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COMMERCIAL DESIGN NEWS
Langham to open mid-July
Photos and text by Steven
Dahlman
8-Mar-13 – River
North’s latest luxury hotel is on schedule for a “soft
opening” just four months away and an official opening on
September 10. Although a ribbon cutting ceremony is not
scheduled until the official opening, the hotel’s director
of public relations says “the entire hotel” will be open in
“mid July.”
Complete story at marinacityonline.com
Photograph of
an architectural model of the 525-foot
residential
tower that will be the first of three buildings
constructed
at Wolf Point near Merchandise Mart. Photo
of model
obtained from Chicago-based bKL Architecture
26-Feb-13 – With proper
advance notice this time, the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks
and Building Standards again approved a zoning
reclassification that will let developers build a 525-foot,
510-unit residential tower at Wolf Point.
Most of the people speaking
during one hour and eight minutes of discussion in Council
Chambers at City Hall Tuesday morning were in favor of the
project. Supporters say it will attract $1 billion in
investment, 2,000 jobs, and $40 million per year in tax
revenue with no taxpayer subsidy.
The first tower alone will
cost $175 million and create 400 construction jobs,
according to Jack George, an attorney for Houston-based
Hines Interests L.P., which will develop the 3.85-acre site
on land owned by the Kennedy family.
Complete story at marinacityonline
Tower crane to rise again at 111 W.
Wacker
Marina City
online
After taking three years off,
a tower crane will return to 111 West Wacker as construction
crews aim toward completion of the 60-story tower in the
spring of 2014.
Burberry's
building elicits jeers, one cheer
Crain's Chicago Business
(blog)
The Chicago Architecture Blog also takes a broader look at
recent changes on Chicago's premier shopping strip, noting
that "the Boul Mich is entering a new age. Slowly, but
inexorably, it is transforming once again into a showcase of
modern ...
Plans to
Open Godfrey Hotel in Chicago Announced Today
Hotel
News Resource
The interiors, designed by Gettys Design Group Chicago,
reflect the building's striking architecture with a unique
interplay of strong geometric forms and the impactful use of
color. Guests will be welcomed into a marble-clad,
elliptical lobby ...
Putting
juice in a shell
Chicago
Journal
Fast forward to August
2012, and what has emerged is a classic example of the
Chicago rehabilitation effort known as adaptive reuse.
Several buildings along the North Branch of the Chicago
River fit this model, most notably the Groupon headquarters
...
Tom DiSanto and Ed Warm, Owners of Joe’s Bar,
General Manager
of Arlington Park Tony Petrillo, Alderman
Scott Waguespack
TRACKSIDE CHICAGO/JOE’S BAR
ON WEED STREET HOLDS
VIP RECEPTION AND
RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 31,
2012) -- After more than 20 years at its original
location, the Trackside Chicago off-track wagering facility
has moved across the street into Joe’s Bar, one of Chicago’s
most popular locations to watch sports, listen to live music
or have a private party. To celebrate the move,
Joe’s Bar and
Trackside Chicago
held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and VIP Reception on
Monday, July 30.
The venue was designed by
OKW Architects
and is called Trackside, located at 940 W. Weed Street in
Lincoln Park. The new OTB is state-of-the art with over 160
LCD screens and the latest in modern wagering both in the
OTB and Joe’s. The new Trackside will also feature a rooftop
patio which OKW is designing and is expected to open early
Fall of this year.
The event was emceed by Arlington Park’s Senior Director of
Marketing and Communications Howard Sudberry and featured
remarks from Joe’s owners Tom DiSanto and Ed Warm, Arlington
Park General Manager Tony Petrillo and 32nd Ward
Alderman Scott Waguespack.
After the traditional “Call to
Postť was played by Arlington Park’s bugler, Ald. Waguespack
placed a ceremonial wager to celebrate the new partnership
between Joe’s Bar and Arlington Park/Trackside
Joe's Bar and
Trackside Chicago
Joe’s Bar is a 20,000+ square
foot warehouse-style venue located near the Lincoln Park
neighborhood at 940 W. Weed Street in Chicago specializing
in sports, live music and private parties. Joe's is host to
both national and local music groups and have been home to
acts such as Keith Urban, Rick Springfield, and Grammy
award-winning Lady Antebellum. Joe’s is home to 14
different college alumni groups such as the Fighting Illini,
the Indiana Hoosiers and the Florida Gators Joe’s features
unique entertainment and seating options throughout to
include a newly constructed state-of-the-art of-track
wagering simulcast center.
Arlington Park added more than
70 LED televisions to the 110 sets that already resided in
Joe’s Bar. Wagering machines are located in both the
Trackside Off-Track Wagering area as well as in the main bar
area of Joe’s.
MB REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCES
COMPLETION OF BUILD-TO-SUIT FOR
ASTELLAS HEADQUARTERS FOR
THE AMERICAS
CHICAGO, June 7, 2012—MB
Real Estate is pleased to announce the completion of the
new approximately $150 million, 446,000 square foot
Headquarters for the Americas facility for Astellas Pharma
US, Inc.in Northbrook, Illinois.
GlenStar Properties, LLC was the developer of the
project and MB Real Estate was the overall project manager.
Andrew Davidson executive vice president and managing
director of Corporate Services, along with David Burkards
and Kyle Robbins, vice presidentsof MB Real Estate’s
Corporate Services group, began working with Astellas in
2007 offering a variety of real estate solutions that would
fit the company’s goals and operations.
© James Steinkamp, Steinkamp
Photography
“This was a significant
project for Chicago’s suburban marketplace, particularly as
it was started in a down market,” said
Davidson. “The resulting project is a completely unique,
trophy property that captures Astellas’ vision of ‘changing
tomorrow’ for patients around the globe. A facility of this
caliber required constant communication and coordination and
is the result of a superior construction team.”
The decision to purchase land
and proceed with a build-to-suit development enabled
Astellas to procure additional acreage and expand the
project’s scope to include amenities such as a covered
parking structure, fitness center, and high-tech conference
center. Astellas was also able to assemble a design and
delivery team of top tier architects, engineers and
contractors to bring the project to fruition.
Goettsch Partners served as Architect of Record for the
base building, and worked closely with
SmithGroupJJR, which provided a full range of interior
architecture services, including furniture, fixtures,
equipment and wayfinding systems. Mechanical, electrical and
plumbing systems were managed by
WMA Consulting Engineers, Ltd. and
Power Construction Company,LLC delivered the project as
General Contractor.
