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Ross Barney Architects exposes mechanical elements at Illinois technical school

January 9, 2026 Ben Dreith 0

Chicago-based practice Ross Barney Architects has highlighted ducts and machinery at an industrial-style community college building outside of Chicago, USA, to expose students to the very mechanical systems taught at the school. The Foglia Cen­ter for Advanced Tech­nol­o­gy and Inno­va­tion (CATI) at McHen­ry Coun­ty Col­lege (MCC) was designed for technical education in Crystal Lake, Illinois,

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Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes

October 14, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at her Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Named Columnar Disorder, the show comprises a series of models and drawings developed by Barnes around three aspects of the African experience during the Diaspora, especially

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Studio Gang wraps San Francisco skyscraper in green ceramic tiles

September 9, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has completed the Verde tower, which is covered in green-glazed tiles and terraces that give the building “a rhythmic play of light”, for San Francisco’s Mission Rock development. The 23-storey Verde is the final tower completed in the first phase of the Mission Rock development, a 28-acre site along San

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Nine recently completed skyscrapers in Chicago

September 5, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

From Studio Gang’s triple-tower St Regis skyscraper to one of the last projects designed by iconic architect Helmut Jahn, we’ve rounded up nine skyscrapers completed in Chicago in the last decade. Below, we’ve outlined some of the most significant skyscrapers to be built in the lake-side city since 2015. The projects were created by a

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Museum at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago tops out

June 18, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

The monolithic museum anchoring the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has topped out, with former president Barack Obama placing his signature on an uppermost beam. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, The Museum sits on the northern side of the Obama Presidential Center with a form that was “inspired by the idea of four

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Chicago airport expansion set to have “tree-like structural system”

May 31, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a “satellite concourse” at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Named Satellite One, the terminal will provide additional gates for airlines that operate out of Chicago and space for layover passengers. It will service international and national flights. Led by SOM,

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Pelli Clarke & Partners completes skyscraper “imbued with lightness” in Chicago

May 29, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the 57-storey Salesforce Tower along the Chicago River, marking the final stage of the city’s Wolf Point development. The 852-foot-tall (259 metres) office tower joins two residential towers and 2.3 acres of public park space across the 4-acre Wolf Point development, which sits directly at the intersection

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Manica Architecture designs glass-fronted stadium for Chicago Bears

April 29, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

American studio Manica Architecture and National Football League team Chicago Bears have unveiled the design of a football stadium along Lake Michigan in Chicago, drawing criticism from preservationists. Manica Architecture designed the multi-purpose recreational campus – featuring a stadium enclosed with a translucent roof – to bring a variety of concerts, community celebrations, and sporting

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Chicago to convert office buildings into affordable housing

March 7, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

The city of Chicago has announced the resumption of plans to convert a collection of empty office buildings in the city’s downtown into mixed-used and residential towers. The initiative, called LaSalle Street Reimagined, would convert nearly 2.3 million square feet (213,676 square metres) of vacant office buildings into residences and retail in the centre of

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