Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015-2016
The inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial attracts over 1/2 million visitors in 2015. Strong public reception and critical acclaim means a return in the fall of 2017.
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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.
Devon&Devon Launch Flagship Store Chicago
Devon&Devon, the Italian designer bath brand, is continuing its growth overseas and preparing to inaugurate its first U.S. flagship store in Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart.
Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
Architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP), along with Northwestern University, celebrated the formal dedication of the new Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts yesterday on the university’s Evanston, Illinois campus.
Sophies at Saks Fifth Avenue Chicago
Andre Kikoski Architect completes the restaurant Sophie’s at Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago, inspired by Sophie Gimbel, the iconic fashion designer and arbiter of American style at Saks for 40 years.
Flexhouse Chicago Apartments
Design: Interface Studio Architects. Flexhouse is a new type of home that is tuned to the “new normal” of the twenty-first century. The modest, energy efficient, open-plan designs allow for seamlessness between work, live and play.
Natural Resources Defence Council Office Chicago
Studio Gang Architects announces the completion of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s new Midwest Office, a project that raises the bar for sustainable spaces in Chicago and across the nation. In addition to its LEED Platinum rating, the new NRDC office is the first project of its kind to meet the Living Building Challenge, a rigorous certification program that exceeds the environmental standards of the LEED system.
OSU South Campus Central Chiller Building
OSU South Campus Central Chiller, Ohio State University building design by Ross Barney Architects, an iconic marker at a major entry and pathway into campus and provides the Medical District with a long-term, efficient and sustainable solution for chilled water production and distribution.
Early Childcare Center West, Bright Horizons
Early Childcare Center West at Bright Horizons building, Chicago, Illinois – design by Ross Barney Architects – located on a developing edge of the medical campus: Early Childcare Center West, Bright Horizons.
University of Chicago New Residence Hall
University of Chicago New Residence Hall building, Michigan, USA – design by Studio Gang, Architects – UChicago New Residence Hall: Michigan academic building design.
Center for Care and Discovery Chicago
Center for Care and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine – design by Rafael Viñoly Architects – Center for Care and Discovery at the University of Chicago Medicine, building info & photos.
Arcus Center Kalamazoo College, Michigan
Studio Gang Architects and Kalamazoo College will ceremoniously break ground on a new campus building to house the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership on October 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm. Construction groundbreaking could begin prior to that date.
Prentice Women’s Hospital Streeterville, Chicago
Five winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize are among a group of 10 architects who have joined the campaign to save old Prentice Women’s Hospital, reported the Chicago Tribune yesterday.
Logan Center Chicago Arts building in Illinois
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, on 915 E 60th St, Chicago, Illinois, USA building design: Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Architects. New arts venue set to open for select programming, classes at the University of Chicago.
Chicago Navy Pier Competition, Illinois
The design team is headed by !melk principal Jerry Van Eyck, a former partner of the renowned Netherlands based landscape and urban design firm West 8