© James Steinkamp, Steinkamp
Photography
“The new headquarters is
designed to help realize Astellas’ vision—providing a bold,
forward-thinking complex that allows them to see out in all
directions,” said
James Goettsch, president of Goettsch Partners. “This
view helps provide perspective as employees work to improve
the health and lives of people worldwide.”
“This project is the result of
a collaborative team committed to designing a facility which
supports Astellas’ specific operational requirements yet is
reflective of the company’s brand and image,” added
Angie Lee, FAIA, IIDA,
© James Steinkamp, Steinkamp
Photography
LEED AP, vice president and
leader of SmithGroupJJR’s Workplace Practice. “Not only will
this building provide a new home to hundreds of employees,
it also symbolizes Astellas' commitment to positively impact
the broader community. Our team kept this in mind with each
design decision we made.”
The new Astellas Headquarters
for the Americas facility has applied for LEED Gold
Certification. MB Real worked closely with the U.S. Green
Building Council and the Environmental Protection Agency to
ensure the proper implementation of sustainable building
design and practices. Green features of the Astellas
property include a geothermal heating and cooling system, an
energy efficient lighting system, and a window curtain wall
which introduces an abundance of natural light deep into the
space.
© James Steinkamp, Steinkamp
Photography
“The timing of this project
was fortuitous, because Astellas was able to acquire the
site at a discounted price and build a project at a cost
that was 20 percent less than other notable projects of this
caliber,” commented
David Graff, senior vice president of Project Services,
who worked closely with Astellas and the construction team.
The new Astellas Headquarters
for the Americas project has been well-recognized throughout
the real estate community,and has received numerous awards
including Office Development of the Year 2011 from the
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP),
and Build-to-Suit of the Year 2011 from the Greater Chicago
Food Depository’s Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards.Most
recently, the development was honored with the Merit Award
for New Construction in the Suburbs by the Chicago Building
Congress. MB Real Estate was also awarded Project Manager of
the Year 2011 for its involvement in the Astellas project by
the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Industrial
building on Green St. to become hotel
Gazette
Chicago
FMP One LLC owns the building and is asking the Chicago City
Council's zoning committee to approve the rezoning needed
for their lessee, Soho House Chicago, to move ahead with its
hotel/club and retail/dining plans. Soho House is a
London-based chain ...
Gold Coast
Jewel a gem for developer
Chicago
Sun-Times
He said he and his
architectural firm, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, will spend the
summer getting local feedback before issuing any sketches.
“We don't want to present anything as a fait accompli. There
are sophisticated people there.
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
Tribune
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,
..
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 ...
Online PR News
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 ...
Architectural
Record
July 21--The owner of
Chicago's behemoth old post office building on Thursday
unveiled a grandiose plan for redeveloping the long-vacant
property and the ...
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
Bizjournals.com
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
Business Wire
(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!
ChicagoNow
(blog)
JW Marriott Hotels &
Resorts celebrates the grand opening of its first Chicago
hotel the JW Marriott Chicago! The plush new digs feature
all the amenities a girl could ever dream of and then some.
Occupying legendary Chicago architect Daniel Burnham's..
Presidential Towers has new storefronts that face the
street, a big change ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Working with Valerio's
wife, Chicago architect Linda Searl, the architects gave the
lobby an appropriately residential feel. Corridors and
lounges have also been softened, the latter outfitted with
playful arm chairs where tenants can use their laptops ...
Old Orchard
to debut 'green' food court
Crain's
Chicago Business
An architectural
drawing of Old Orchard shopping center's new food court, to
open in Skokie this summer with food served from open
kitchen stations. ...
Summit
Design + Build competes Benchmark in Chicago
REjournals.com
Summit Design + Build,
LLC, has completed Benchmark, Chicago's first retractable
rooftop beer garden, at 1510 N. Wells in Chicago's Old Town
neighborhood. ...
As they
push for state aid, the Cubs promise to upgrade Wrigley
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
The team made public an
architectural rendering of a “Cubs Alley” (above) between
the triangle building and the ballpark, another feature that
had been ...
Rendering
Reveals
Curbed
The Hyde Park Herald
reported yesterday that the Harper Court development team
will present a new slate of architectural renderings to the
Hyde Park ...
Apple
tweaks its cookie-cutter; new store in Chicago is less than
original ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
On the face of it,
importing a cookie-cutter design from that architectural
nowhere to Chicago, the first city of American architecture,
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JW Marriott
opens in Chicago's financial district
HotelWorld
Network
Featuring neoclassical
design, the new JW Marriott Chicago hotel is part of a $396
million restoration spearheaded by architectural firm Lucien
Lagrange ...
Spire's
likely demise a blow to Chicago architecture ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
It would be easy, now that a
bank has filed a foreclosure lawsuit, to label the
all-but-dead Chicago Spire a symbol of excess and irrational
exuberance.
2 Point
Perspective Celebrates Opening of Sustainable Healthcare
Project
PR.com (press
release)
2 Point Perspective is
a boutique eco-architecture firm based in Chicago. Headed by
LEED AP architects Lisa and Ron Elkins, 2 Point is dedicated
to making ...
The fall
architecture season preview: The spaces in between
buildings, not eye ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Chicago architect John
Ronan designed this charter high school as a companion
building to his award-winning Gary Comer Youth Center in the
gritty Greater ...
Park
District moves forward with office renovation in Glenview
By By LYNNE
STIEFEL
lstiefel@pioneerlocal.com
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)
-
150-seat stage to serve
niche audiences and smaller-scale productions
-
Classroom space that can
be used by the community
-
Rehearsal hall and dance
studio that will feature scene, costume and wardrobe
rooms
-
Seven (7) dressing rooms
-
Work space for musicians
-
Expanded front lobby space
with two concession areas
-
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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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
Employees at Schaumburg's
new Crate & Barrel store are finishing preparations for
Thursday's opening, the first of two long-awaited ...
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New Wilson Red Line Station
platform view
Exterior view looking South at
main entrance
By Steven
Vance
The Chicago Transit Authority
sent out a press release this morning with five renderings
of their proposed design for a reconstructed Red Line
station at Wilson Avenue in
Uptown. The
station was voted “crustiest” by Red Line readers three
years in a row (it lost this year to the Sheridan Red Line
station). The project is estimated to cost $203 million;
construction will begin in the second quarter of 2013
Chicago
Tribune
A safe, clean, on-time ride. That's all most of us expect
from the Chicago Transit Authority. But why not ask for
something more? Station architecture that puts zing ...
