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A new walking tour uncovers a "hidden" history of Lincoln Park. → Read More
Even isolated by COVID-19, these teenagers have planned a "Just City." → Read More
The Forest Preserves of Cook County, which cover 70,000 acres, are an inexhaustible source of social-distance-compliant space. → Read More
Skender, a builder in Chicago, is joining Silicon Valley startups in the quest to disrupt the construction industry. → Read More
A new program in Los Angeles seeks to finance and build accessory dwellings for homeowners who agree to rent them to Section 8 voucher-holders. → Read More
An exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum shows how the Bauhaus was defined by its conflicting ideologies. → Read More
It could help South Side activists who have been pushing for a community benefits agreement. → Read More
Stadium building is costly, both in money spent and environmental impacts. Modular stadium construction uses carbon-friendly wood and offers more flexible, multiuse—and movable—venues. → Read More
In the suburb of Waukegan, Illinois, the design firm JGMA has turned an abandoned Kmart into a bright new home for Cristo St. Rey Martin College Prep. → Read More
A year ago, a couple University of Chicago students started a little niche Facebook group to get weird about urban planning. Then it took on a weirder life of its own. → Read More
St. Louis’ Gateway Arch once stood in splendid isolation. A new $380-million renovation of its grounds brings it closer to downtown. → Read More
The book Third Coast Atlas seeks to illuminate the Great Lakes—America’s “third coast”—through maps, plans, photos, and more. → Read More
With solar energy, recycling, computers, and personal mass transit, the 1960s-era Minnesota Experimental City was a prescient and hopeful vision of the urban future. A new documentary tells its story. → Read More
Three exhibits showcase Chicago’s architectural and cultural riches outside of downtown. → Read More
Designers imagine everything from lush wetlands to a "swimming bowl" for the future of the Chicago Riverwalk. → Read More
The Chicago Architecture Biennial, the biggest architecture festival in the country, reveals up-and-coming designers turning to the mundanities of everyday life for inspiration. → Read More
As the technology firm plans to build a village in Silicon Valley, history suggests what can sustain a company town long after its founders are gone. → Read More
The racism that plagues African Americans in life is perpetuated in death. Today there is nothing less than a preservation crisis for black burial grounds across the country. → Read More
2016 Residential Architect Design Awards Custom House Less Than 3,000 Square Feet: Award Casa IV’s little bit of magic is the way it breaks down the hierarchy and division of inside and outside spaces with elements no more transparent than plaster and brick. Designed by Mesura, the house comprises a series of four roof sections: long, domestic-scaled vaults right out of Le Corbusier’s Maisons… → Read More
A Graham Foundation exhibition showcases the work of Rifat Chadirji, Iraq's most prolific modernist architect. → Read More