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Gensler and Sterling Bay design Chicago laboratory to resemble a hotel

October 15, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Light-filled spaces, neutral-toned furniture and a sculptural spiral staircase bring a hospitality feeling to this life sciences building in Chicago, designed by architecture studio Gensler and developer Sterling Bay. The eight-storey 1229 W Concord Place building is located at the Lincoln Yards development, northwest of Downtown Chicago and beside the north branch of the Chicago

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Chicago exhibition by Norman Kelley includes Frank Lloyd Wright building fragments

September 5, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Fragments of buildings by American architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan have been displayed at a new exhibition in Chicago by US design studio Norman Kelley A variety of fragments from iconic buildings are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of a permanent exhibition called Architectural Fragments from Chicago.

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Helmut Jahn-designed 1000 M skyscraper tops out in Chicago

August 17, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

A residential skyscraper designed by the late German-American architect Helmut Jahn has topped out in Chicago’s South Loop. Sited in the city’s Historic Michigan Avenue District, the skyscraper reached its final height of 788 feet (240 metres) after construction began in 2019. It sits on the western edge of Grant Park. Designed by architecture studio Jahn, the

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John Ronan Architects creates circular brick building for Chicago Park District

August 15, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Salvaged brick and aluminium screens feature on the exterior of a round building designed by local studio John Ronan Architects to house the Chicago Park District Headquarters and a community field house. The project was built on a former brownfield site in Brighton Park, an historically underserved neighbourhood on the southwest side of Chicago. Featuring

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Gensler unveils latest renovations to Chicago’s iconic Merchandise Mart

July 18, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US firm Gensler has completed a series of renovations to the sprawling 1930s The Merchandise Mart in Chicago that include several amenity spaces. The renovations to the Merchandise Mart – now called The Mart – are the latest in a series carried out by Gensler, including the restoration of a grand stairway and the mezzanine

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Skyscrapers “just not that valuable” says Carol Ross Barney

July 5, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US cities must push for more mid-rise buildings and better public spaces to become more equitable, 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney tells Dezeen in this interview. Barney, who runs Ross Barney Architects, said that investing in undervalued infrastructure, rethinking density and continuing to open up the architecture field to women and minorities

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Chicago Architecture Biennial announces participants for fifth edition

June 6, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

A selection of more than 70 architects, artists and designers including Carol Ross Barney, LOT-EK and Anupama Kundoo have been selected to participate in Chicago’s architecture festival in the fall, organised around the theme “This Is a Rehearsal”. The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is set to return in September for its fifth edition, curated by

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

March 11, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

A variety of monolithic furniture pieces direct the flow of movement around this fashion boutique in Chicago, designed by South Korean studio WGNB. The space for lifestyle brand SVRN is intended to highlight the products for sale as artworks and ideas, rather than simply as garments. “Spatial design of the SVRN store began with our

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Solomon Cordwell Buenz converts neo-gothic Tribune Tower into condos

January 24, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio Solomon Cordwell Buenz has converted Chicago’s iconic Tribune Tower skyscraper into residential apartments. Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) transformed the 34-storey office tower, which was home of the Chicago Tribune newspaper from 1925 until 2018, into 162 condos. Designed by architects John Howell and Raymond Hood, the 463-foot (141-metre) skyscraper was the result of an international competition that

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AMO experiments with materials for Stone Island store in Chicago

November 26, 2022 Dan Howarth 0

Fashion brand Stone Island has debuted a retail concept by Dutch studio AMO, which includes surfaces made from compressed shredded paper, burnt cork and sand-coated steel. The research studio, affiliated with architecture firm OMA, created the store concept to celebrate Stone Island’s 40th anniversary. As well as an update to the look and feel of

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