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Navy Pier, Inc. Narrows
Shortlist to Five as Search for Team to
Reimagine Pier’s Public
Spaces Enters Final Phase
CHICAGO – Five design
teams have been invited by Navy Pier to advance to the third
and final phase of the selection process to determine who
will be chosen to redesign the Pier’s public spaces, Navy
Pier officials announced today.
“Establishing the list of
teams to prepare design proposals for the Pierscape at Navy
Pier has been a challenge,” said Sarah Garvey, Chair of the
NPI Board. “This difficult task of selecting five finalists
speaks directly to our candidates’ extraordinary talent, the
high quality of their work and the insightfulness of their
approach to the Pierscape design.”
Today's announcement is the
latest step in the selection process to determine which
design team or teams will work with Navy Pier on the design
of the "Pierscape," an important part of the Centennial
Vision planning framework for the redevelopment of Navy
Pier.
The public spaces to be
redesigned include Gateway Park at the west entrance of the
Pier, Crystal Gardens, Pier Park, East End Park and the
South Dock - along with smaller public spaces that dot the
length of the Pier. This work will include enhancements to
the Pier's landscaping and streetscape along with the
addition of fountains, public art, and lighting.
“We truly appreciate the time
and effort invested by each of our candidates and thank all
of them for their interest in Navy Pier,” said Marilynn
Gardner, President of NPI. “We began with more than 50
design teams and after having seen examples of the kind of
work being done throughout the world, are genuinely excited
about the possibilities for Navy Pier.”
As the five design teams enter
the third phase of the search, each will be required to
submit design proposals and participate in oral interviews
with Navy Pier. At the beginning of February, their ideas
and designs for Pierscape will be placed on display for
public viewing.
“The selected teams include
some of the most talented designers in their respective
fields,” said Steve Haemmerle, Executive Vice President of
NPI. “We are looking forward to seeing their design
proposals and how their approach to the urban landscape will
enhance the experience at Navy Pier so it can become a truly
world class public space.”
The final
selection of a design team or teams that work with Navy Pier
on the design of the Pierscape is anticipated in February
2012.
NPI launched its international
search for design teams September 1. The request for
qualifications and design proposals sought teams that
included a variety of disciplines, including landscape
architecture, architecture, urban design, graphic design,
lighting design, and art curation. Navy Pier, Inc. received
52 submissions, including over 250 different firms from more
than a dozen countries.
Each team’s submission was
carefully reviewed and evaluated by a team of advisors who
provided input to the Board of NPI who established the
shortlist.
Reimagining the Pierscape is
an important part of implementing the larger Centennial
Vision planning framework to redevelop the Pier as it
approaches its 100th anniversary in 2016. NPI and the
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) jointly
approved the planning framework before NPI assumed
management of the Pier on July 1 under a 25-year lease from
MPEA.
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Chicago
funeral home design lets the light in
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
The building, which opened in September, is Chicago Jewish
Funerals' third and newest suburban location, reports the
Chicago Tribune. The architect Joseph Alexander, of the
Chicago-based Alexander & Associates, employed a modern
aesthetic for the ..
Architectural design brings light to funeral home
Chicago
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That's why it's
fascinating to step into the newest chapel of Chicago Jewish
Funerals, which has two other suburban locations. This
adventurous modernist building, at 8851 Skokie Blvd. in
north suburban Skokie, isn't a great work of architecture,
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Navy Pier Inc. Sees
Strong Response to International
Search for Team to
Redesign Pier’s Public Spaces
First phase of search yields 52
submissions from across globe
CHICAGO (October 11, 2011)
– More than 50 design teams from around the world have
responded to Navy Pier, Inc.’s search for a group to
redesign public spaces at the historic attraction, a
strong show of interest reflecting the prestigious
nature of the assignment, Navy Pier Inc. announced
today.
“We are absolutely
thrilled with the overwhelming response to our search
for a design team for the Pierscape at Navy Pier,” said
Sarah Garvey, chair of the Navy Pier Inc. board. “The
response confirms our belief that this represents a
unique opportunity to have a profound impact on one of
the most iconic, visible public spaces in one of the
world’s great cities. This bodes very well for the
future of our Pier.”
The 52 submissions include
over 250 different firms from more than a dozen
countries. A complete list of teams submitting
qualifications is available at
navypiervision.com/rfp.
The international search
for designers of a new “Pierscape” represents the first
step in implementation of the Centennial Vision planning
framework for redevelopment of the Pier as it approaches
its 100th anniversary in 2016. Navy Pier Inc. (NPI) and
the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)
jointly approved the planning framework shortly before
NPI took over management of the Pier July 1 under a
25-year lease from MPEA.
The request for
qualifications and design proposals sent out on
September 1 asked for multi-disciplinary teams “to
reimagine the public spaces at Navy Pier.” And based on
the number and quality of the firms responding,
imagination won’t be in short supply, said a key advisor
to NPI in its search.
“The search process for a
Pierscape design team was conceived to attract the best
design talent and encouraged the formation of the most
dynamic and diverse teams that the world has to offer.
We got what we set out to do. Our aspirations were met,”
said Elva Rubio, Regional Design Leader at the Chicago
office of Gensler, the global architecture, design and
planning firm that has worked closely with NPI on both
the Centennial Vision and the design team search.
“Chicago has not had the
opportunity for quite some time to consider such a large
and distinguished contingency to participate in the
rethinking of a cultural icon and civic landmark. We
look forward to the rich dialogue this process will
initiate in the context of our strong tradition of world
class architecture and urban design,” Rubio added.
Marilynn Gardner,
President of NPI, said the responses include some of the
world’s greatest architects and designers.
“The talent is
international, national, and local and covers a wide
spectrum of experience and points of view. It’s clear
from this response that we’re heading in the right
direction to achieve our goal of enhancing Navy Pier’s
status as a world-class destination,” Gardner said.
In addition to the goals
of building on the Pier’s success and broadening its
audience and appeal outlined in the Centennial Vision,
Steve Haemmerle, executive vice president of NPI,
highlighted the goal of improving the quality of the
Pier’s public spaces.
“Along with our plans to
add dining and entertainment at the Pier and the
expansion plans of our cultural partners, we believe
that improvements to the public spaces at Navy Pier are
an important component of making Navy Pier a truly world
class public place. We are humbled by the number and
quality of the firms interested in helping us achieve
our goal and look forward to the design ideas that will
come later in our search process,” Haemmerle said.
The public spaces to be
redesigned include Gateway Park at the west entrance of
the Pier, the Crystal Garden, Pier Park, East End Park
and the South Dock – along with smaller public spaces
that dot the length of the Pier. This work will include
enhancements to the Pier’s landscaping and streetscape
along with the addition of fountains, public art, and
lighting installations.
The next step in the
selection process will be to choose approximately 10
teams that will be asked to submit additional
information about their team members, Haemmerle said.
Then, approximately five design teams will be asked to
submit design proposals and participate in oral
interviews with Navy Pier. Final selection of a design
team or teams that will work on the Pierscape is
anticipated in February 2012.
Radisson
Blu Chicago set for November 1 opening
The
Independent
Radisson Blu's Chicago
property, which will be the brand's first in the US, will
feature 334 rooms and suites on the first 18 floors of the
81-storey Aqua Tower, one of the most anticipated
architectural projects in the US. The hotel marks something
of ...
4240
Architecture Announces Completed New Office Building for
Chicago West ...
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4240 Architecture took
inspiration from the automotive repair shop that had
previously occupied the Chicago West Loop site and designed
an architecture with an unconventional blend of Class A
Office and Livable Space
Old Chicago
Post Office Redevelopment Plan ...
