Modern in the Middle is a groundbreaking compendium of Chicago’s midcentury residential architecture.
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Architects to AIA: WTF?
But the AIA board stays mum on the reasons for exec’s abrupt exit.
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Kimberly Dowdell builds equity in architecture
The millennial architect is recognized for her leadership in diversifying the white-led industry.
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Chicago’s seven “most endangered” buildings
Preservation Chicago releases its 2020 list.
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See the Bronzeville church that is the real birthplace of gospel
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, one of more than 350 Open House Chicago sites this weekend, is significant musically and architecturally.
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Endangered: Chicago’s ‘best’ postmodern building
Endangered: Chicago’s ‘best’ postmodern building
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Power, violence, and the Chicago Architecture Biennial
This year may end the unstoppable homage to dead white men and narratives that neglect how architecture has victimized communities of color.
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Residents reflect on rehabbed Lathrop Homes
“I suffered too much to live here.”
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Big, unbuilt plans
A civic center in River North, a concrete ribbon that split Hyde Park north from Woodlawn, and a third World’s Fair on the lakefront
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South-side champion
Writer-photographer Lee Bey’s new book Southern Exposure showcases architectural masterworks on the typically neglected south and west sides.
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test
TOP oughly 15 or so years ago, the Jeff Committee called in a trio of cis-male set/light/sound designers to give members an overview of their work. As the presentation wound down, the men took questions. The question I remember (because as a then-member of the committee, I asked it) was whether women were represented to […]
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Eviction is more than just a bureaucratic process
An architecture critic and a housing reporter visit a new exhibition in Milwaukee.
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Survival of the starter home
Could a design contest help replenish Chicago’s affordable housing stock?
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Now’s the time to visit Jackson Park while you still can
See Frederick Law Olmsted’s stunning grounds before the Obama Center further encroaches.
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What to expect at the new Chicago Architecture Center
The exhibits weren’t fully installed when I dropped in to preview the new home of the Chicago Architecture Center (formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation) last week, but on a return visit this week everything was up and running. The center, now in a two-story space in a riverfront Mies van der Rohe building at 111 […]