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Significant recent structures include One Chicago, River North area, Downtown skyscraper by Goettsch Partners with HPA. This two-tower luxury residential and mixed-use complex was led by JDL Development.
Also worth checking out is a new Stone Island store at 48 East Oak Street, by celebrated Rotterdam studio OMA / AMO. Long before social media, this brand built a loyal community of followers, drawn by their devotion to research and technology.
Finally we feature 800 Fulton Market by the world-famous firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The mixed-use office tower leverages advanced capacity-monitoring technology and ample outdoor space to promote tenant safety, health and wellness. The 326-foot-tall tower includes pandemic-responsive design features.
The project itself is a bit of a double agent, says Gensler Design Director Brian Vitale. At face value, we’ve designed a showcase for a world-class collection of James Bond vehicles and the culture that surrounds them. But its real mission is to become a powerful catalyst for the revitalisation of a once-vibrant city
Chicago is a gridded city mostly regulated through it’s zoning ordinance, which divides city lots according to permitted uses, maximum permissible building heights and required yard regulations.
The project for this 50-storey office block sought to favour the possibility of a panoramic view over the city, so that there is an evident predominance of glass on the façade while nevertheless avoiding the formulaic glass tower of arbitrary forms.
Citadel Center building in Chicago – this Illinois skyscraper is designed like a classical column with a heavy base, a projecting cornice at the top and curved walls on each side
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has completed the first phase of the Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan, a comprehensive vision for helping the City of Chicago reach its carbon reduction goals in the downtown Loop
The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP, a single-stage international design ideas competition dedicated to examining one of the most visible scars left after the collapse of the real estate market in Chicago.
The Chicago Architectural Club and the Chicago Humanities Festival announce UNION STATION 2020, an international design ideas competition for the conversion of Chicago’s Union Station into a high-speed rail hub, regional market, and meeting place.
Crown Hall – IIT: College of Architecture building, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3360 South State St, Chicago, Illinois, design by Mies van der Rohe with Pace Associates & C. F. Murphy Associates.
Chicago Spire, 400 North Lake Shore Drive design by Santiago Calatrava architect / engineer, to become the tallest tower in the USA. Due to not only beat Chicago’s Sears Tower
CTA Morgan Station Building, Fulton Market District Chicago, Illinois, USA new elevated station at Morgan and Lake Streets design by Ross Barney Architects
Four key Gropius buildings at Michael Reese Hospital, or one half of all the Gropius works in the State of Illinois, have been destroyed by Chicago: The Friend Convalescent Home, the Laundry Building, the Serum Center and now the Power Plant (demolition underway).
In addition to the widely publicized loss of Gropius’s Friend Convalescent Home, the Laundry building has now also been completely demolished
Dramatic designs of temporary installations by renowned British and Dutch architects unveiled: Millennium Park designed by London-based Zaha Hadid and Amsterdam-based Ben van Berkel of UNStudio
Bold, cutting-edge architectural statements by Amsterdam-based UNStudio and London-based Zaha Hadid Architects drew attention around the world and helped engage people throughout metropolitan Chicago.
Evolution of the Skyscraper, Illinois, Chicago – CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) 2009 conference: new challenges in a world of global warming and recession
Architectural exhibits in Millennium Park designed by London-based Zaha Hadid and Amsterdam-based Ben van Berkel of UNStudio emphasize the importance of boldly imagining a better future for all
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Chicago – design by Krueck & Sexton Architects – signature architectural statement about the nature of Jewish culture, light and learning: Spertus Institute Chicago building photos: architecture development.