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Record
July 21--The owner of
Chicago's behemoth old post office building on Thursday
unveiled a grandiose plan for redeveloping the long-vacant
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Elixir
Lounge now open in Boystown
ChicagoPride.com
A complete gut rehab of the former space, Elixer was
designed by Nick Bowers + Di-Zin, the architectural firm
behind the design of Epic Sky, a rooftop bar in downtown
Chicago, and Lillie's Q, a BBQ-style restaurant in Wicker
Park. ...
AllSaints
Prepares for Chicago Launch
NBC Chicago
But in addition to the
staple architecture of all stores, the Chicago store will
have a few special additions, including a large modern glass
atrium modeled after an industrial European rail station,
flat iron black steel trusses, beams and arches and ...
Mariano's
Fresh Market to anchor Riverview Plaza Redevelopment in
Chicago
REjournals.com
Opening their first
location within the City of Chicago, Mariano's Fresh Market
has leased 51298 square feet and is slated to open in late
Summer 2011. The $14 million redevelopment will include a
new exterior façade, upgraded architectural components, ...
Historic
Illinois Mall Seeks New Life as Main St.
New York Times
Randhurst, which opened
in this inner-ring Chicago suburb in 1962, was the first
enclosed mall in the Chicago area and, for a brief period,
the largest enclosed mall in the world. The original
architect was Victor Gruen, a Viennese immigrant with a ...
Sportservice in Chicago stadium retail
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The Chicago-based
architecture firm, RGLA, has been selected to design the
still-to-be named store. Delaware North Cos. Sportservice,
an arm of Buffalo's Delaware North Cos., operates the food
and retail services at US Cellular Field. ...
Embassy
Suites Chicago-Downtown Completes $9.0 Million Renovation
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(press release)
“Chicago is a town with
an incredible architectural heritage, which made this
project all the more interesting and challenging,” said
Roxanne Fancy, president, Design Force. “In addition to
guest suite interiors, we installed new carpeting, ...
Sneak Peek:
New JW Marriott Chicago!
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JW Marriott Hotels &
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all the amenities a girl could ever dream of and then some.
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Old Orchard
to debut 'green' food court
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An architectural
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open in Skokie this summer with food served from open
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Design + Build competes Benchmark in Chicago
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Summit Design + Build,
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neighborhood. ...
As they
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STIEFEL
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Designed by Chicago
architect Bert Charles Hubbard, the building was constructed
in 1928 for $35000. The money was raised by the Glenview
Civic Association, which purchased the site in 1923. It was
used for village offices, ...
BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER TO
BREAK GROUND ON NEW $16 MILLION
PERFORMANCE ARTS AND
CULTURAL FACILITY
CHICAGO (August 26, 2010) —
The Black Ensemble Theater will mark the groundbreaking of
its new $16 million performance arts and cultural facility,
the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, at 4440 N. Clark
Street, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. The ceremony, which is open to
the public, will feature performances from popular Black
Ensemble productions and include remarks from founder and
executive director Jackie Taylor. Invited guests include:
Governor Pat Quinn, Mayor Richard M. Daley, and Alderman
Eugene Schulter. Actor Harry Lennix will chair the
ceremony.
“This is an exciting time in
our history, as a new building will help to facilitate the
resurgence of the theater as an authentic space where a
great people can exist and thrive with autonomy while
tearing down barriers and building bridges through
storytelling,” Taylor said. “Our Board of Directors and
capital campaign committee have been diligent in raising
more than 80 percent of the funds needed to build the Black
Ensemble Theater Cultural Center and we look forward to
working with our patrons, community leaders and supporters
to secure the $3 million needed to complete this important
project.”
Chicago native Taylor founded
the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976 with a mission to
eradicate racism, merging her roles as actress and educator
to build awareness and foster greater understanding of the
African-American contribution to the cultural fabric of
American history through theater. This charge is realized
through outstanding, award-winning productions that attract
highly diverse racial audiences as well as effective
educational outreach programming that reaches more than
10,000 youth each year.
“For years, the Black Ensemble
Theatre has provided artistic programming and educational
outreach to help better the lives of African American
Youth,” Governor Pat Quinn said. “The new Center will
provide yet another source of activities – such as critical
afterschool programs – to motivate children and teens in a
positive direction.”
For the past 24 years, the
Black Ensemble Theater has been headquartered in Chicago’s
diverse Uptown community at the Uptown Center Hull House on
North Beacon Street. As the theater thrived, receiving
increased national acclaim and a growing fan base worldwide,
a need for a stand-alone, singularly affiliated space
emerged. At its new location, the Black Ensemble Theater
Cultural Center will be positioned to accommodate
larger-scale productions, bigger audiences and a wider range
of programming, and it is expected to increase the economic
growth of the community, attracting more businesses, patrons
and institutions to the area.
“I would like to congratulate
Jackie Taylor and the Black Ensemble Theater on the ground
breaking of their new facilities. For more than 30 years,
the Black Ensemble Theater group has been a major
contributor to Chicago's theater community and is known
nationwide for their stage productions that highlight
African American culture. This new expanded facility will
allow the group to reach even further artistic heights while
maintaining its place as a vehicle for all patrons of the
arts to appreciate, understand and enjoy the African
American experience,” said Mayor Richard M. Daley.
“We are honored that the Black
Ensemble Theater chose our community to create their
permanent home and I know that they are going to see
continued support from the residents of the 47th Ward,” said
Alderman Eugene Schulter. “I believe that the Black
Ensemble Theater Cultural Center is going to provide a
strong foundation for the ongoing economic development of
the Ravenswood neighborhood, helping to make Clark Street a
viable option for new businesses. In addition, as we’ve
seen with the other cultural centers, the construction of
this facility and the programs to be offered are going to
create more jobs for Chicago residents.”
With its expanded and enhanced
capabilities, the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center is
designed to engage the community and encourage more
holistic, positive critical thought about how
African-Americans are seen and presented. The new facility
will include amenities such as:
-
300-seat main stage
theater (double the capacity of the current venue)
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150-seat stage to serve
niche audiences and smaller-scale productions
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Classroom space that can
be used by the community
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Rehearsal hall and dance
studio that will feature scene, costume and wardrobe
rooms
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Seven (7) dressing rooms
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Work space for musicians
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Expanded front lobby space
with two concession areas
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Indoor parking garage
John Morris
Architects/Planners, a renowned architect in the theater
community, designed the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural
Center. Morris has led or been a part of design teams for
high-caliber performance art buildings such as the
Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Raven Theatre; Old Town School
of Folk Music; Northlight Theatre; Lookingglass Theatre
Company; and Beverly Arts Center. A mix of new and existing
construction, the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
will tout many cost- and energy-saving features through the
incorporation of recycled products, regional materials,
renewable resources, water-conserving plumbing technologies
and a green roof featuring indigenous plants (LEED
certification will be pursued and is expected to be
achieved.) Furthermore, the Center is located near public
transportation to promote efficient travel and promote
access for all.
Said John Morris, “The new
Center will provide an intimate, club-like venue with the
acoustical ‘chops’ to handle the high-energy, R&B production
numbers that accompany Black Ensemble’s captivating work.
The studio-caliber acoustics, perfect sightlines and full
production facilities will set them apart from other
venues.”
The Black Ensemble Theater has
been described as a local cornerstone, a national treasure
and an international success. The Black Ensemble Theater
Cultural Center will mark a significant moment in the Black
Ensemble Theater’s history as well as that of American
Theater. Taking its place alongside such institutions as
the historic Apollo Theater in New York, Freedom Theatre in
Philadelphia, Karamu House in Cleveland and The Ensemble
Theater in Houston, the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural
Center will be the first new dedicated African American
Theater to open in decades. For more information on the
Black Ensemble Theater or the new Black Ensemble Theater
Cultural Center, please visit
www.blackensembletheater.org or call Jackie Taylor at
773-769-1540.
