Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University

Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University Building

Architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed the signature building that will be the new home of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and provide additional space for the School of Communication on Northwestern’s Evanston campus. The university is planning to break ground and begin construction this spring.

Poetry Foundation Chicago, John Ronan Architects

Poetry Foundation Chicago building by John Ronan Architects

Poetry Foundation, Chicago, West Superior Street Building, Architecture, Photos, Design Poetry Foundation Chicago : Building Poetry Foundation Building, Illinois – design by John Ronan Architects Dec 14, 2011 Poetry Foundation Chicago, Illinois Design: John Ronan Architects Photos: Steve Hall of Hedrich Blessing Project Description The new home for the Poetry Foundation is comprised of a … Read more

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue Evanston

The new LEED Platinum certified synagogue for the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation replaces the old building at the edge of a residential area, across from a city park and the tracks of the Skokie Swift commuter train.

Western Illinois University Performing Arts Center

Western Illinois University Theater WIU Performing Arts Center Building by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

A new performing arts center by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is scheduled to begin construction at Western Illinois University. Officials celebrated a ceremonial groundbreaking for the WIU Performing Arts Center on the Macomb campus.

Columbia College Media Production Center Chicago

Columbia College Media Production Center Chicago

By making typically behind-the-scenes aspects of the filmmaking process visible, the Columbia College Media Production Center is more than a building in which learning takes place: it is itself a valuable teaching tool

Greenway Self-Park Chicago parking garage

Greenway Self-Park Chicago parking garage

The architectural design firm recently completed Greenway Self-Park, an 11-story energy-efficient parking garage located in the popular River North neighborhood

235 Van Buren Chicago South Loop residential

235 Van Buren Chicago South Loop residential

Located in the South Loop neighborhood of Downtown Chicago, 235 Van Buren is a residential tower design by Perkins+Will architects containing studios, one- and two-bedroom condominiums targeted for people entering the real estate market and are buying their first home.

Bond Museum Momence Building, Illinois

Bond Museum, Momence Illinois cars

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

Pfanner House, Chicago home photos

Pfanner House Chicago apartment interior

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.

77 West Wacker Drive, Chicago Building

77 West Wacker Drive, Chicago Building by Ricardo Bofill

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.

Dearborn Center, Chicago tower building

Citadel Center building in Chicago

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

Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan

Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan

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