Architecture and Design
Tenants of South Park Terrace — a near copy of Wright’s long gone Francisco Terrace and featured in the film “Losing Isaiah” — deserve better.
The building’s owners had sought a permit to demolish the 150-year-old structure.
A neglected Altgeld Gardens building, designed by 1933 World's Fair architect, is slated for rebirth
Once renovated, the 79-year-old former Altgeld Gardens Commercial Center designed by noted architects Keck & Keck will house after-school programs and social services.
It took days of inquiries from the Sun-Times — and the posting of an earlier version of this column — for the federal General Services Administration to reveal its location.
We took a tour to check it out. Our docent was Steve Gersten, a retired trader and architecture buff. Here’s what we learned.
The church’s owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.
Chicago Landmarks panel approves grant for restoration, and Ald. Anthony Beale says he won’t block its approval in the City Council.
The former On Leong Merchants Association Building could be added to the prestigious list by the end of summer.
Chicago’s ornate clock tower is beloved. But is it also great architecture?
Gensler and the Pew Charitable Trusts said co-living buildings with microapartments could be a step forward in helping downtown Chicago thrive.
The 10 buildings on the 2025 endangered list “all celebrate cultural heritage” Landmarks Illinois CEO Bonnie McDonald said.
The historic structure, designed by D.H. Burnham & Company, must be restored.
Chicagoans have waited 38 years for this park honoring DuSable. But now the wait appears to be ending.
The 67-year-old St. Thomas More — a striking example of modernist Catholic ecclesiastical design — will hold its last liturgy on May 25 and will no longer function as a church after that.
Restoration of the garden’s main feature, a 100-foot long Mediterranean revival-styled pergola, is set to begin this summer.
Given the constant churn of development proposed for the lakefront and the nearby neighborhoods, now is a good time to rethink the laws that are supposed to safeguard the iconic waterfront.
The complex would be the most expensive and ambitious single project Roseland’s Michigan Avenue has seen since non-Native settlers started building homes and stores on the street 170 years ago.
Preservationists see the correction of building code violations at the Walser House as a critical first step toward the early Frank Lloyd Wright home being saved and reused.
The General Services Administration owns a wide assortment of collector-quality sculptures, paintings and other art from top-tier artists, most of it accessible to the public and now at risk under President Trump.