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Greenway Self-Park, Chicago
Parking Garage, Building design by HOK - Photos, Building,
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AMC RANDHURST-12 TO BE
FIRST LEED CERTIFIED THEATRE
Mt. Prospect, IL (Vocus/PRWEB
) May 15, 2010 -- The redevelopment of Randhurst Mall
continues with the ground breaking for the new state of the
art AMC Randhurst-12. This follows the successful openings
of Jersey Mike’s, Five Guys, Chipotle Mexican Grill and T
Mobile and the announcements of the lease signings of The
Sports Authority, Pei Wei Asian Diner, PNC Bank, PetSmart,
and The Hampton Inn.
“There is a resurgence in the Chicago real estate market and
the successful development of Randhurst Village is a perfect
example,” according to Brett Hutchens, President, Casto
Southeast Realty Services LLC. Mr. Hutchens added, “For many
years Randhurst was a shopping and entertainment destination
for the northwest suburbs and the redevelopment will return
it to that status.”
For many years Randhurst was a shopping and entertainment
destination for the northwest suburbs and the redevelopment
will return it to that status.
The public is invited to the groundbreaking ceremony which
will occur at 9:00 am, Tuesday, May 18th at the site of the
new theatre. Representatives from AMC Theatres, Casto, JP
Morgan and the Village of Mt. Prospect will be in
attendance. The approximately 2,000 seat theatre will anchor
the Mainstreet section of Randhurst Village and will replace
the existing 16-plex at Randhurst.
AMC Randhurst-12 will be the company’s first LEED certified
theatre incorporating several elements of environmentally
sustainable design ranging from the use of locally sourced
materials for construction, energy conservation through the
use of efficient mechanical systems with no harmful
discharge of CFCs into the environment, and water
conservation through the use of low-flow fixtures among
several other sustainable initiatives.
AMC Randhurst-12 will be representative of AMC’s newest
state of the art theatre design and will include features
such as:
Comfortable lounge-style seating areas in each auditorium
for families and groups to enjoy their entertainment
experience;
State-of-the-art 4K digital projection in all auditoriums
including 3D screens and live broadcast capabilities in
several auditoriums.
One auditorium with a special, large-format screen
presentation designed with the latest in digital projection
and an upgraded sound system; and
Innovations in concession design offering a retail
environment for the guest with an extensive variety of
customized food and beverage choices.
AMC Randhurst-12 is expected to open to the public in May
2011.
Daily Herald
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DeKalb library
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15 meeting, during which architects from Chicago-based Nagle
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Navy Pier
design competition: The team, not the star, is what counts
...
Chicago
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If bookmakers put odds
on architecture, they surely would have made Chicago
architect Jeanne Gang one of the favorites to win the big
design competition to remake the public spaces of Navy Pier.
Gang, after all, just won a MacArthur Foundation “genius”
...
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Niles Library
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Plan for Navy
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"There's no question that significant dollars can be raised
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competitive," said Jimmie Alford, chair of an Evanston-based
firm that has provided fundraising advice to nonprofit
groups, including Chicago ...
Photo by BEN MEYERSON/Chicago
Journal Staff
Chicago
Journal
Chicago's very first
walled-off bike lane is headed to the Fulton River District,
after a swift push from Mayor Rahm Emanuel kicked the
project into gear in a matter of days. The new bike lanes,
called a cycle track, are being installed on Kinzie Street
between Milwaukee Avenue and Wells Street, connecting two of
the busiest bike routes in the city.
Space
Shuttle Chicago, National Treasure for World-Class City
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Chicago and the Adler
Planetarium would provide a NASA experience like none other
in the world. The architectural rendering by Gensler
envisions a stunning new space exploration pavilion to house
the shuttle. According to Knappenberger, "In one ...
Navy Pier
Flyover Questions Answered
Curbed Chicago (blog)
This morning, we gave
David Steele from the architecture firm Muller + Muller a
call to try to clear some things up. Muller + Muller is
working on the first part of the three-phase project, which
is the part spanning Ogden Slip to Jane Addams Park, ...
South
Branch Ready to Open Soon, Library Board Cautious
Patch.com
Earlier in the meeting, Thomas Ahleman of the Evanston-based
architecture firm Studio Talo Architecture presented a slide
show presentation to the board, detailing his designs for
the South Branch space at 900 Chicago Ave. ...
Stimulating
modernism: The feds give a big boost to Mies' Chicago
Federal Center
Chicago Tribune (blog)
As redesigned by the
Chicago office of 4240 Architecture, the building's State
Street facade will incorporate diagonal patterns reflecting
the presence of a ...
Redeveloping Wacker Drive, and Chicago's riverfront
WBEZ
Michelle Woods spoke to an
audience at the Chicago Architecture Foundation in May of
2010. Click here to hear her talk in its entirety, and click
here to ...
Deerfield
library wants residents' feedback about its addition again
TribLocal
The library board hopes
that by February the Chicago-based architectural firm PSA-Dewberry
will generate specific plans about how the library would be
laid ...
Suburban
officials
leaning against architectural design standards
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After nearly two years of
discussion about whether to adopt architectural design
review standards, the Bartlett Village Board revisited ...
A heroic,
if unlikely, vision for Navy Pier
Chicago Tribune
The German-American,
Chicago-based architect has a bold vision for redeveloping
the pier, which couldn't be more timely in light of
Wednesday's announcement ...
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RESIDENTIAL DESIGN NEWS
Photos by Barry Rustin
Architect Sarah Susanka
partnered with the SchoolStreet Homes development in
Libertyville, Illinois to create The Not So Big Showhouse.
Using Room & Board furnishings, the showhouse exemplifies
Susanka's philosophy of designing homes that are better, not
bigger. Our team worked with Susanka to create an interior
that reflects our shared emphasis on sustainable,
American-made design that works for modern life.
More photos at
roomandboard.com
Ranch style
home in River Forest receives award winning makeover
Wednesday Journal
The project received the 2011 Key Award from the Home
Builder's Association of Greater Chicago. The award
recognizes excellence in housing design, architecture,
interior merchandising, remodeling and landscaping. The
accolade, says co-owner Steve ...
Wasted
living space expelled from SchoolStreet design
Chicago Daily Herald
For more than a decade
the architect has been designing “Not So Big Houses” and
writing books about them. Fans have studied the pictures,
reread the texts and tried to imagine exactly what she had
in mind. For people in the Chicago suburbs, ...
Oak Park
architects to design possible Lake St. high-rise
Wednesday Journal
We should have high
expectations with an experienced developer, a world class
architect and a healthy apartment market. The developer,
Sertus Capital Partners of Chicago, was faced last year with
a shift in the market, with condos and hotels dead (as ...
Residences
at 900 unveils new model
Chicago Sun-Times
The limestone and
reflective glass 900 North Michigan Avenue features,
conceived by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
originally gained its significance because it integrated
distinctive elements of Chicago architecture. ...
$30M HUD Grant Aims to Revitalize
Woodlawn | NBC Chicago
...[City] to announce a
$30.5 million grant to help revitalize Woodlawn. ... The
grant will be used to redevelop distressed housing at
Grove Parc Plaza, as well ...
New Homes
K. Hovnanian opens Regency Estates in St. Charles
Chicago Tribune
Outside, each plan has
at least six exterior variations, all with classic
architectural detailing. Base prices range from $259,95 to
$334995. "We are excited to bring these upscale
single-family homes to St. Charles. They are the perfect
complement to ...
High-end
Hinsdale project gets a second chance
Chicago Tribune
... he saw in
architectural drawings in the sales trailer. He sold his
home in Hinsdale and moved into The Hamptons in July 2008.
Then in August 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission
charged Chicago-based WexTrust Capital LLC, its
subsidiaries, ...
Chinatown
complex starts with students
Chicago
Sun-Times
For both his projects,
Wong is working with the architectural firm Haylock Design,
based in Gurnee. WEST SIDE STORY: Gov. Quinn joined the
mayor Tuesday afternoon in announcing the new film studio on
Chicago's West Side. However, the “mayor” in this ...