Hanover Park Police
Headquarters Opens
Fairfax,
VA—April 25, 2012 The village of Hanover Park
recently opened a new 63,000-square-foot police department
headquarters. Dewberry provided facility needs assessment
and design for the police headquarters and village hall, the
center of local government operations.
The building’s exterior was
designed to relate to the rest of the campus, with a palette
of brick, precast concrete, metal panels, and glass. The
police department lobby and community room have dramatic
amounts of glass to create an inviting atmosphere, and to
increase safety at night.
The police headquarters
includes an indoor firing range, jail, and enclosed garage
large enough for 27 vehicles. The facility also accommodates
crime scene vehicle processing, a crime lab, and evidence
processing. “We’re a progressive police department, and now
we finally have a modern facility to reflect that,” said
Police Chief David Webb.*
Although the Village of
Hanover Park has opted not to seek a LEED® rating, this
sustainable new facility was designed and built to
LEED®-Gold standards, which will result in significant
reductions in energy and water usage.
“The final outcome is a
building that the residents of Hanover Park are proud of,
providing a civic focal point for future redevelopment of
the Lake Street corridor and surrounding area,” says Howard
Killian, director of public works.
*Quote
from “Long-awaited Hanover Park
police headquarters open” by Kimberly Pohl in the Daily
Herald
Chicago
soliciting plans for Michael Reese Hospital site
Chicago Tribune
Some of the city's biggest names in architecture and
development are competing to help the city of Chicago draw
up a development plan for the former Michael Reese Hospital
site, which was purchased by the city nearly three years ago
as the potential
DeKalb library
board seeks staff's design input on expansion
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
15 meeting, during which architects from Chicago-based Nagle
Hartray Architecture presented an early schematic drawing of
what the expansion might look like. Board members such as
Alan Genis hope the presentation will not only get the staff
excited ...
Mundelein
approves $150000 to architecture firm for master plan draft
Mundelein
Review
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Mundelein will spend $150000
for a Chicago architecture firm to draft a master plan for
the redevelopment of 17 acres of village-owned land in the
downtown area, ...
Navy Pier
design competition: The team, not the star, is what counts
...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
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”
...
Lake Bluff
Aquatic Facility Price Tag Varies Depending on Short, Long
Term ...
Patch.com
The board heard from
both Lee and Pat Callahan of Studio GC Architecture of
Chicago after the two firms were chosen from a half dozen
reviewed earlier this fall by the Aquatic Facility Advisory
Board. Following the two presentations Monday night which
...
A powerful
dream for parks over Chicago's expressway trench: Visionary,
but ...
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
As part of a Chicago
Architecture Foundation exhibition, "Invisible City:
Planning for Chicago's Future," the Perkins & Will
architects envisioned an entire green corridor, a mile long,
between the "Hubbard's Cave" tunnel on the north and the ...
Speaking of
Design: John Ronan Re-imagines the Red Line
Curbed Chicago
(blog)
Curbed dropped in on
the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Design on the Edge
exhibition last week and were blown away by the vision of
homegrown architects in dealing with transportation,
commerce, and livability issues at the neighborhood level.
...
Niles Library
Officials Move Forward with Renovation Plans
Patch.com
Seventeen architecture
firms filed responses to the requests for qualifications.
The committee recommended interviewing five top runners in
early September. Alan Armbrust, executive manager of STR
Partners, a Chicago-based architecture firm, ...
Plan for Navy
Pier's massive redo is hazy about funding
Chicago
Tribune
"There's no question that significant dollars can be raised
over time, but in the short term, it's extremely
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
PR Newswire
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
mysuburbanlife.com |
West Chicago Press
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
Give your
home a lift with a decorative ceiling
Chicago Tribune
Architect Kevin Toukoumidis of Chicago's dSpace Studio got
creative with the ceiling of a salon in a vintage Chicago
building undergoing a total rehab and conversion into a
single-family home from apartments. His inspiration was the
plaster ceilings in ...
Oakwood
Shores Ratchets Up A New Construction Phase
Curbed Chicago
By Matt from Chicago
Considering the unimaginable damage city planners have done
to the Near South Side lakefront, this is at least a small
step in the right direction. By clark wellington @Matt from
Chicago: Agreed. While not amazing architecture, ...
Andersen Windows & Doors,
Handout
Why less
isn't always more with new homes
Chicago Tribune
There is an increasing demand for more informal space within
homes, according to Kermit Baker, chief economist for the
American Institute of Architects, who says it is part of the
outdoor-living trend. (Andersen ... Barbra Streisand sets
Chicago date ...
Fitzgerald & Associates Photo
216-Unit
Rental Tower Cleared For Pilsen/University Village
Curbed Chicago
The Chicago Architecture Blog reported on the proposal
earlier today, and FitzGerald's site confirms that their
216-unit rental tower has obtained final clearance. Rising
13 stories at W 15th and Blue Island Ave, FitzGerald is
marketing the tower to a ...
High-rise
living on a human scale
Chicago Tribune
But elevating the
interior architecture sometimes requires thinking outside of
the box. Kristin Nelson, design principal with the firm Kara
Mann Design, helped one young couple do just that when they
bought a penthouse unit in the Aqua building in Chicago.
HISTORIC CHICAGO
BUNGALOW ASSOCIATION PARTNER IN LAUNCH OF RESIDENTIAL
PHASE OF RETROFIT CHICAGO
Residential
Partnership Focuses on Single Family and Multi-Unit
Buildings;
Will Save Up to
$350 per Home Annually While Creating Hundreds of Jobs
The City of Chicago
today launched the third phase of Retrofit Chicago – the
Residential Partnership. This effort brings together
non-profit groups, utility companies, and city
government programs to accelerate the number of
retrofits being completed in single family and
multi-unit apartment buildings, which account for half
of the city’s energy consumption.
“Building on the
success of our public and commercial buildings
initiatives, this phase of Retrofit Chicago will help
homeowners across the city modernize their homes while
at the same time creating new jobs and bringing real
savings to building owners,” said Mayor Emanuel.
“Retrofit Chicago will impact communities that need the
help the most and nearly 8,000 homes and apartments will
soon be able to realize hundreds of dollars in annual
savings. This would not be possible without a broad,
important partnership of city government, utility
companies and community organizations.”
Mayor Emanuel’s
Retrofit Chicago Residential Partnership will bring
together ComEd, Peoples Gas, CNT Energy, the Community
Investment Corporation, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
for Planning, the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association,
and the City of Chicago.
