hearing pitches for the same finishing package at...

Do green buildings look worse than their carbon-emitting counterparts? That’s what art critic Kriston Capps argues in an article appearing in The American Prospect....

More than a couple years ago, Joe put together a set of 120 pictures from the Austin Historic District, a landmark district that lies...

If you travel down to Printers Row on any Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Tuesday afternoon, you can visit Printers Corner at 140 W Polk...

For the past few years, Studio Dwell Architects has been quietly carving out a modern niche in the residential market. The firm made a...

The techniques for building the Chicago Spire have been carefully explored, as you can see in the fascinating video above. Part 2 of the...

Blair Kamin doesn’t seem to have it in him to accord Pappageorge Haymes any unqualified praise, even for the firm’s best work. Read enough...

Architecture buffs should recognize the name Hedrich Blessing. Over the past eight decades, the Chicago-based company has served as the photography firm of record...

After putting together a list on NewHomeNotebook.com of towers designed by Lucien Lagrange’s architecture firm, I started looking through our high-rise guide and architect...

Earlier this week I met George Pappageorge and David Haymes in Olive Park, and we talked about 600 North Lake Shore with the building...

“I wonder, does Lucien keep one drawer of designs marked ‘Bloomingdale’s,’ and another marked, ‘Wal-Mart’?” – Yo regular Jeff, from a recent comment regarding...

Architects are sharp-tongued and often harsh in their judgments of the work of other architects. Remember the wag who called Skidmore Owings & Merrill...

In the September issue of New Homes, Phil Berger dishes on the latest architectural designs that are catching his eye. His favorites may surprise...

If you had to rank high-rise amenities from most to least important, where would a lush, leafy lobby land on your list? Hopefully not...

As far as architectural style is concerned, Burling Place at 1727 N Burling St in Lincoln Park is one that people seem to love...

Forget about granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, steam showers and fitness rooms. If you want to make the neighbors jealous, you’ve really got to step...