Lexington
Park launches new phase in Des Plaines
Chicago
Tribune
"This home showcases
some of Lexington Homes' signature architectural touches,
such as rounded archways and a dining-room cutout that
provides extra space for a buffet," Benach said. "Also, the
kitchen resembles that of a single-family home, ...
Berwyn eyes
giving bungalows a boost
Chicago
Tribune
Not every bungalow will
meet the architectural criteria needed to participate in the
program, specific details of which can be found on its
website,
cityofhomes.org. Among the no-no's: attaching a
satellite dish on the first 20 feet of the home.
Construction is underway at The Heritage of Palatine
Brownstones
TribLocal
“The highly detailed,
traditional architectural style of The Heritage of Palatine
Brownstones is reminiscent of the turn-of- the-century
period between the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and the Great
Depression beginning in the late 1920s,” said architect ...
Proposed building in foreground
Streeterville high-rise design underwhelms neighborhood
group
Chicago
Sun-Times
Let's say you're a
developer needing community support to build your next
high-rise in Chicago. But the community, or at least its
influential elements, thinks your architecture is a dud.
What do you do? The firm Related Midwest, one of Chicago's
top ...
The rise
and fall of ceilings
Chicago
Tribune
As architectural trends
go, tall ceilings could make a comeback. For Pickell, higher
ceilings make a room feel "grander"; Velas: "a richer
feeling"; and Korbelak: "They offer a wonderful sense of
spaciousness." Barry Berkus, president of Berkus Design ...
Plenty of
Views, Light at Hartshorne Plunkard Buildings on North
Halsted
Chicagomag.com
Matt Leutheuser of Sudler Sotheby's is handling sales. This
article appears in the February 2011 issue of Chicago
Magazine.
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'Lake
Wobegon' architecture: Apartment high-rises above average,
but ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Fueled by a growing shortage of apartments and fears that
condominiums will lose their value, Chicago's apartment
building boomlet is a welcome shift from ...
TRUMP TOWER OPENS 5 OF ITS
MODELS
By Brenda Richardson |
Chicago Tribune |
Trump International Hotel &
Tower Chicago, 401 N. Wabash Ave., has unveiled five
furnished residential model units designed by Chicago-based
interior architecture and design firm Mary Cook &
Associates.
The model condos, which currently are not for sale, range
from a 580-square-foot studio to a 2,742-square-foot,
two-bedroom residence. Buyers can purchase unfurnished units
based on the five floor plans; prices range from $463,000 to
$1.68 million.
The units were designed to reflect the diverse needs and
aesthetics of potential buyers, said Mary Cook, president of
the design firm, which has completed residential and
commercial projects in 28 states.
"We had a very clear picture of who our demographic was,"
said Cook. "We have young singles, empty nesters, retirees,
professionals, nonprofessionals, people where it's their
primary residence and people where it's their fifth home."
Complete story at chicagotribune.com
Pricey
Admiral on Lake a stylish senior tower
Chicago
Sun-Times
The new Admiral is the
work of Chicago architectural firm Perkins & Will and Bovis
Lend Lease is the general contractor. STATE OF STATE STREET:
State Street ...
Chicagoans
upfront about garage preferences
Chicago
Tribune
Design pundits may
express bewilderment at the way big, honkin' garage doors
have become the principal architectural element of suburban
American ...
Designer
Sarah Susanka to Work on SchoolStreet Homes' Architecture
AZoBuild
It has a population of
about 22000 people and is located 35 miles north of Chicago
with convenient commuter rail service to the city. ...
A newer
home in Winnetka that respects its context
ChicagoNow
(blog)
The experienced of
architectural dissonance has been far more striking and
common in the western parts of Chicago's North Shore suburbs
than in the areas ...
A RESIDENCE OF VISUAL
SURPRISES IN LINCOLN PARK
CHICAGO
-- What do you get when you combine a seasoned
architect with an old friend of means looking to spare no
expense for his dream single-family residence? Well, in the
case of the contemporary residence at 1959 Howe Street
designed for a former University of Illinois classmate and
retired marketing giant Leo Burnett executive you get a
quite a showstopper.
Amidst the traditional and
contemporary-styled mansions of Lincoln Park, Chicago-based
architect Thomas Hickey of Thomas Hickey & Associates has
put his 45-year experience (including a 22-year association
with Harry Weese) to work to push the extremes of creative
expression. The result is a uniquely exceptional project
which integrates a traditional façade which transitions via
an open courtyard to a contemporary dwelling which only
begins a discovery of spaces and geometric forms which are
visual delights.
In the design world today, it
is a difficult task to find a structure that successfully
mixes a historical style with today’s contemporary forms.
However, at the Howe Street residence one will see just
that. Architect Thomas Hickey in an effort to maintain a bit
of the historical architectural character of the
neighborhood was able to preserve the original 1890’s
English workers cottage style by keeping the existing
cottage façade and redesigning it as an entry courtyard,
placing his latest contemporary expression behind it.
Additionally, a residence on the lot north of the building
was torn down in order to create a garden area that reflects
a suburban-like front yard. The rear consists of garden
space and garage/studio loft that utilizes skylights to
maximize natural light. On the interior, Hickey surprises
with a mix of materials from wood to glass to steel, a mix
of geometry from trapezoids to curvular and a range of color
which all lend toward a lively, playful environment.
The Howe St. project is a
three-story eco-friendly residence comprised of solar panels
that heat the water and makes use of an elaborately designed
skylight to trap heat and circulate warm air throughout the
house in the winter. An atrium stair curves along the wall
and a glass bridge allows light to penetrate through from
the glass block and skylights above. As for the sense of
space, it feels very spacious and free. Upper rooms have
walls with square cut-outs, acting as interior windows to
open towards the atrium for additional light, ventilation
and views of the living area and kitchen. Several of these
views result in a telescopic effect providing sightlines
from one end of the house to the other. The master bedroom
has a two-story high ceiling, a loft, and access to a
solarium and the roof deck. The 10’ rooftop cube creates a
chimney effect as an effective exhaust system and also
allows one to feel and view outside even in nature’s
un-permitting weather.
With such limited square
footage to work with, Thomas Hickey was able to successfully
open up the space to be comprised of everything a single
family suburban home can offer and more. With killer views
at the rooftop, along with its quiet, friendly neighborhood,
there is nothing one can ask for more in the city. The only
real challenge is for the residents to compliment this
inviting space as they fill it up with personal expressions
which make it their own. From all appearances, this seminal
project is already well on its way to all-around
impressiveness.
Prefab
housing seeks a home in the city
Chicago
Tribune
Architect Michelle
Kaufmann, who designed a prefab home on display at the
Museum of Science and Industry, said that working in Chicago
— even on an exhibit ...
Architect
captures the shape of change
Magazine.nd.edu
If you doubt that, consider
the Chicago architect's design to update the Manilow House
in rural Wisconsin, pictured here. Oh, sure, the gabled main
house and red-barn wing of the family’s summer home may look
like a conventional Midwestern farm house at first glance.
Yet there’s certainly nothing traditional about that
titanium-clad roof oozing over and around the home.
Glass tower
moves ahead in Oak Park despite criticism
Chicago
Breaking News
The buildings this replaces
are no items of architectural beauty. While I'm not sure Oak
Park needs more housing and retail space, it does need
another hotel. Even after this thing gets built, Oak Park
will still retain its Wright ...
Chicago
Neighborhood Development Awards Presented
Chicago
Tribune
CHICAGO, IL – Chicago's community development world
celebrated its present and .... Richard H. Driehaus
Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in ...
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN NEWS
Officials
reveal Grant Park renovation plans to public
Gazette
Chicago
... the firm's
principal architect and designer, and his project manager,
Paul Seck, have attended all meetings about the park and
listened to comments and suggestions. “We want to check in
with the people,” he said. “Grant Park is Chicago's front
yard ...