The Historic Chicago
Bungalow Association (HCBA) is proud to be a part of
Mayor Emanuel’s Retrofit Chicago Residential
Partnership,” said Mary Ellen Guest, Executive Director
of HCBA. “We look forward to
facilitating residential retrofits for all bungalow
owners, with a special focus on homes in Auburn Gresham,
Austin, Avalon Park, Beverly, Chatham, Rogers Park,
South Shore and West Ridge.”
Residential buildings
consume almost half of the City’s total energy.
This is due, in part, to the fact that older
buildings are historically inefficient and the average
age of residential buildings in Chicago is 83 years old.
Many owners find energy efficiency improvements
cost prohibitive and confusing and simply do not know
where to start making improvements.
The City’s residential buildings initiative aims to help
owners easily and affordably retrofit their homes and
buildings, solving these problems by providing access to
financial incentives for home and building improvements,
a one-stop-shop to access programs, and coordinated and
targeted outreach in designated energy zones.
·
Incentives –
Home and building
owners will have access to FREE energy efficient
equipment, such as highly efficient light bulbs, faucet
aerators, and showerheads, and over $22 million in
rebates, low interest financing, and free energy audits
for buildings.
·
One-Stop-Shop
– Owners can call one phone number
(855-9-IMPACT) to learn about and apply for available
programs and financing opportunities and find all
program information on the City’s sustainability
website:
www.chicagosustainability.org.
·
Acceleration
– The partnership will accelerate the pace
of retrofit work through a coordinated outreach campaign
in targeted neighborhoods. These
efforts will include joint community events,
presentations to building owner and homeowner
associations, informational house parties, and marketing
with City programs.
The partners will
focus their efforts in 12 community areas to save owners
money on their energy bills, make their families and
tenants more comfortable, and create jobs.
·
Impact –
More than 6,700 apartments and 1,000 single family homes
will be retrofitted through the Retrofit Chicago
Partnership over the next 18-24 months resulting in the
creation of over 200 jobs. Apartment buildings that are
retrofitted increase in value and can save on average
$10,000 annually in energy bills. Homeowners who
retrofit their home will see a 15 percent reduction in
their energy costs, approximately $350 annually.
·
Zones
– Partners will be coordinating their program offering
in 12 areas of the city to ensure efficient and cost
effective program delivery. Community
areas were selected based on having a high concentration
of apartments or single family homes and a substantial
opportunity to improve energy efficiency.
The community areas that partners will focus on
first are Auburn Gresham, Austin, Avalon Park, Beverly,
Chatham, Edgewater, Lincoln Square, Logan Square, Mount
Greenwood, Rogers Park, South Shore, and West Ridge.
Owners can learn more
about money saving energy efficiency programs available
to them and can request an energy assessment by calling
855-9-IMPACT or visiting:
www.chicagosustainability.org.
Introducing
A 33-Story Apartment Tower At Adams & Halsted
Curbed Chicago
The Chicago Journal
attended Wednesday's 27th Ward meeting to hear details of a
33-story, 351-unit rental tower proposed for the parking lot
opposite Greek Islands on the east side of Halsted. Not the
... Dumb down architecture it was it looking like .
Community
leader says developer wants new high-rises in Lincoln Park
Chicago Sun-Times
The developer is
working with noted Chicago architectural firm Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill LLP, a high-rise specialist. The layout of
the project is the work of Antunovich Associates, a smaller
architectural firm. McCaffery is a Chicago developer ...
Retail-Apartment Development Moving Forward Near Boystown
IHOP
CBS2 Chicago
(Credit: Ald. James
Cappleman's Office/Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture) CHICAGO
(CBS) — A proposed retail and apartment complex in Boystown
still isn't sitting well with its neighbors. But many
neighbors are not happy about it.
The Legacy
at Millennium Park, Chicago Wins Gold Design Award
RealtyBizNews
The development team also included Solomon Cordwell Buenz
architects and Walsh Investors, all of whom are based in
Chicago. In addition to this latest award the building has
also been a finalist for the international 2010 Emporis
Skyscraper Award
Modern
Chicago loft interior design
www.homedit.com
Inspired by the Maisonette project from Chicago-based
architectural firm Studio Gang, designer and artist Benoit
Bertrand has created stunning renders of a ...
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
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN NEWS
Chicago
Botanic Garden selects landscape architects
Lawn &
Landscape
GLENCOE, Ill. – After an international search, the
Chicago Botanic Garden has selected landscape architects
Peter Wirtz/Wirtz International and Mikyoung Kim/Mikyoung
Kim Design to design two new display gardens at the 385-acre
Glencoe campus.
The 'parklet' wave is about to hit Chicago
Chicago
Tribune (blog)
Chicago architect Matt
Nardella, whose firm designed the Andersonville parklet,
said it would include seating, an herb garden and a small
hill. The Andersonville Development Corp., a local
non-profit, paid the $15000 cost, Nardella said. San
Francisco ...
Has the city been sneaky about Bloomingdale Trail
fundraising?
Grid Chicago
During the Q & A session, Tribune architecture critic
Blair Kamin asked Chicago Department of
Transportation project director Janet Attarian for details
on the funding for the Bloomingdale. she explained that the
city had secured $37 million in federal ...
Rendering by Ross Barney
Architects
City officials reveal new
concepts for Bloomingdale Trail
Cityscapes
City officials Thursday
night offered new concepts for the long-delayed Bloomingdale
Trail, a proposed park and multiuse path of nearly three
miles that would be built atop a dormant elevated railroad
line on the city’s Northwest Side.
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
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ACADEMIC DESIGN NEWS
New college
dorm in Pilsen is gaining attention--and accolades
WBEZ (blog)
... the Chicago Hilton
& Towers last Wednesday. La Casa was designed by UrbanWorks,
a Chicago architecture firm that's been on a pretty good
tear lately, particularly with an UNO school in Galewood and
Roseland's All Saints Residence home for seniors.
Collaborators Charlie Catlett,
Douglas Pancoast and Brett Goldstein discuss the new Urban
Center for Computation and Data at the headquarters of
architectural firm SOM. Photo: Robert Kozloff/Univ of Chgo
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE
OF CHICAGO (SAIC) IN MAJOR COLLABORATION UNITING ARTISTS
WITH RESEARCHERS, ARCHITECTS, CITY OFFICIALS
Chicago—Over the next several
decades, the population of the world's cities will nearly
double, increasing by 2.6 billion people. Concurrently, an
unprecedented volume and diversity of data is being
collected and published by an increasing number of cities,
providing opportunities to optimize their operation and
anticipate the impact of their growth using computational
methods and tools.
