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On the Life and Work of Chicago Architect Harry Weese

July 3, 2026 at 12:20 a.m.

RECONSTRUCTING HARRY WEESE: At his peak in the sixties and seventies, Harry Weese was arguably Chicago’s preeminent architect, a visionary whose ideas helped revive the city’s fraying downtown and whose...

Shaking the Foundation: Chicago's architecture community devastated by recession

July 3, 2026 at 12:42 a.m.

After glorying in a decade of booming construction, the city's architecture community has been hit hard by the economic downturn. What does that herald for the future of one of...

The Turnaround Artist

July 3, 2026 at 1:27 a.m.

For years, Laurence Booth, one of the city's most widely acclaimed architects, championed low-scale buildings and decried "antihuman" high-rises. Now he has designed three towers and has a fourth under...

A Classic Act

July 3, 2026 at 1:56 a.m.

With a passion for tradition, the investment guru Richard Driehaus has become one of the city's most dedicated advocates for historic preservation. This fall, he takes his commitment further by...

Out There

July 3, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

When the brilliant and erratic Jeff McCourt founded the Windy City Times in 1985, he began a 15-year run that changed the way gays were regarded. But his volcanic personality...

Field of Pain

July 3, 2026 at 2:10 a.m.

The renovation of Soldier Field is a chance for the architect Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rhoe, to leave his mark on the lakefront. But relentless derision...

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