Tag: Architecture
Chicago’s top five architecture blogs
The city that's known for great architecture is fortunate to have a cadre of bloggers who focus on the rich heritage of our built environment and [...]
A Mies van der Rohe subdivision prototype in Elmhurst
The Robert McCormick House in Elmhurst is one of only three single-family residences designed by Mies van der Rohe in the United States. Built in [...]
Spanish Colonial home is new again in Lincoln Park
The 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 2732 N Marshfield Ave surfaced as a new listing nearly 7 months ago – and again today. It's still priced at $1,099 [...]
A Nantucket-style home in Elmhurst’s Lincoln School district
This six-year old home has an open floor plan with a first-floor office off the living room, a generously sized kitchen that opens to the family r [...]
New apartment Fitz and starts
FitzGerald Associates' email newsletter arrives with the subject line "All the News That's Fitz," making the architectural firm a fit target for h [...]
Quote of the day – usable rooftop surfaces fundamental to modernism
Several scaffolds and teams of workmen were hanging from Erie on the Park, 510 W Erie, last week.
The building, which was completed 10 years a [...]
Quote of the day – stupefied 1880s NIMBYs
Henry Hobson Richardson's Glessner House, now a museum and local and national landmark, was not well-received by its neighbors at the time it was [...]
A lovingly-maintained Tudor in a convenient Elmhurst location
Elmhurst's many attractions include good public schools, a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly downtown, and great access to Chicago's expressway grid.
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A Prairie-style home with an expansive Elmhurst yard
The 5-bedroom, 4 ½ bath Prairie-style home at 153 Caroline is on an oversized lot in a great location -- close to East End Park and its pool.
T [...]
Tour a Southeast Evanston architectural masterpiece
Just a block from the park fronting Lake Michigan in Southeast Evanston is a stately home at 1038 Sheridan Road. Built in 1925 and designed by re [...]
A spacious Streeterville co-op that lives like a single-family home
The classic Fugard & Knapp-designed cooperative at 232 East Walton has only two residences per floor.
In the video, Coldwell Banker's Meladee H [...]
A Winnetka home with the look of a Zook
Although I'd been past it 100s of times I never paid attention to the home at 1487 Tower Rd in Winnetka. It caught my eye yesterday, and I instant [...]
Tour nine modern homes in Chicago and suburbs this Saturday
The modern home tour showcases the interiors and exteriors of seven Chicago homes and one each in Inverness and Hinsdale. The homes will be open t [...]
A grandly-proportioned 3-bedroom at 840 North Lake Shore Drive
Lucien Lagrange's Parisian-influenced 840 North Lake Shore Drive sits at a prominent corner across from Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan.
The [...]
A Ligne Roset model at 235 Van Buren
Ligne Roset is a 150-year old furniture manufacturer specializing in cutting-edge design.
235 Van Buren is an architecturally striking new high [...]
From $2.075M to $1.3M in Bucktown
Five years ago when we focused on a 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home proposed for 1842 N Wood St in Bucktown it was offered for sale at $2,075,000. Rende [...]
New at $4.95M in a cash-only Gold Coast co-op
The Chicago co-op building at 1500 N Lake Shore Drive, is the only Chicago project credited to Rosario Candela, the designer of many of New York's mos [...]
Tour a museum-quality Barrington estate
This New England-style Barrington estate is a genuine work of art that's unlike any home you've ever seen.
When you enter you might begin comp [...]
North Grant Park at the Chicago Architecture Foundation
The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) has a YouTube channel that's drawn few views despite hosting videos on topics of wide interest to Chicag [...]
An architect’s renovated home in Bridgeport
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 3134 S Union in Bridgeport has been extensively renovated and reconfigured by its owner-architect. It's listed for s [...]