PARK CONCEPT FOR LOGAN
SQUARE "EL" STATION
One of the concepts the
Bike/Walk 35 group is exploring for the Logan Square “el”
station “plaza” (see also
Let’s put the Logan Square “el” station “plaza” out of its
misery) is a park-like destination.
As previously stated, beyond
the mechanics of the train and bus transportation, this
transportation hub has long been a sorry expanse of
uninviting concrete. Our group wants to include and move
beyond the multi-modal transportation aspect of the hub (for
more on the idea, see Project for Public Spaces,
From Place to Place: Shifting the Transportation Paradigm
with Placemaking).
If the point of
transportation planning is to get people places
they want to be, then all transportation planning should
really start with placemaking.
We see an opportunity to
create an aesthetically inviting destination, a place where
people would enjoy spending some time, and a place that
would add value to the business district of Milwaukee and
Kedzie Avenues. One way to do that is to create a park at
the station. We propose
to expand the plaza/park area by narrowing the bus lanes.
Currently there appears to be capacity for four buses side
by side, but only two buses, the eastbound and westbound 76/Diversey
buses, pick up passengers here and rarely side by side. At
one time another bus line used the station, but that is no
longer the case, so we would like to capture some of that
unused asphalt bus lane to expand the plaza/park area to
make it a more attractive place.
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Grant Park
Makeover Coming
Chicago
Journal
In a 2009 interview with Chicago Tribune architecture critic
Blair Kamin, the landscape architect who had been selected
to reshape the park said his firm was working around the
concept of the Children's Museum. “One element that we're
interested in is ...
Despite
tut-tutting from New York, the Bloomingdale Trail moves
ahead
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Last month, on the
Op-ed page of The New York Times, the architecture critic
Witold Rybczynski predicted that it would be difficult for
other cities, including Chicago, to imitate the success of
Manhattan's acclaimed High Line. ...
The
changing face of the Trump Tower plaza--a prime pubic space
gets a ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Chicago landscape
architect Peter Schaudt, who designed the plaza in concert
with the tower's architects, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is
pretty bummed himself. "I was just aghast. My mouth
dropped," Schaudt said, adding that he was not notified of
the ...
Studio Gang
Re-designing Park at Broadway & Sheridan
Curbed Chicago
Last week Uptown Update
announced that a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for
Thursday for the first phase of Unity Green at Gill Park.
Alan Bell, founder and president of the The Elements Group,
which is spearheading it [has]... big plans for the small
park at the corner of Sheridan and Broadway in Lakeview, and
he's bringing in a couple of architectural heavyweights to
design the space: Studio Gang Architects and Site Design
Group
The
Cityscapes Forum: High praise for the new Palmisano Park
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Every so often,
Cityscapes will feature a guest commentary from an important
voice in the Chicago architecture community. Let's call it
The Cityscapes Forum ...
Trees cut
down at Federal Center, but it's not ...
Cityscapes
Blog
Chicago architect T.
Gunny Harboe and landscape architect Carol Yetkin have
worked with the GSA to determine what was originally in the
planting beds. "We are faithfully recreating something that
is applicable to today's use of the ...
Riverside
wins award for architecture, landscape
Suburban Life
Publications
Each of Illinois' six
chapters — Chicago, Eastern Illinois, Northeast Illinois,
Northern Illinois, Central Illinois and Southern Illinois —
chose several ...
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Changing of
the Guard at US, European Architecture Schools
Architectural
Record
Donna Robertson, who
was appointed dean of IIT's College of Architecture in 1996,
announced that she is resigning as of May 31, 2012. She will
remain a professor at the Chicago institution known for its
focus on Mies van der Rohe. ...
Architecture students learn tough love in studio
Daily Illini
But it's not a weekend
trip to Chicago or a visit to an old friend. Instead, she's
visiting the architecture studio. All weekend. Final reviews
are fast approaching, and Mullendore's extended stay at the
studio has one goal: meet her deadline. ...
First Look
at the Recently Approved Lycée Francais Building
Curbed
Chicago (blog)
Curbed was snooping around the architecture blogosphere this
afternoon, when we encountered early renderings for the new
Lycée Francais de Chicago building, to be built on four
acres of the old Ravenswood Hospital site. ...
School
building architect choice under review
Chicago
Sun-Times
The board voted 4-3 in
April to select Ohio-based Fanning Howey as lead architect,
a move that came despite a recommendation from district
administrators to utilize both that firm and Legat
Architects Inc., a Chicago-based firm founded in Waukegan.
...
Plan for
new athletic facility at NU drawing resistance
Chicago
Tribune
23, NU athletics director Jim Phillips presented the
findings of the school's facilities master plan, a study
completed by the architectural firm Populous. Phillips spoke
of his group having visited no fewer than 40 campuses to
tour their athletic ...
New school
is a numero UNO example of great design
WBEZ (blog)
Designed by Chicago
firm JGMA Architects. Led by Bogota native Juan Gabriel
Moreno, the school is an usual and spectacular piece of
architecture--and one that makes the new firm worthy of
keeping an eye on. Metallic and serpentine, the school
provides ...
Perkins+Will Represents Architecture Industry as Sponsor of
Solar Decathlon
Sacramento Bee
Established in 1935,
Perkins+Will (www.perkinswill.com)
is an integrated design firm serving clients from offices in
Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Dundas,
Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York,
Orlando, ...
College of
DuPage Technology Education Center / DeStefano Partners
International
Business Times
The complex program of
the multidisciplinary learning environment required
sensitive and specific architectural approaches to each of
the learning environments; for example, laboratory spaces
with minimal light requirements were treated with large ...
ACE Tech
Charter High Grads Receive More Than $1.3M in Scholarships
PR Newswire
(press release)
CHICAGO, June 30, 2011
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Architecture, Construction, and
Engineering Technical Charter High School (ACE Tech), named
for its technical curriculum, saw one of its most successful
senior classes graduate this spring. ...
Auburn
architecture students compete in design
The Birmingham
News - al.com (blog)
(Special/Auburn
University) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Auburn University
architecture student Gorham Bird got a chance to create a
design for a hospital in Chicago as part of a long-running
competition sponsored by Alagasco. Bird said the contest
allowed ...
Vertigata /
VOX
Takes First Place in 2011 Mock Firms Competition
International Business Times
By Hank Jarz | June 16, 2011 6:23 PM EDT Students Kelton
Minor, Derek Magee and Tiffany Carlson of The Danish
Institute for Study Abroad have taken first place in Chicago
Architecture Today's 2011 International Mock Firm Skyscraper
Design Challenge ...
Mock Firms
International Skyscraper Competition 2nd Place Proposal
Archinect
Entering in its 4th
year, the Chicago-based Mock Firms Architectural Competition
is already highly regarded on the landscape of student-based
design competitions. — Chicago Architecture Today
Skyscrapers today represent social inaccessibility and ...
U of C's
futuristic new Mansueto Library is definitely one for the
books
WBEZ (blog)
by Lee Bey | May. 20,
2011 The wraps came off the University of Chicago's $81
million Joe and Rika Mansueto Library earlier this week.
There is no other way to describe it: the Mansueto is a
kick-ass piece of architecture and engineering. ...
CLC student
wins design contest
Chicago Daily
Herald
The derby was sponsored
by the CLC architecture technology program and library. In
addition to a $500 prize, Martoccio earned valuable
experience she can include in a portfolio when she applies
to study architecture at the Illinois Institute of ...
Bolingbrook
HS students qualify for national design competition
TribLocal
Each design project
will be reviewed by some of the industry's top professionals
based in Chicago. Competitors will be aim for top honors in
Top Construction Firm, Top Engineering Firm, Top Marketing
firm, Leadership in Organization, Top Architectural ...
