Category: Video
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 [...]
The Island, a gem on Chicago’s West Side
Just after Memorial Day Tyler Rice, a college student who lives in The Island with his grandmother took me on a walking tour of his neighborhood.
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Infill, Dearborn Tower, South Loop
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
Phil tells us why he thinks Dearborn Tower is one of Pappageorge Haymes' better crea [...]
South Loop, Vue20, Brininstool & Lynch,
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
Phil talks about why he liks the work of Brininstool & Lynch, including Vue20, 1845 [...]
Museum Park South high-rises, Chicago
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
We take a look at some of the less architecturally successful high-rises in this par [...]
Central Station & Museum Park, Chicago
Join Phil Berger and Joe Zekas for another episode of Infill.
We take a look at some of the older townhomes in the South Loop's massive Central St [...]
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 [...]
Fox takes on Chicago's abandoned lots
MyFoxChicago.com posted a segment last night on the city's nearly 70,000 vacant lots. As you might expect, the problem is particularly bad in wards o [...]
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 [...]
The Powerhouse Building, salvaging a Chicago landmark
Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro, partners in Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, talk about their efforts to reclaim a railroad building that had rema [...]
The Powerhouse Building, trains in the office
Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro, partners in Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, walk us through some of the dazzling office interiors in the building [...]
The Powerhouse Building, parking and urban field trips
Salvaging this structure, now on the National Register of Historic Places, required preserving structural support for the Metra tracks that run throu [...]
Powerhouse Building, a statement about power
Architects Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro helped salvage a landmark Chicago railroad building that had been vacant for over 40 years and is now on [...]
Salvaging the Powerhouse Building
Architects Jim Plunkard and Paul Alessandro talk about the challenges in salvaging a landmark Chicago building that had been vacant for over 40 years [...]
Watch the construction of ParkView high-rise in Streeterville on YouTube
Maybe I've been watching too much Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, because I'm starting to develop an affinity for speeded up construction videos. Tod [...]
Developer George Thrush on the South Loop, North Kenwood
Developer George Thrush, of The Thrush Companies, talks with YoChicago's Joe Zekas about the massive changes that have taken place in the South Loop [...]
Watch Bill Clinton live from Greenbuild, Wednesday 9 am
Watch former president Bill Clinton address Greenbuild, the US Green Building Council's annual conference and expo, live from McCormick Place via stre [...]
Developer George Thrush on the current housing market
Developer George Thrush, of The Thrush Companies, weighs in on the state of the housing market. Like most developers, he's upbeat, saying, "real est [...]
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 [...]
Developer George Thrush on Jazz on the Boulevard
Developer George Thrush, of The Thrush Companies, gives the backstory on Jazz on the Boulevard, a mixed-income project nearing completion on the sit [...]