To
seize this opportunity, the new Urban Center for Computation
and Data (UrbanCCD) will apply the most advanced
computational and data-driven techniques to the challenge of
intelligent urban planning and design. Within this network,
SAIC faculty—through its Department of Architecture,
Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO)—will
apply their research perspectives and understanding of urban
architecture and design to translating social, economic, and
health policy research into urban design curricula. SAIC
students will study the impact of mobile computation, urban
sensing, and embedded systems on architecture, urban design,
and urban planning as these technologies change the way
people interact with the city.
"We're all walking around with
an amazing amount of computational power in our pockets, and
it's only going to get better, especially as cities begin to
embed sensors and interaction mechanisms in the built
environment," says Douglas Pancoast, Associate Professor of
Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects at
SAIC. "The big question is if this pervasive and physical
computation and access to data will allow us to change how
we create areas of density in the city around particular
activities and infrastructural changes."
The
center will unite researchers from SAIC and other Chicago
institutions, city departments, and private enterprise under
the leadership of the Computation Institute (CI), a joint
initiative between the University of Chicago and Argonne
National Laboratory. A starting point for UrbanCCD research
will be hundreds of data sets published by the
City of Chicago Data Portal, an initiative of Mayor Rahm
Emanuel's office dedicated to open government data.
The UrbanCCD's first major project is a $600,000 grant from
the National Science Foundation to create the Urban Sciences
Research Coordination Network (USRCN), which unites social,
economic, health, and computational scientists to develop a
roadmap for data-driven urban sciences. The USRCN will
engage collaborators internationally, with an initial team
from CI, UChicago, Argonne, University of Chicago Medical
Center, Chapin Hall, City of Chicago, SAIC, and the
Chicago-based international architecture firm Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill. More information is available via the
UrbanCCD website at
urbanccd.org.
The
Hayden-Clark Alumni Center at Bradley University
Dewberry Wins National
Awards for Four Higher Education Projects
Campus Buildings at Bradley
University, Illinois Central College,
and Illinois State University
Earn Recognition
Fairfax, VA—December, 2012 |
Four higher education
buildings designed by Dewberry for campuses in Peoria,
Illinois, have been recognized by American School &
University (AS&U) magazine for excellence in design.
Dewberry provided architecture, interior design, and
building engineering services for the recently completed
projects.
The new Student Fitness Center
and McCormick Hall at Illinois State University, which
Dewberry designed in association with RDG Planning and
Design, won the magazine’s Specialized Facility Citation.
The 180,000-square-foot building houses the School of
Kinesiology and Recreation and provides three stories of
academic and fitness/recreation space. Jurors noted that,
“The building’s transparency allows for safety and security
of students: a place to ‘see and be seen’…good spatial
quality and use of natural light.”
The CougarPlex at Illinois
Central College won AS&U’s Sports Stadiums/Athletic
Facilities Citation. The LEED®-Silver project transformed an
existing 37-year-old gym by renovating 9,000 square feet and
adding 54,000 square feet of fitness, recreation, and
academic space. Jury comments included: “The green roof,
fitness floor, and track incorporate space limitations
well…great inner courtyard space…skillful integration of old
and new.”
The magazine recognized two
projects at Bradley University. The Hayden-Clark Alumni
Center, a 40,000-square-foot, LEED-Silver building with a
conference center, ballroom, library, and offices, earned
recognition for “Outstanding Design: Specialized
Facilities.” The new Renaissance Coliseum, which features a
4,200-seat arena, practice facilities, and a Hall of Fame,
was noted for “Outstanding Design: Sports Stadiums/Athletic
Facilities.”
Architecture Students Design a Utopian Uptown
DNAinfo
Unfortunately, it's stuck on a computer monitor and a 6-foot
poster board for now. Three students at Chicago Studio, an
architecture school backed by Virginia Tech, recently showed
off a design of a new Uptown multipurpose theater at a
downtown exhibition.
College of
Architecture Faculty and Student Work Recognized at AIA ...
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IIT College of Architecture
faculty and students have been recognized in AIA Chicago's
2012 Design Excellence Awards. At the October 26 event, five
faculty- led ...
Tod
Williams & Billie Tsien's New UChicago Arts Center Pays
Homage to the ...
ARTINFO (blog)
“It was crucial in the
siting of this arts center and then in the selection of Tod
and Billie to design it, that we create a real landmark
destination on the south side of the Midway,” said
University architect Steve Wiesenthal to The Chicago Sun
Times ...
'A' for
architecture: Design of UNO's newest charter school deserves
praise
WBEZ
(blog)
Some of the best-looking Chicago schools these days have
been the charter campuses built--with surprising frequency,
as of late — by the United Neighborhood Organization. The
group's newest facility, the UNO Galewood Charter School,
which opened late ..
Chicago
Vocational, a faded architectural jewel, could shine again
under $75 ...
WBEZ (blog)
The sprawling Chicago
Vocational Career Academy is in line for a significant
renovation that would include a new addition, athletic
facilities and demolition of portions of the
architecturally-significant campus, according to documents
made public last ...
Lakeshore
East's GEMS Academy Has Been Rendered
Curbed Chicago
(blog)
[Rendering: bKL
Architecture] Last month, news broke that the
much-anticipated school planned for Lakeshore East would
come in the form of a private GEMS Academy
CLC selects
architect for Lakeshore campus expansion
Chicago Daily
Herald
Board members reviewed
presentations from three finalists and asked questions at a
meeting Monday before selecting Legat Architects. Chairman
Richard Anderson said it was a close call between
Chicago-based Legat, HOK and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Latin
School of Chicago ~ Upper School Science Center Wins ...
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Nagle Hartray Architecture, the firm that designed Latin's
building at 45 W. North Blvd., has been recognized with a
Grand Award by ...
NewSchool
of Architecture and Design Team Wins First Place at ...
Archinect
The fourth annual Mock Firms
Competition was held by Chicago Architecture Today, an LLC
online publication reporting on architecture in Chicago and
beyond.
Two
NewSchool of Architecture and Design Student Teams Are
Finalists in ...
Archinect
The group's NSAD
faculty mentor is Raul Diaz, an associate with Roesling
Nakamura Terada Architects. The fourth annual Mock Firms
Competition is sponsored by Chicago Architecture Today, an
LLC online publication reporting on architecture in Chicago
and ...