Right out
of 'Star Wars,' a new way to light a path of U. of C.;
40-foot-tall ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Indeed, University of
Chicago officials refer to the project as the Light Bridges,
a reference to landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted's
long-ago vision for the Midway. Olmsted, who designed New
York's Central Park, wanted the sunken mid-section ...
Early
Childhood Center in Chicago
The
Architect's Newspaper
Valerio Dewalt Train
Associates and FGM Architects blend indoor and outdoor
spaces with a green roof and glass, cantilevered
porte-cochere - Short, direct, ...
HS thinking
Architecture, Engineering or Construction.. in Chicago ...
By
26at41
We have launched 26LAB, NFP a not-for-profit organization in
Chicago. This is a life enrichment program & learning lab,
concentrating in ages 14-18 (high school ) but also hosting
a myriad of other activities, like BLDG BLOCKS for ages ...
ST. CLAIR JR. HIGH WINS
CHICAGO REGIONAL
FUTURE CITY ® COMPETITION
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NOW
HEADS TO FINALS IN
WASHINGTON DC,
FEBRUARY 18-22
CHICAGO,
February 2, 2011 – A team of
students from St. Clair RXIII has won the Chicago Regional
National Engineers Week Future City ® competition.
St Clair students traveled from a school located 50 miles
west of St. Louis to compete in the Chicago competition.
They will now travel to Washington DC to compete in
the 19th Annual Future City National Finals (www.futurecity.org),
scheduled for February 18-22, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency
Capitol Hill. More than 33,000 students
from 1,000 middle schools in 35 regions across the country
are participating in the Future City regional competitions.
The grand prize is a trip to Space Camp in Alabama,
provided by National Finals host Bentley Systems,
Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing
comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that
sustains our world.
The three winning team members
are Shayla Hinson (age 13), Sydney Stahlma
(age 13) and Mikaela Drewel (age 13) and were
assisted by Kyler Waldo (age 13) and Jamie Foutch (age 13).
Their teacher Jennifer Hawkins and Engineer mentor
Ron Kadone, Clayton Engineering Co. (retired)
provided guidance.
New Jones
College Prep building to be built by 2013
Gazette
Chicago
... explained Erin
Lavin Cabonargi, executive director of the Public Building
Commission of Chicago. “This figure does not include
architectural fees, etc. ...
In the U of
C's planned science building, the design byword is: 'Let
there be ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
The latest evidence of
that trend comes from the University of Chicago, which has
just announced that it will begin work next year on a new,
$215 million ...
IIT College
of Architecture Wins 28 of 38
AIA Chicago established the
Interior Architecture Award in 1984 to promote interior
architecture as a unique profession by recognizing
outstanding interior ...
Hubble
Middle School claims third educational design award of the
year
dBusinessNews
Chicago (press release)
Chicago - Hubble Middle
School's program-driven design and sustainable elements are
making an impact in the educational and architectural
communities. ...
STUDENT DESIGN FOR
"GATEWAY" AT SPIRE LOCATION
Envisioned by a student at the
Illinois Institute of Technology, the project is located
over Lake Shore Drive and was designed specifically for the
location of the dormant Chicago Spire site, otherwise known
as the “Giant Hole in the Ground”.
It was eco tower with large vertical farm, mixed-use towers,
and a residential tower all tied together by a series of sky
bridges. The Chicago Gateway is composed of two vertical
mixed-use towers supported by a leaning tower covered in a
green roof. Offices and commercial space would reside in the
vertical towers and residences in the leaning tower, which
bridges over Lake Shore Drive. All of the structures are
connected together via a vertical farm podium, and a network
of sky bridges connects the towers and provides access to
other nearby buildings.
Source:
architecture-view.com
New Trier -
Architecture for Humanity Chicago - A regional chapter ...
www.afh-chicago.org
Designs resulted from a May
schematic design charrette Architecture for Humanity –
Chicago hosted in conjunction with New Trier Township High
School, ...
LINCOLN HALL EARNS LEED
GOLD
UIC's latest major
construction project, the renovation of Lincoln Hall, was
expected to earn Silver certification under the US Green
Building Council's LEED-NC rating system. Due to factors
like the building's energy- and resource-efficient design,
use of environmentally friendly materials, and the
surrounding landscape's water conservation program, the
project was able to earn a Gold certification, making it one
of only ten Gold projects in Chicago under the same LEED-NC
(New Construction) rating system. Read more about Lincoln
Hall's Green Features at
http://sustainability.uic.edu/initiatives/buildings.html.
An eye on
architectural photography; School of Art Institute show
installed
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
It's being mounted by
the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and features work
by students in the school's summer architectural photography
class. ...
Design Essay: Renovating
mid-Century Modern Libraries
Mark C. Hirons
| Contract |
June 8, 2010
The University of Chicago’s
Law School campus, designed in 1958 by Eero Saarinen, is a
quintessential piece of mid-Century Modern architecture. In
15 years of working with the Law School and the university,
OWP/P | Cannon Design respected the functional and Modernist
aesthetic and built upon the strength of Saarinen’s original
design with numerous renovations and additions. The redesign
modernized and enhanced spaces to improve the quality of the
student experience, better support 21st century learning
methodologies and completely replace and upgrade the campus’
infrastructure to improve energy efficiency and technology.
Ultimately in rehabilitating and recapitalizing the campus,
OWP/P /Cannon Design served as stewards to Saarinen’s
architectural vision for this prestigious law school.
Elevating the Student Experience
Throughout renovations of
classroom, auditorium, lounge, and library environments the
various deans of the law school understood the importance of
elevating the student experience. Often previously perceived
as a cold, somewhat sterile setting indicative of many
mid-Century Modernist buildings, the goal of making these
spaces feel engaging and expressing the highest level of
quality was essential.
Within the classroom wing, a
new concourse was created to provide supporting learning
spaces just outside seminar rooms and provide accessibility
to all. Acoustical wood panels were incorporated to enhance
the acoustics and aesthetic quality of the spaces and create
a sense of warmth. The auditorium was transformed into a
more flexible, accessible space that now also serves as a
large classroom with custom wood/upholstered seating with
power/data access, writing surfaces, microphones for
interaction, and one of favorite student features, cup
holders.
Within the library, the
student services offices were integrated into a single suite
to provide students a single point to access all
administrative resources needed during their term in law
school, thus streamlining the student’s experience. This
space was made accessible by means of a new stair within the
reading room, which acts as a centerpiece for student
circulation and activity. By relocating up to 30 percent of
the book collection to an automated robotic retrieval book
system on campus, the library gained significant area to
support various student study spaces including, private
carrels, quiet individual/team conference rooms, open
collaborative custom study tables, lounge setting, and a
media lounge. Read more at:
http://www.contractdesign.com/contract/design/Design-Essay-Renova-2119.s...
U. of C. to explore its right brain
Chicago
Tribune
May 7, 2010 ... The
University of Chicago is well-known for its impressive
history of producing prize-winning economists,
scientists and purveyors of ...
New Austin
school breaks the mold
Chicago
Tribune
The architecture provides order amid urban chaos, as does an
innovative work-study program that places students in
clerical and entry-level jobs at law ...
New Chicago
Campus Reflects the Adler School Social Vision: Social ...
PR Web
The Chicago architectural firm OWP/P Cannon Design created
the campus design after receiving input a broad array of
campus constituents, including students, ...
Master plan
in works as Eastern plans for future
The
Daily Eastern News
Loebl, Schlossman and Hackl, a
Chicago-based architecture, planning and interiors firm,
will work with the university on the assessments. "This is
the same group we worked with back in 1999 on the first
iteration of the master plan," ...
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ADDITIONAL DESIGN NEWS
Architecture firm allies with international firm
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS — Ratio Architects has formed a strategic
allegiance with a Chicago-based firm that brings Ratio not
only into the Chicago market but also into the international
arena. Indianapolis-based Ratio — which has a studio in
downtown Champaign ...
