Long overlooked by preservationists, these quirky modernist buildings give a jolt of West Coast nostalgia to a sleepy stretch of the Northwest Side. Read more
A once-in-a-lifetime construction boom is reshaping downtown. These six residential towers will soon rank among the city’s 13 tallest buildings. Read more
The 20,000-square-foot Chicago Architecture Center, designed by the firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, will formally open on August 31, with a lot more space—and a much bigger scale model of the city. Read more
The architect and SAIC prof is part of a big contingent of Chicagoans exploring the theme Dimensions of Citizenship at the prestigious exhibition. Read more
Before he was a consultant to Kanye West, a collaborator with Nike and Ikea, and now art director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, he was getting his master's degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. And he's carried that education into the peak of high fashion. Read more
She has a global history and resume, born in Lagos and raised in London. She's also a local, as a curator at the University of Chicago. She'll bring both experiences, along with her curator's eye, to the CAB. Read more
