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rendering of art piece on completed Obama Presidential Center
Uprising of the Sun

Julie Mehretu’s stained glass artwork enhances Tod Williams Billie Tsien–designed Obama Presidential Center

An orange stage and set pieces at Walker Art Center
The House Inside the Gallery

Walker Art Center’s new Idea House 3 rethinks how we design for daily life

existing Milwaukee Public Museum building showcasing its limestone facade
The Current Digs

Milwaukee County seeks new uses for former Milwaukee Public Museum building

glowing orbs by Bryony Roberts installed in the Glass City Metropark in Toledo, Ohio
Tempered Tales

Nearly 200 orbs designed by Bryony Roberts glow in Toledo’s Glass City Metropark

view of grassy mound part of the Octagon Earthworks
Teeing Off

Newark, Ohio’s Octagon Earthworks will open to the public in 2025

The Century and Consumer Buildings on State Street were built in 1913 and 1915, respectively, and have been saved from demolition.
State Street Structures

GSA opts to preserve Century & Consumer Buildings in Chicago, saving them from demolition

archival black and white image of Charles E. Fleming
1937–2024

Charles Fleming, a trailblazing modern architect from St. Louis, dies at 86

Louis Sullivan bank building
The Old Home

Rogers Krajnak Architects to restore interiors and murals in a “jewel box” bank by Louis Sullivan in Ohio

Beyond Bulls and Blackhawks

RIOS and Field Operations to lead $7 billion mixed use development to transform Chicago’s West Side surrounding the United Center

storefronts with installation
Drain the Swamp

Annie Saunders critiques big oil’s role in climate change with art installation at Republican National Convention

rendering of an East African habitat at Brookfield Zoo
Animal Kingdom

Booth Hansen, Jones & Jones, and others unveil a plan for the future of Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo

rendering of Bally's Casino Chicago by HKS Architects
In the Cards

HKS Architects is designing Bally’s riverfront casino in Chicago

rendering of new paths to Oak Street Beach
Creative Spirit

Gensler leads transformation of Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue

Wainwright Building
Sound the Alarms

Louis Sullivan’s Wainwright Building is up for sale in St. Louis. But will it stay?

Civic-Minded

Chicago-based Future Firm puts people first

brick house by Booth Hansen
A Near Net-Zero House in Chicago

A triangular site in Lincoln Park is home to a sustainable experiment by Booth Hansen that doesn’t compromise on style

wood balconies and brick facade
Froebel First

HGA uses simple geometries to achieve a child-centered design for The Blake School

air traffic control tower clad in metal by Marlon Blackwell Architects
Ground Control to Major Tom

Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils design for new air traffic control tower in Columbus, Indiana

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