Lemont High
School squad set to compete in “Mock Firm” national
competition
TribLocal
Seniors Matt Kowalczyk,
Matt Nilles, Brandon White, Josh Young and Tyler Zaremski
will represent the school in the National Skyscraper
Challenge division at the 2012 Mock Firms Architectural
Competition, which will be contested at Chicago's Congress
...
Building
Boom Set To Begin At Northwestern
chicago.cbslocal.com
The $32 million visitor center will be housed in a 170000
square-foot building on the Evanston campus, which was
designed by the Chicago architectural firm of ...
St. Clair Jr. High Repeats in
CHICAGO REGIONAL FUTURE CITY ® COMPETITION
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NOW HEADS TO
FINALS IN
WASHINGTON DC, FEBRUARY 18-22
CHICAGO, January 27, 2012 –
A team of students from St. Clair Jr. High 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. Leaving very early Friday morning to beat an
impending snowstorm they arrived late Friday for the
Saturday competition. They will now travel to Washington
DC to compete in the 19th Annual Future City National Finals
(www.futurecity.org),
scheduled for February 19-21, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in
Crystal City, VA.
More than 33,000 students from
1,000 middle schools in 37 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 Christopher North (age 13), Emily Hansel (age 12) and
Rileigh Cassimatis (age 13) and were assisted by Taylor
Click (age 13) . Their teacher Jennifer Hawkins and
Engineer mentor Angel Ramos, Spirit of St. Louis Airport
provided guidance.
A repeat for St Clair!
In 2009, a team from St. Clair
came in 4th place. In 2010, a team from St Clair came in
2nd. In 2011 and now in 2012 they took away top honors!
BONDIDAG COVE is a future city in the Northern Territory
of Australia. The city features electric driverless buses
which are guided by rails under the street. Running on
wires a Maglev SkyTran transports people above the city!
Bondidag Cove uses renewable energy including wave power,
wind and solar. An innovative ‘Energy Paint' is used on
many of the buildings acting as solar panels and powering
many of the buildings.
The city gets its water from
desalination plants. Rainwater harvesters are incorporated
into the designs of buildings. Vertical farms run by robots
provide food for the residents.
With a zoo, beautiful beaches,
parks and other amenities Bongidag Cove is a perfect
vacation destination in the year 2226.
Chris North says, “Engineering
is the future and we're all going to take part in it. We
are not going to have fossil fuels in the future, so the
energy in our city will be used. All of our work paid off.”
Taylor Click comments, “The
hard work paid off! I enjoyed learning so much about what
we can do to change the future. I'm excited to compete
again in Washington, D.C.”
The REAL FUTURE
"This program has been
instituted by the engineering profession to bring hands-on,
practical applications of mathematics and science to educate
young minds as to the essential role engineers play in
creating our modern technological society," replied Robert
B. Johnson, retired engineer - Bowman, Barrett &
Associates, a spokesman for the Chicagoland Future City
Program. "The future of America is not found on the
basketball courts, football grid irons, tennis courts, golf
courses or baseball diamonds, but in the minds of these
young dreamers."
Chicago
runners up include:
· 2nd
– St Paul’s
Lutheran School,
Brookfield
· 3rd
– Stone
Scholastic Academy,
Chicago
· 4th
– Oak Lawn
Hometown Middle
School
· 5th
– Miles
Davis Magnet
Academy,
Chicago
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
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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 -
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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.
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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...
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ADDITIONAL DESIGN NEWS
The University of Chicago’s
Arts and Public Life Initiative
Unveils Arts Incubator in
Washington Park
Renowned artist Theaster Gates spearheading new arts space
to support
local artists-in-residence, community partnerships and
cultural engagement on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO
(March 8, 2013)—The University of Chicago’s
Arts and Public Life initiative today opened its new
Arts Incubator in the Washington Park
neighborhood—providing a dedicated space for artists to grow
professionally and build creative connections with the
surrounding community.
The newly renovated Arts
Incubator, envisioned by internationally recognized artist
and place strategist Theaster Gates, includes 10,000 square
feet of studio space for
artists-in-residence, a woodshop for design
apprenticeship programming, and additional program space for
exhibitions and events. The Arts Incubator, located at 301
E. Garfield Boulevard, is housed in a two-story, terra cotta
building dating to the 1920s.
“The University’s commitment
to expanding our work in the arts takes many forms and our
new Arts Incubator is the most recent addition to this arts
fabric,” said University of Chicago President Robert J.
Zimmer. “It will provide a venue for artists, particularly
those from the South Side communities, their work and
experimentation, and their interaction with the University
of Chicago faculty, students, and staff. We believe this
will be an important addition to both the University and the
South Side.”
The Arts Incubator’s programs
include an atypical artist residency program, which unites
professional development opportunities for artists with the
University’s efforts to enhance the cultural amenities of
the Washington Park community. The program, presented in
partnership with the
Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at
UChicago, garnered more than 150 applications this year, and
is a much-needed opportunity for Chicago-based artists,
according to Gates.
“Artists need space and
resources to deepen their practices, share their wares, and
perform their chops, and communities like Washington Park
benefit from new sources of creative energy. That’s why
artists are such an essential element of a successful social
space,” said Gates, director of the Arts and Public Life
initiative. “I’m excited the University of Chicago has
embraced this innovative model for community engagement and
shown such willingness to think about new ways we can be
good neighbors and collaborators on the South Side.”
The incubator is an outgrowth
of Gates’ ongoing work with the
Rebuild Foundation and
Dorchester Projects, creative redevelopment projects
designed to revitalize abandoned properties in Chicago’s
Grand Crossing neighborhood and throughout the Midwest. The
Arts Incubator building, which was originally a Walgreen’s
drugstore, sat unused for nearly 20 years. The University
purchased the property in 2008 and invested $1.85 million in
renovations. The incubator also received a
$400,000 grant from ArtPlace, an organization that
supports creative placemaking efforts across the United
States.
Four AIA Chicago members,
one AIA Illinois member
elected to College of Fellows
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David Chasco, FAIA, AIA Illinois
The Director of
the School of Architecture for the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, David Chasco has
dedicated his educational career to promoting a
unified profession by fostering design
excellence. A deep-rooted Midwestern Modernist
highly influenced by the Saarinen tradition,
Chasco has designed AIA award-winning national
and international projects such as a U.S.
Embassy, a performing arts center, academic
libraries, law schools/libraries, sustainable
office buildings, and mixed-use buildings
world-wide.
