Category: Architecture, design
Lofts we love: Motor Row Lofts
Over the next couple weeks, we'll be rolling out tidbits from Kate Hawley's "Long live the loft" feature forthcoming in New Homes Magazine's February [...]
Green home shines in USGBC pilot program
It used to be a tavern, but now a century-old building at 1825 W. Wabansia Ave. in Bucktown has a new label: the first home in Chicago to go green und [...]
Spindle dodges bullet, again
I still remember when I first visited Chicago as a tourist. Friends in the area advised me: Don't go to Aurora and expect to find the Spindle. That ha [...]
Teardown central? Not any more…
For once, it's nice to be the Second City. New York has surpassed Chicago as the teardown capital of the nation, according to the National Trust for H [...]
Three developers still in the running for Oak Park 'superblock'
After starting with an initial pool of seven developers, Oak Park's village board narrowed the playing field down to just three candidates last week, [...]
Saved from the wrecking ball: Lake Shore Athletic Club
Remember the flap about the Lake Shore Athletic Club? Fifield Companies' proposal to tear it down and build luxury condos on the site sparked protes [...]
New book takes on Chicago's changing downtown
Downtown junkies, take note: a new book chronicles the changing face of the greater Loop area. Downtown Chicago in Transition, by Eric Bronsky and [...]
600 North Lake Shore Drive scores on glass, not on fake balconies
We're a little obsessed lately with parking podiums - ie, why developers of high-rises so often hide parking behind walls of brick, stone or concret [...]
Architect FitzGerald wins IMPACT award, touts CHA redevelopment model
Pat FitzGerald, of FitzGerald Associates Architects, has snagged the IMPACT award from the Lincoln Park Builders of Chicago, given each year to an i [...]
A peek inside South Loop's Vetro
No one is allowed into this model home at Vetro, the South Loop high-rise, if they're not wearing rectangular black-framed glasses. We're pulling yo [...]
Infill visits Central Station
Phil Berger, Yo's architecture critic, recently visited Central Station for a look at some of the more southerly Museum Park high-rises. We call the [...]
The Powerhouse Building: Parking and below
Architects Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro take YoChicago's Joe Zekas and Phil Berger into the vast depths of the Powerhouse Building, a landmark s [...]
Construction update: 550 St Clair gets its glass
Since July, we've been waiting impatiently to see what 550 St Clair will look like sheathed in glass. At last, we're in luck - almost all of the wi [...]
The Powerhouse building: Trains in the office
Learn more about the feats of engineering involved in rehabbing the historic Powerhouse Building, at 221 N Clinton St - and get a look through the d [...]
Building a ship in a bottle
The Powerhouse Building, a gorgeous, historically significant remnant of Chicago's railroad past sat vacant for over 40 years, posing structural and [...]
Contextual design of the day: Catalpa Gardens
Standing on the Argyle Street el platform this morning, I caught a flash of something bright in the corner of my eye. It was not, alas, an approachi [...]
Video details the building of Marina City
Some residents of Marina City, the famous "corncob" towers designed by Bertrand Goldberg, have put together a Web site that aims to provide comprehens [...]
The tallest towers: Chicago's ultra-luxury buildings hit new heights
This month's issue of New Homes Magazine takes a look at Chicago's tallest residential buildings under construction, which are soaring to unpreceden [...]
Design for Lincoln Park 2520 condo tower travelled back in time
It's a bit of a conundrum for fans of modern architecture that the designer behind some of the city's coolest and most progressive recent designs is [...]
Infill with Phil Berger: the charms of 1000 W Washington Blvd
In this installment of Infill, architecture critic Phil Berger says it's a shame more developers didn't take the approach evident at 1000 W Washingt [...]