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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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Dream Big

Chicago unveils a lofty waterfront proposal for a revamped Museum Campus

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The Color Scheme Kinda Works ...

Google remains mum as rumors of a future move into Chicago’s Thompson Center swirl

Incoming

Florencia Rodriguez announced as director at University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Architecture

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On Hiatus

The Art Institute of Chicago’s iconic lions go on vacation

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Something Old, Something Zoo

Michigan seeks public input for revitalization of Detroit’s long-abandoned Belle Isle Zoo

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Up From The Ashes

In St. Louis, the ruins of a fire-ravaged church are revived by the Pulitzer Arts Foundation as a community art space

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Makeover Along the Old Muddy

First phase of OJB Landscape Architecture’s sweeping Omaha park overhaul will open July 1

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Come Together

Patricia Urquiola’s revamp of Haworth Hotel at Michigan’s Hope College bridges town and gown with aplomb

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It Makes A Village

Exhibit Columbus announces 2022–2023 launch with reimagined curatorial approach and sharpened community focus

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Simple Twist of Tulsa

Olson Kundig transforms Tulsa warehouse into museum devoted to the life and work Bob Dylan

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Potemkin Village

The curious case of a Wisconsin canton and its legally sanctioned “Swiss” architecture raises questions about identity construction

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Rock Steady

New renderings revealed for SHoP’s downtown Detroit megadevelopment

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Health Prescription

The Focal Point Community Campus promises to expand healthcare in a Chicago neighborhood where it’s badly needed. So why isn’t everyone on board?

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On The Right Track

The Minnesota Zoo kicks off transformation of defunct monorail track into elevated pedestrian loop

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Trust the Process?

Chicago’s INVEST South/West yields early initial projects, but not without communication breakdowns along the way

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Spring Awakening

Extensive landscape refresh complete at Columbus’s iconic Miller House and Garden

Freshly Baked Plans

OMA and Library Street Collective reveal plans for sprawling art space at erstwhile commercial bakery in Detroit

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