Architecture
5 years
ago
Robie House Is Nominated as a World Heritage Site
The 1910 masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright is Prairie Style perfected, but it has a lot of wear and tear to recover from. I dropped by this week to check on the progress.
5 years
ago
After the Spire
It was supposed to be the second-tallest building in the world. Instead, it’s the city’s biggest crater.
Chicago architects offer six out-of-the-box ideas for the site of the Spire that never was.
5 years
ago
What the Chicago Architecture Biennial Will Look Like
An interview with artistic directors Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda reveals the blueprint for next year’s inaugural exhibition.
5 years
ago
Ma Yansong’s Lucas Museum Is a Challenge to Chicago Architecture
MAD Architects released its initial renderings of the lakefront’s next architectural landmark. People think it’s weird, but what is the building trying to do?
5 years
ago
A Don Erickson House with Suspension Bridge Lists in Barrington Hills
Erickson went to great lengths to respectfully plant this home in its six-acre landscape; it’s yours for $649,000.
5 years
ago
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Divergent author Veronica Roth talks writing, a dance troupe turns to comedy, and Swan Lake moves to 19th-century Paris.
6 years
ago
Living in a Mies van der Rohe Building Costs a Lot Less Than You’d Expect
Get a beautifully designed space for about $100,000 at Hyde Park’s Promontory Apartments, the famed architect’s first residential high-rise.
6 years
ago
Live in a Pretty Nice Barracks at Fort Sheridan
The barracks loft is well-priced, and there’s also a quartermaster’s house for sale. Both show the rich architecture and history of these ex-military residences.
6 years
ago
How Cannon’s City Design Group Could Reshape Chicago
After building mega projects abroad, a new Chicago-based office is looking for ways to adapt its concepts on a local level.
6 years
ago