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Renee
Doktorczyk, FAIA
Renee Doktorczyk has been writing architectural
specifications for over 20 years. An author for
articles published in STRUCTURE and
Modern Steel Construction magazines,
Doktorczyk's work has contributed to the success
of many significant projects in Chicago,
including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's
Hospital of Chicago, Richard J. Karcheck
Information Commons at Loyola University, and
theWit Hotel. Outside of Chicago, Doktorczyk has
specified projects in 20 states and 3
countries.
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Carl Giegold, FAIA
Carl
Giegold's broad background in design and technical
architecture, as well as historic preservation, adds
great depth to his consulting in acoustics. Giegold
has presented his work at conferences held by the
Acoustical Society of America and the Institute of
Acoustics in the United Kingdom, and has lectured
widely at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Virginia
Tech, Illinois Institute of Technology, the
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Gordon Gill, FAIA
Gordon
Gill designed the world's first net zero-energy
skyscraper, the Pearl River Tower (designed at
SOM Chicago), and the world's first large-scale
positive energy building, Masdar Headquarters.
Prior to founding Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Architecture in 2006, Gordon was an Associate
Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and a
Director of Design for VOA Associates. Most
recently, he co-founded PositivEnergy Practice,
a consulting firm that designs and implements
energy and carbon reduction strategies for
clients around the world.
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Vojo Narancic, FAIA
Over the course of
his 30-plus year career, Vojo Narancic has
designed theater complexes, laboratories,
healthcare and higher education facilities, and
civic buildings, among many other projects. A
University of Belgrade graduate, Narancic has
maintained a presence in the Chicago area since
first working in the offices of Stanley
Tigerman, and Metz, Train, Olson and Youngreen.
Since 2009, Narancic has run a private
practice specializing in design consulting.
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Chicago
Bulls to Build Practice Center in Current Parking Lot
Bleacher
Report
360 Architecture of
Kansas City, Missouri will be the lead architect, and McHugh
Construction of Chicago will be the general contractor. 360
Architecture also designed the new football stadium and
arena renovations at Southern Illinois University, as ...
SAIC Faculty Members
Receive $10,000 TED Prize for
Crowdsourcing Transit App Project "Designing Chicago"
Chicago, IL—George Aye and
Sara Cantor Aye, faculty members in SAIC's Department of
Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO),
have received a $10,000 prize from TED. Their City 2.0 grant
will support
Designing Chicago: New Tools for Public Transit, a
project from the Aye's Greater Good Studio that leverages
public participation and design to improve citywide
navigation. The award is part of a $100,000 year-long effort
to support online platforms devoted to making cities
function better worldwide.
Designing Chicago was
conceived in the summer of 2012. At the project's onset
George and Sara received a wide range of input and
endorsements from individuals working in transit, urban
planning, and design—including City of Chicago Chief
Technology Officer John Tolva and legendary New York City
subway signage designer
Massimo Vignelli, among many others—and consensus formed
around the idea that widespread public involvement would be
essential to creating a new smartphone app that would
improve on existing tools like HopStop. Designing Chicago is
currently
gathering a team of transit riders, dubbed Urban Agents,
to work with them on the project's research and design.
Greater Good Studio, which
operates under the motto "design for citizens," was founded
in order to use design methods to solve social problems. New
York–based design blog Core77 describes the studio as a
non-profit "with the mentality and business acumen of a
for-profit institution." Past projects from the studio
include a Chicago school cafeteria redesign project,
conducted by SAIC students and faculty this past spring, as
well as designing prototypes for next-generation public bus
interiors.
"We believe that public
transit is a vital part of a sustainable future, and that
whether you take it because you 'want' to or because you
'need' to, it's a force for positive change in society,"
said Sara Cantor Aye. George adds, "As a professor, I have
to unpack everything I know and do instinctively, so that
anyone without training can learn how to do it themselves
intuitively—that's teaching in a nutshell. For this project
to be a success, we had to devise a way to teach on a much
bigger scale. We like to think of the city as our
classroom."
In 2012 the annual $100,000
TED Prize was bestowed upon an idea rather than an
individual—The
City 2.0. The $100,000 prize was broken into 10 grants
of $10,000 each, to be given to a variety of projects
spanning areas like transportation, education, housing,
health, public space, and food. Seven of the grants have
been given out to date.
HDR to
design Focal Point Community Campus in Chicago
World
Interior Design Network
American architectural practice HDR Architecture
Incorporated has secured a contract to design an innovative,
mixed-use Focal Point community campus in Chicago, Illinois.
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glass house
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GOETTSCH PARTNERS SELECTED
TO DESIGN
THE NEW GRAND HYATT HOTEL
IN BOGOTÁ
Project marks firm’s seventh Grand Hyatt overall and second
in South America
CHICAGO
– (June 27, 2012) – Architecture firm Goettsch
Partners (GP) has been selected to design the new Grand
Hyatt hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, set to be the first
Hyatt-branded hotel in the dynamic Latin American city. The
new hotel will be a key component of the Ciudad Empresarial
Sarmiento Angulo (www.ciudad-empresarial.com),
a premier commercial mixed-use development planned for 18
buildings. Owned and constructed by Organización Luis Carlos
Sarmiento Angulo, the project will be the seventh Grand
Hyatt property designed by Goettsch Partners, including
others in Guangzhou, China, and Mumbai, India, and their
second in South America, after Săo Paulo. The project is
being designed in collaboration with local firm
Construcciones Planificadas S.A. (www.construccionesplanificadas.com),
a firm that is part of Organización Luis Carlos Sarmiento
Angulo.
The Grand Hyatt Bogotá will be
a contemporary, world-class facility with 297 rooms,
including 54 suites. Guestrooms and suites will range in
size from 473 sq ft (44.0 sq m) to 2,368 sq ft (220 sq m).
Expected to open in early 2015, the hotel will feature two
restaurants, a lobby lounge, a patisserie, and more than
24,000 sq ft (2,270 sq m) of meeting and event space,
including a 10,800 sq ft (1,000 sq m) ballroom. Additional
hotel amenities will include a state-of-the-art fitness
center, an
indoor pool, and a luxury spa.
SEAOI Announces Winners in
its 2012 Excellence in
Structural Engineering
Competition
SEAOI (Structural
Engineers Association of Illinois) announced the 2012
Excellence in Structural Engineering Award winners during
its Annual Banquet which was held on June 9, 2012. The
event was held at the Harold Washington Library in downtown
Chicago.
