The 41st and 43rd Street Pedestrian Bridges were recognized with a 2024 National AIA Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design. Resulting from the international design competition "Bridging the Drive" held by the city of Chicago in 2004, this project created two signature pedestrian bridges that... View full entry »
Officials from the City of Elgin and the State of Illinois and project team members from Cordogan Clark broke ground Wednesday on the long-anticipated addition and renovation for the Hemmens Cultural Center, an iconic Elgin landmark. This project will modernize Hemmens while preserving its legacy... View full entry »
5150 Northwest Highway developed by Full Circle Communities received the prestigious Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project, presented at the LISC Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards last night. 5150 Northwest Highway is a 75 unit... View full entry »
Aurora University Launches Betty Parke Tucker Center for Neurodiversity to Support College Students on the Autism Spectrum First-of-its kind, newly constructed residence hall incorporates sensory supportive features designed specifically for college students with autism spectrum disorder The new... View full entry »
The John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center received a 2020 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award and a 2021 AIA Award for Adaptive Use. It combines artist lofts with an arts / theater school in a historic building adjacent to the Paramount Arts Center at the center of... View full entry »
The new global headquarters for leading telecom company Scientel Solutions is a hi-tech building on a highly technical site. It enhances quality of life for its occupants as it expands engineering, technical and administrative team resources. CEO Nelson Santos says the company has seen a... View full entry »
Sixth-grade brass students at Hinsdale Middle School are spending their Tuesday morning class playing "Spirit of the Stallion." "I'm trying a new metronome sound, so let's see if we like it," band director George Andrikokus says and hits a button on the Yamaha Harmony Director instructional... View full entry »
Scientel Solutions recently announced the construction of their new World Headquarters in Aurora, Illinois. The project--which includes construction of office space, retail center, warehouse space, and telecommunications tower--broke ground this spring and is underway. Scientel Solutions is a... View full entry »
East Aurora High School’s expansion and renovation marks a significant advancement for the students, faculty, and administration. The work, designed to address capacity and congestion issues, not only boosts the stakeholder’s morale, but also the school’s image. Building a better atmosphere... View full entry »
The John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University, an innovative learning facility that serves 150 third- through eighth-grade students from four regional public school districts, is designed to address regional and national deficiencies in science, technology, engineering and math... View full entry »
Milwaukee Avenue Apartments won the 2017 IHDA (Illinois Housing Development Authority) Gale Cincotta Housing Champion Award for Innovation in Affordable Housing. Developed by Full Circle Communities, Milwaukee Avenue won for its innovative design that provides enhanced accessibility without... View full entry »
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, noted alumnus of world-renowned Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), recently returned to his alma mater to unveil the new Steve and Jamie Chen Center for Innovation and Inquiry, IN2. Designed to foster innovation among the high school students at IMSA, IN... View full entry »
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, recognizing the energy-efficient and high-performing design of the building. The STEM Partnership School... View full entry »
“A Great Place for the New Start of Life”Cordogan, Clark & Associates, teamed with The Davis Experience of Phoenix, was one of three firms invited to enter an international competition for the design of a new Continuous Care Retirement Community (CCRC) on Chongming... View full entry »
Museum of PhotographyAnticipating the camera's 200th anniversary in a few years, as revolutionary products emerge from the ashes of film, Dennis Manarchy envisions the Museum of Photography as both an exhibition space specializing in world class photography, as well as the final resting home for... View full entry »
The City of Aurora opened its new LEED-certified 98,000-square-foot Main Library, called the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library, as part of its commitment to improving the City and its infrastructure. The new Aurora Main Library is an important new civic destination for culture and... View full entry »
This August 2014, 150 elementary and middle school students began attending the newly completed John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University. This innovative learning facility, which serves third through eighth grade students from four regional public school districts, is designed... View full entry »
The city of Wuxi, China grew up along the banks of the large Lake Taihu. Much of its historic architecture arose along its banks, and along the waterways that feed into it. The playful reflections of architecture in water inspired this multi-use Hotel... View full entry »
Construction has begun on an innovative learning facility designed to address regional and national deficiencies in science, technology, engineering, and math education. Next year 200 elementary and middles school students will attend the new John C. Dunham STEM (Science,ll Technology... View full entry »
First-of-Its-Kind Supportive-Housing Development in the Northwest Suburbs: Myers Place in Mt. Prospect Provides New Home for Special Needs Residents Myers Place is an innovative, supportive, affordable housing project in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Residents with mental disabilities who are able... View full entry »
This spring semester, Northern Illinois University unveiled the newly renovated and expanded Fay-Cooper Cole Hall. The 1960s-era building, located at the heart of campus, has been transformed into a collaborative-learning environment that university officials believe will be looked to as a... View full entry »
The City of Aurora will construct a new LEED-certified 97,000-square-foot Main Library as part of its commitment to improving the City and its infrastructure. The downtown Library, which serves more than 500,000 patrons each year, has exhausted its current building. To reposition it for the... View full entry »
