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The Clock is Ticking

Potential demise of Chicago’s Thompson Center inches closer with proposed zoning change

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Back In The Loop

Jen Masengarb named executive director of AIA Chicago

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Something in the Air

Studio Zewde, Reed Hilderbrand among firms recommended for landscape at AirPark Columbus College Campus

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Ch-ch-changes

Cranbrook Academy of Art halts admissions to its architecture program

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Grosse Pointe Refresh

SmithGroup’s revamp and expansion at the historic Ford House set for a May debut

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Heartbreakingly Important

Bill establishing Chicago’s Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ as a National Monument introduced to Senate

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The Quint Cities

WXY reveals a sustainable master plan for downtown Davenport, Iowa

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Keeping It Local

Obama Foundation launches construction workforce training and hiring initiative for presidential center

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1942-2021

Chicago historic preservation champion Richard Driehaus dies at age 78

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Get Yourself Connected

Community “living room” and food hub designed by SOM and TnS Studio is coming to Chicago’s South Side

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Indoors, Outdoors

Biophilia takes precedence at the TriHealth Harold and Eugenia Thomas Comprehensive Care Center

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A Labor of Love

Community know-how and design expertise reinforce one another at this Detroit hub for social justice

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Ganging Up On Higher Ed

AN visits Studio Gang, whose adaptive reuse projects are reinvigorating the past

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Meet Me In The Middle

Exhibit Columbus announces virtual 2021 Design Presentations lineup

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Talk About A Hole In The Wall

Library Street Collective unveils new Snarkitecture-designed gallery in downtown Detroit

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Great Danes

Chicago Architecture Biennial announces Soil Lab as first 2021 commission

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Emerging Voices

PLY+ is reinventing staid typologies across the Midwest

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RIP

James Nagle, one of the influential Chicago Seven, passes away at 83

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