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Farnsworth House in Plano, Il., in early 2014.

Coming in Chicago architecture in 2019: New tours at Farnsworth House, new changes for our skyline this winter

January 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

It may be winter, but the Chicago architecture world isn’t going into hibernation. Here are major upcoming events in the first half of 2019: Farnsworth House in the snow: Ludwig...

Column: The latest plan for the $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards development doesn’t measure up

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

The latest plan for the $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards megadevelopment, which would transform 54.5 acres of former industrial land along the Chicago River, doesn’t measure up. The project would be...

Architects Jeff Bone, Peter Landon and Catherine Baker at their Chicago offices. For their projects of affordable housing, they find ways of bringing in special touches like tile mosaics and natural light.

Chicagoans of the Year: As architects of mixed-income housing, Peter Landon, Jeff Bone and Catherine Baker never aim for the low end

December 27, 2018 at 5:01 a.m.

Long before the term “public interest architecture” became a buzzword in design circles, Chicago architect Peter Landon was one of its leading practitioners, bringing creativity and a human-centered approach to...

The east facade of the Harley Clarke Mansion in Evanston is seen in July 2018. The city landmark is no longer facing a teardown threat.

Evanston City Council’s vote to save lakefront mansion is a big ‘W’ for bottom-up efforts to preserve the past

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

Historic preservation victories are rarely any sweeter — or more democratic, small “d” — than this one. Five months after Evanston took the first steps toward demolishing the Harley Clarke...

Artwork in the first lady's office at the Executive Mansion in Springfield on June 14, 2018.

Best architecture for 2018: It was a vital year, just not in the usual places

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

Construction cranes filled the skyline, but much of the best work in Chicago and the Midwest in 2018 was tucked away in settings far from the high-rise commercial maelstrom. Here...

Architect John Lahey, seen in 2000, has given more than $20,000 to aldermen since 2010.

Chicago architects shower aldermen with campaign cash — raising ‘serious questions’ about ethics

February 8, 2019 at 11:37 a.m.

Chicago architects have long been viewed as more high-minded than developers, who are seen as plying the city’s aldermen with campaign cash to get their projects off the ground. But...

Oak Park may get a new tallest tower. Will it mar the beauty of Wright’s Unity Temple?

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

In Oak Park, home to the world’s finest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, a fascinating clash of public policy agendas is taking shape, and the outcome is sure to...

Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980.

Thompson Center gets a temporary reprieve from state sale

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

The future of the James R. Thompson Center, which many historic preservationists love and many sidewalk superintendents hate, is again in flux. Gov. Bruce Rauner had sought to sell the...

The east facade of the Harley Clarke Mansion in Evanston, July 13, 2018.

Evanston voters overwhelmingly signal that they want to save a threatened lakefront mansion. Will elected officials listen?

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

The people have spoken in the People’s Republic of Evanston. Now the question is whether elected officials in the left-leaning city will listen or whether they’re so arrogant and obstinate...

An aerial view of Terminal 2 (top) at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in March.

City picks five architect teams as finalists for O’Hare expansion project

May 11, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

Chicago officials on Tuesday named five teams of architects, including the firm headed by the architect of the unbuilt Chicago Spire, as finalists for the massive O’Hare International Airport expansion...

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