The award winning projects and
individuals are as follows:
Juror’s Favorite/Most Innovative Structure
Escala
Cary Kopczynski & Company, Inc. PS
Best Project - >$150 million - International
Zifeng
Tower
(>$150 million
– int’l)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Best Project - >$150 million – US
300 E.
Randolph Vertical Expansion
(>$150 million)
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Project - $50million to $150 million
North Carolina
Museum
of Art ($50-150
million)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Best Project - $5million up to $50 million
Mundelein
Center
($5 million up
to $50 million)
Klein and Hoffman, Inc.
Best Project - <$5million
Madina
Community Center
Dome Structural Engineers
Best
Bridge
Kendeda Canopy Walkway at Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Halvorson and Partners, P.C.
Judges’ Comments on the
projects follow:
300 East
Randolph, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
“A great
structural engineering achievement in not only value
engineering and optimization, but in assisting with the
construction logistics in order to save the Owner time and
money.”
Mundelein
Center, Klein and Hoffman
“The design
challenges were solved by a veritable barrage of structural
solutions, from the foundations to the facades to the floor
trusses.”
This team
more than met the challenge of reconfiguring a landmark
structure for new purposes. Its reuse of space was at times
brilliant, with a careful attention to detail and cost
control.
North Carolina
Museum of Art, SOM
“The simple
and elegant structural solution responds to the architecture
and allows the museum to stand out like a tuxedo among
business suits.”
It’s nice
to see a large firm take chances in such a high-profile
commission. The power of the design is in its
understatement. The building reserves its rewards not for
the casual passer-by, but for those who venture inside.
Zifeng
Tower, SOM
“The 7th
tallest building in the world is slender and graceful; the
building massing and structure respond to the environmental
loads including significant wind and seismic effects.”
Perhaps the
most remarkable thing is the design revisions needed to
build this 70-story tower on a seismic fault line. The
architecture smartly adapts to the needs of its hotel and
office components.
Perkins +
Will architects establish S.F. beachhead
San Francisco
Chronicle
Yet Perkins + Will also
shows what the Bay Area has to gain from architecture's new
world order: exposure to talents shaped by different
cultures. The local office had a visit last month by Ralph
Johnson of Chicago, who spent the day in project reviews ...
CONGRATULATIONS TO ILLINOIS' AIA MEMBERS
ELEVATED TO FAIA STATUS
Six AIA Chicago members, one AIA Central Illinois member
were recently elevated to the prestigious College of
Fellows.
AIA Chicago members are:
George Hinds, FAIA, has had a
commitment to architecture and planning as
research for the past 60 years. He served as
Director of Planning for the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority and has devoted time to
"teaching without borders" in Indonesia. He was
also appointed to serve as a Fellow of the
American Academy in Rome.
Susan King, FAIA, a principal at
Harley Ellis Devereaux, is the firm's National
Sustainable Design Leader and leads Green Works
Studio. King is the third female principal at the
103-year-old Harley Ellis Devereaux and is a past
president of Chicago Women in Architecture.
Leonard Koroski, FAIA,
LEED AP, is a principal and a senior
project architect at Goettsch Partners. Koroski
has also held key volunteer roles in AIA,
serving as the president of AIA Illinois, a
member of the AIA national board of directors
and co-chair of the AIA national Committee on
the Environment.
Jeffrey McCarthy, FAIA, is a
managing partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP,
and serves on the firm's executive committee. He
has pioneered new practices and methodology for
city planning and international design, which has
led to the Canary Wharf in London, the Beijing
Central Business District East Expansion and the
NATO Headquarters in Brussels. He has also spent
nearly 15 years establishing a management model for
American architects serving Chinese clients.
Steven M. Nilles, FAIA, LEED AP, is
the partner in charge of the Goettsch Partners' Abu
Dhabi office. Nilles specializes in the technical
design of high-rise buildings that integrate
advanced engineering concepts, innovative use of
materials and sustainable design strategies.
James E. Prendergast, FAIA, LEED AP,
is the partner who leads the interior architecture
practice at Goettsch Partners. Prendergast
frequently presents at client and professional
forums, and lectures as part of university
curriculums on design, and its impact on client
culture and performance.
One member from AIA Central Illinois was also
elevated to the AIA College of Fellows:
Larry Livergood, FAIA, a
managing partner of Architectural Expressions
LLP, in Forsyth, Ill., has helped to advance the
profession through his leadership in AIA.
Livergood has served as chairman of the AIA
Illinois Heath Facilities Permit Review Task
Force, as the AIA National Secretary and as a
Trustee for AIA Trust.
MICHAEL TOOLIS OF VOA
ASSOCIATES CONTINUES TO LEND VISION,
SUPPORT TO PRESERVE
AND GROW CHICAGO’S MAGNIFICENT MILE
CHICAGO, IL – Michael
Toolis, CEO and Chairman of VOA Associates Incorporated, a
global architecture and design firm, was re-elected to The
Greater North Michigan Avenue Association’s (GNMAA) Board of
Directors during the business organization’s hundredth
Annual Meeting at The Westin Chicago River North on February
6. Toolis will serve a two-year term expiring in 2013. He
has been an active member of the GNMAA Board of Directors
since 2001.
“This association is not only
imperative to preserving historic institutions in the
Greater North Michigan Avenue Area, but serves as a catalyst
to enrich economic vitality in Chicago’s most vibrant
commercial district,” said Toolis. “I’m delighted to extend
my tenure with the Board of Directors and look forward to
contributing to the future development of Michigan Avenue, a
gateway to Chicago’s diversity, economy and spirit.”
As CEO and Chairman, Toolis
has overseen the growth of VOA to a multi-national firm with
over 270 employees and eight offices worldwide. With more
than 35 years of experience, Toolis is an Architect
certified by the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards, a member of the American Institute of
Architects, and is LEED AP certified.
GNMAA is Chicago’s most
historic and admired community development organization. The
GNMAA Board of Directors consists of 115 Chicago business
leaders committed to preserving The Magnificent Mile® as a
premier visitor and business destination with upscale retail
stores, restaurants, hotels, office accommodations and
residences.
Six Chicago
architects named to AIA's College of Fellows
Cityscapes: By Blair Kamin
Six Chicago architects on Monday were named members of the
American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows, an
honor that recognizes AIA members who have made significant
contributions to the profession. They are George Hinds, ...
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
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Chicago
tech leaders to open space for entrepreneurs at Merchandise
Mart
Chicago
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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.
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Crain's
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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CHOSEN TO RENOVATE KEMPER LAKES GC
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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
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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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