The Loop's latest chapter as a mixed-use district comes as Chicago neighborhoods are also seeing renewed activity.

The Chicago Architecture Center celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Its leaders say their mission is not just to ...

Historic Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Chicago's Oak Park. - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock The city of Chicago, considered the most prominent large city in the Midwest United States, is known for ...

Chicago’s architecture tours are drawing renewed interest because they turn the skyline into a readable timeline. Chicago is widely described as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, so even a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The third edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial opens to the public Thursday. Organizers hope these exhibitions will get people to understand the legacy and impact of ...

The Art Deco clock tower of the Board of Trade building in the Loop. The gilded ceiling of a Ukrainian church in West Town. The bright blue mural of Nat King Cole at the Forum in Bronzeville. Open ...

Architecture unfolds slowly. Big plans take years, sometimes even decades, to complete. And yet some years come with lots of surprises, and 2025 included a few head-scratchers: a papal pilgrimage site ...

In architecture circles, there’s a commonly used phrase: The built environment. That sounds straightforward enough on the surface, but it also suggests a concept that’s far more opaque and complicated ...

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One of the most popular Chicago attractions will soon come to an end for the 2025 season. The Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise, which takes tours on the Chicago River will run its final ...

CHICAGO — Though none of the films at the Architecture and Design Film Festival, taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Siskel Film Center Feb. 19-22 are explicitly about climate change, ...