Skidmore
design's 30story window helps skyscraper breathe
Chicago
Sun-Times | DAVID ROEDER
Chicago architectural firm
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP has designed a building with
a lung. You might prefer to call it a 30-story operable ...
Chicago
tech leaders to open space for entrepreneurs at Merchandise
Mart
Chicago
Tribune
Architectural firm
Gensler designed the space using feedback from hundreds of
entrepreneurs in the city who were polled about their office
space needs. Organizers also visited co-working and tech
incubator locations around the country. ...
DANK Haus German American
Cultural Center Announces
Official Unveiling of
$370,000 Façade Renovation
Chicago, IL—December 14, 2011—
The DANK Haus in Lincoln Square will hold an official
opening celebration of its $370,000 first floor façade
renovation on Saturday January 21, 2012 between 1:30 p.m.
and 4:30 p.m. The festivities will include a ribbon cutting
ceremony, Alderman Ameya Pawar, invited, refreshments
provided by local Lincoln Square merchants, unveiling of the
donor recognition wall (rendering), live music and an
exclusive first look at the newly refreshed “Lost German
Chicago” exhibit in the Museum.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations for
this outstanding contribution to the local and German
American communities are still being accepted. Donations
received before February 28, 2012 will be included on the
donor recognition wall to be placed in the main lobby.
The DANK Haus is a registered 501(c)3 with the mission of
preserving and promoting German and German American culture,
heritage, language, and the fine arts.
DANK Haus is located in
the heart of Lincoln Square in Chicago at 4740 N. Western
Avenue. The Museum is open to the public every Saturday,
from 11 am - 3pm and is available during the week by
appointment only. For more information about DANK Haus,
visit
www.dankhaus.com or call (773) 561-9181.
New in
Chicago: Gypsy jazz guitars, Doc Martens, an online ad
tracker, and more
Crain's
Chicago Business (blog)
He is modeling the 2300-square-foot space after London's Sir
John Soane's House, which the Guardian has called “a crazy
labyrinth of art, architecture and history.” Mr. McSwain
plans to host salons, readings and workshops. And he plans
to eventually do ...
America's
best restrooms? Right here in Chicago and designed by Vernon
Williams
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
The Field Museum's
restrooms, designed by Chicago architect Vernon Williams,
have been judged No. 1 in the America's Best Restroom
contest, the results of which were announced Thursday. At
Cityscapes, we've known for more than a decade that the
Field's
Ring Tower
Aims to Put Taichung City On Map
Discovery News
Chicago-based STL
architects are hoping to bring that same architectural
identity to Taichung City, Taiwan, with their submission to
the Taiwan Tower competition. Closing that loop is the
firm's impressive proposal, which would create a dramatic
...
New "Core Wall" May Speed
Skyscraper Construction
Purdue
University
Researchers are perfecting a
new technique that could speed construction of skyscrapers
while also providing enough stiffness and strength to
withstand earthquakes and forces from high winds. The
research project aims to develop a new kind of "core wall,"
a vertical spine that runs through the center of
skyscrapers.
New field house for
Roosevelt
Sep 2, 2011 – The new
Lillian and Larry Goodman Center will offer improved ...
Roosevelt University will build a field house for its
athletics program and its ...
Reconstruction of Pilgrim Baptist To Begin This Month
Curbed Chicago
In January 2006,
Pilgrim Baptist Church, one of Chicago's great architectural
treasures (and widely cited as the birthplace of gospel
music), was ravaged by a fire that started during
restoration work, destroying everything but the exterior
walls. ...
Supreme
Court Justice Breyer named to Pritzker Architecture Prize
jury
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
The justice, who has a
longstanding, passionate interest in the field, will join
the jury of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is
sponsored by Chicago's billionaire Pritzker family, Thomas
J. Pritzker, chairman of the family's Hyatt Foundation, ...
Architecture Grad / Cubs Fan Has a Plan for Triangle
Building
Curbed Chicago
For years, the Chicago
Cubs have swung and missed on developing the triangle
parcel, a small, triangle-shaped lot adjacent to Wrigley
Field, and bordered by Clark, Waveland and Seminary, which
the team promised to develop in exchanged for expanded ...
AIA Chicago
2011 Small Project Awards
The first annual Small
Firm/Small Project Award program recognizing high quality
work from small Chicago architectural firms and exceptional
small local ...
Lucien
Lagrange Joins VOA Associates
PR Newswire
CHICAGO, Aug. 8, 2011
/PRNewswire/ -- VOA Associates Incorporated, an
international architectural design firm, today announced
that Lucien Lagrange is joining the firm as a Lead Designer
in VOA's Luxury Residential, Hospitality and Commercial
Mixed-Use ...
JACOBSON
CHOSEN TO RENOVATE KEMPER LAKES GC
Golf
Club Business (press release)
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois (August 11, 2011) – Kemper Lakes Golf
Club has selected internationally prominent golf course
architect Rick Jacobson to renovate the prestigious18-hole
northwest suburban Chicago layout, site of the 1989 PGA
Championship and ...
Greeley and
Hansen Wins Facility of the Year Award From the Chicago
Chapter of ...
PR
Newswire
CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Greeley and Hansen, a
leading national niche firm specializing in practical
engineering, architectural, and management solutions for
complex water, wastewater, and infrastructure challenges,
recently won the 2011 ...
Children's
Memorial selling Lincoln Park site to McCaffery
Chicago
Sun-Times
His architectural firm
is Antunovich Associates, which helped shepherd an expansion
of DePaul University with little trouble in Lincoln Park.
McCaffery said his general contractor, WE O'Neil
Construction, has gotten high marks for its work in the
dense ...
SOM Master
Plan Wins 2011 Burnham Award
PR Newswire
(press release)
The American Institute
of Architects has recognized SOM twice with its highest
honor, the Architecture Firm Award—in 1962 and again in
1996. The firm maintains offices in New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Washington, DC, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, ...
Mesa mayor
says Cubs construction months away
AZ Central.com
In May, the city and
the team chose Hunt Construction and Populous, a
sports-architecture firm from Kansas City, Mo., to spearhead
the project. The detailed development agreement is expected
to follow the outlines of a deal announced in early 2010 ...
“SEAOI Announces Winners in
its 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering Competition.”
SEAOI (Structural Engineers
Association of Illinois) announced the 2011 Excellence in
Structural Engineering Award winners during its Annual
Banquet which was held on June 11, 2011. The event was held
at the Newberry Library at 60 W. Walton, Chicago
The award winning projects and
individuals are as follows:
Most Innovative Structure
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago,
Illinois
Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill LLP
Jurors’ Favorite:
Fishers Island Residence
Fishers
Island, New York
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Large Structure:
Mansueto Library,
University of
Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
Halvorson and
Partners, Werner Sobek
Best Medium Structure: Holy
Name Cathedral Renovation
Chicago, Illinois
Wiss, Janney Elstner Associates
Best Small Structure:
People’s Gas Educational Pavilion at
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago,
Illinois
Magnusson
Klemencic
Chicago's first indoor
skate park park rolls forward
Chicago
Journal
The South Loop looks poised to
be the site of Chicago's first indoor skate park, fulfilling
a departing wish of erstwhile mayor Richard Daley. But the
project has moved forward too fast for Ald. Pat Dowell
(3rd), who would like to see some community input before the
skate
Cubs take
new swing at long-stalled triangle building
Chicago
Sun-Times
3-3-2005 Copy photo of
the Chicago Cubs organization renderings of revised bleacher
plans approved by the city today, The latest architectural
renderings for a $30 million to $50 million campus plan that
should extend thelife of the 91-yr. ...
