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rendering of a police training facility
Cop Academy

An expanded scope for a training facility in Chicago raises questions about how—and if—architects should engage with carceral projects

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So Long, Sbarro

Chicago’s Big Tech architectural marvel is an adaptive reuse win, but it could be a loss for the public

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On the Wright Track

Major preservation work progresses at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin and Taliesin West

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Lightening the Load

Chicago’s city-owned buildings will shift to 100 percent renewable energy by 2025

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Mists of Time

Maya Lin commissioned to design sculptural water feature at Chicago’s Obama Presidential Center

Rendering of an apartment building at night
Top That

CTBUH declares Milwaukee tower Ascent the world’s tallest timber building

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Making A Splash

Landscape and pool restoration project unveiled at historic Ford estate north of Detroit

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Striving For Ag-cellence

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation unveils design for urban agriculture and nutrition center in East St. Louis

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A New Era

Google will occupy Chicago’s Thompson Center beginning in 2026

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Bear Trap

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveils trio of renovation schemes for historic Soldier Field

rendering of detroit's roosevelt park with michigan central station in the distance
Motor City Remake

Underused park at the foot of Detroit’s transformed Michigan Central Station is getting a $6 million makeover

rendering of a park at a power plant site
Breath of Fresh Air

Gensler unveils vision for cleaned-up and redeveloped coal-fired power plant site near Cleveland

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The Mane Attraction

The Art Institute of Chicago’s bronze lions return from a spa vacation refreshed and with a renewed sense of humor

two-rock like concrete towers
Rock Steady

Ennead Architects and Kahler Slater reveal rock formation–inspired design for Milwaukee Public Museum

glass airport in Minneapolis
Airport Intermodal

The new Silver Ramp and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport opens a 21st century gateway for transit connection

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A Grand Slam

U.S. federal court sues Wrigley Field for not complying with ADA requirements

roof wood framing
More Than Just Wood

In Chicago, American Framing exposes the nation’s long-concealed construction method

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Things Will Be Great When You’re...

Exhibit Columbus’s University Design Research Fellowship Competition seeks downtown-activating visions

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