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From Paper to Pamper

SCB converts Chicago’s Tribune Tower and surrounding media complex into luxury residences

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Public Preview

Exhibit Columbus participants to present concepts for fall 2023

Pollutioncore

An exhibition by Himali Singh Soin at the Art Institute of Chicago situates viewers within mythic catastrophes

Craving Preservation

White Castle wants to find a good home for this lookalike Kansas burger stand

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Ruincore

A career-spanning show of drawings by James Wines demonstrates his commitment to melding built and natural worlds

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Chucking the Seed

Julie Bargmann embraces the urban wilds of Detroit with PARK(ing), designed for Prince Concepts

Remaking Monona

Sasaki, James Corner Field Operations, and Agency Landscape + Planning unveil plans to reimagine Lake Monona waterfront

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“Western Home”

Snøhetta taps its Norwegian roots for an open-air museum in Iowa

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Cork It

OMA / AMO transforms common materials into high-tech finishes for Stone Island Chicago

All Geared Up

Heatherwick Studio kickstarts park design at Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee headquarters

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Bright and Light

In Minneapolis, Perkins&Will designed a new home for the Family Tree Clinic to be a refuge of care

Bet On It

Chicago approves $1.7 billion riverfront casino complex designed by SCB

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New Bauhaus Protégé

Hauser & Wirth Institute has digitized an archive of American artist and muralist Mary Dill Henry for IIT

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Irwin Wreck

Historic Columbus, Indiana, building destroyed in weekend blaze

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Go with the Flow

David Adjaye’s riverfront master plan gives us a reason to visit Cleveland

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Above and Below

Norman Kelley readies a Chicago loft for artful inhabitation

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Art for Mart’s Sake

A century of Chicago design history comes to life on the sprawling art deco facade of the iconic Merchandise Mart

portrait of brad lynch
1958–2022

Successful Chicago architect Brad Lynch leaves behind a legacy of impressive built work and a reputation of generosity

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