Review of
Anti Cruelty Society of Chicago New Facade
ChicagoNow
(blog)
The Stanley
Tigerman-designed home of Anti Cruelty has been admired by
fans of architecture as well as animal shelter aficionados
since 1981. Look at the building, and it's easy to see
windows that resemble a dog's nose, eyes, mouth and jowls.
...
Ryan to
Lead Art Institute of Chicago's Architecture Department ...
archrecord.construction.com
The Art Institute of Chicago
on Monday will announce that Zoe Ryan will chair its
department of architecture and design, replacing Joseph
Rosa, ...
New plan
coming for Wabash dog park
Chicago
Journal
Plans for the new park slated for 16th Street and Wabash
Avenue in the South Loop are getting finalized, and the
Chicago Park District will present them with Ald. Bob
Fioretti (2nd) next Wednesday. The new plan, drawn up by
landscape architecture firm ...
DANK HAUS ANNOUNCES
COMPLETE RENOVATION OF FAÇADE
First Floor Remodeling with Help of City SBIF
Grant to Begin Soon
The DANK Haus German American
Cultural Center was fortunate to be one of the Lincoln
Square businesses to win the late 2010 lottery for a SBIF
Grant from the City of Chicago.
This large-scale endeavor will
begin as soon as June and will continue through fall, with
the aim of revitalizing the appearance of the DANK Haus and
the organization itself, along with several Lincoln Square
businesses, including the Athenian Shoe Store and Becker
Pharmacy, which are part of the building.
The remodeling might cost up
to $250,000, 50% of which will be reimbursed through the
SBIF Grant upon completion. Executive Director Nicholle
Dombrowski hopes that this project will ensure that the DANK
Haus “goes from being a ‘hidden gem’ to the ‘jewel of
Western’ for generations to come.”
The balance will depend on
fundraising efforts. Fundraising plans are underway and
donations are accepted at any time and are tax deductible.
The SBIF Grant specifically
uses local Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenue to help
businesses remodel their facades and is processed by
SomerCor 504, Inc., a federally certified Small Business
Administration lender. Eligible renovations include new
windows, floors or roof, sign removal and replacement, and
tuck pointing, among others.
The DANK Haus is a registered
501(c)3 with the mission of preserving and promoting German
and German American culture, heritage, language, and the
fine arts.
If you’d like more
information, or to schedule an interview with Nicholle
Dombrowski, please call 773.561.9181 or email dank@dankhaus.com
Chicago
Cubs seek architect for "Wrigleyville West"
www.architectmagazine.com
The Chicago Cubs and Mesa,
Ariz., have issued an RFQ for an architectural firm to
prepare plans for a $99 million spring training facility.
...
Elgin man
honored again for architectural illustration
Chicago
Sun-Times
The design architects
were Aleksandr Vaysman and Philip Syvertsen of the Dobbins
Group in Chicago and Lake Forest. Schatz's illustration was
among 57 ...
CAF
announces Patron of the Year winners
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Recognizing
architectural clients for the role they play in good design,
the Chicago Architecture Foundation announced the winners of
its 7th annual Patron ...
Gonzalez
leaves DeStefano for Ghafari
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Chicago architect
Joseph Gonzalez has left Chicago-based DeStefano Partners to
become global director of design at Ghafari Associates, a
big architecture ...
Northwestern Athletics Facilities Improvements
WNUR
Sports
According to Greenstein, Northwestern has enlisted the
renowned architectural firm, Populous, to design the
projects. Stay tuned, because we'll have news ...
2010 Architecture “Patrons” Nominated
Chicago Architecture Foundation Publishes List of 29
(October
5, 2010-Chicago) The awaited list of 29 “patrons”
nominated for the 2010 Chicago Architecture Foundation’s 7th
annual Patron of the Year awards has been released.
The awards recognize clients
of architecture rather than the architects themselves,
honoring individuals, companies and institutions responsible
for commissioning a building or a complex of structures.
Nominations were accepted for buildings falling under one of
three categories: commercial, governmental and
institutional. They are:
Commercial
351 North Clark (Jenner &
Block, Mesirow/Lohan Anderson Associates)
860/880 (860 Lake Shore Drive
Trust, 880 North Lake Shore Drive/Krueck + Sexton)
Aqua (Magellan/Studio Gang)
Block 37/Morningstar (Joseph
Freed and Associates, Morningstar/Perkins + Will)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
vertical expansion (BCBS of Illinois/Goettsch Partners)
Elysian Hotel Chicago (Elysian
Development/Lucien LaGrange)
EnV (Lynd Development
Partners/Valerio Dewalt Train)
Greenway Parking Garage
(Friedman Properties/HOK)
Heritage (Mesa Development /SCB)
JW Marriott (Marriott/Lucien
LaGrange)
Lakeside Masterplan (McCaffery
Interests / SOM)
The Ledge at Willis Tower (US
Equities, Willis/SOM)
Legacy (Mesa Development/SCB)
Roosevelt Collection (Centrum
Properties/ Hirsch Associates, Epstein, RTKL)
S.N. Shure Theater (Shure
Incorporated / Krueck + Sexton)
Sullivan Center (Joseph Freed
and Associates/Harboe Architects)
Uptown Broadway Building
(@properties / SPACE Architects + Planners)
Institutional
Christ the King Jesuit College
Preparatory School ( CKJCP/John Ronan)
Columbia College Media
Production Center (Columbia College Chicago / Studio | Gang)
Frederico Garcia Lorca
Elementary School (Public Building Commission of Chicago
Gary Comer College Prep (Gary
and Francine Comer/John Ronan)
Kellogg Cancer Center at
Evanston Hospital (NorthShore University HealthSystem /
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects)
The Modern Wing (Art Institute
of Chicago/Renzo Piano)
South Pond redevelopment
(Lincoln Park Zoo / Studio Gang)
University of Chicago Law
School (The University of Chicago /Cannon Design)
Governmental
Adams-Sangamon Park (City of
Chicago Park District / Site Design Group)
Boat House (City of Chicago
Department of Transportation / David Woodhouse)
Cherry Avenue Bridge (City of
Chicago Department of Transportation/DLK Civic Design)
Wilmette Public Works Facility
(Village of Wilmette / Epstein)
New this year: an expanded
jury of national significance and a new location at the Four
Seasons Hotel for the awards event December 2, 2010.
Stanley Tigerman, Principal of
Tigerman/McCurry Architects is the Chairman of the selection
jury comprised of: Steven G.M. Stein, Stein, Ray & Harris
LLP, William F. Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, James
P. Cramer, Greenway Group, Kevin Evanich, Kirkland & Ellis
LLP, Sunny Fischer, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Reed
Kroloff, Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum, and Ernest
C. Wong, Site Design Group, Ltd.
Past winners include
Millennium Park, Inc., the University of Chicago, Spertus
Institute of Jewish Studies, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and the
Trump Organization.
Patron of the Year awards
Patron of the Year awards were
initiated by the Chicago architecture Foundation in 2004
when Trustee Steven G.M. Stein, partner at the law firm of
Stein, Ray & Harris, LLP, suggested that, for all of the
public attention lavished on architecture in Chicago, few
recognize the role of clients.
“Good architecture,” Stein
said, “requires more than a good architect. It requires a
great client—a risk-taker.”
Neighbors
balk at Sikhs' plans for 40-foot dome
Chicago
Tribune
Northwest
The dome's significance
is more esthetic than spiritual, temple members say, but
they want their building to resemble more closely the
architecture of most ...
Open House
Barcelona
Dexigner
Plans are being
developed to add further high profile cities including Rome
and Chicago to the existing locations. "Few cities embrace
architecture in such ...
WoodWorks
Honors Regional Architects, Engineers at Chicago Wood
Solutions Fair
PRLog.Org
Green Building – TWP
Architecture from Elm Grove, WI for the Herrington Recovery
Center – Roger's Memorial Hospital located in Summit, WI.
...
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