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Chicago native and noted architectural photographer Lee Bey recently took PBS on a tour of his city’s overlooked South Side. Among the stops on the Sun-Times critic’s excursion were his former high school, pioneering local architect John Moutoussamy’s self-designed private... View full entry
The Chicago-based firm formerly known as Brininstool + Lynch has announced it is disbanding after being a mainstay on the city's architectural scene for 34 years. “While our hearts are heavy, we believe that there can be no Brininstool + Lynch without Lynch,” part of a statement from founding... View full entry
Three of the eight challengers to unseat incumbent Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot have so far responded to a questionnaire issued by a coalition of local chapters of architects, landscape architects, and planners asking for their input on the Windy City’s built environment... View full entry
The City of Chicago and Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot are celebrating the groundbreaking of a 380,000-square-foot, seven-acre enclosed media campus and sound stage development in the heart of the city’s South Side. Called the Regal Mile Studios Campus 1, the privately funded project is sponsored by... View full entry
Chicago’s $1.3 billion O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5 expansion and renovation has been completed, marking the end of four years of work to modernize the terminal. The project broke ground in 2019, with construction led by Austin Power Partners. The terminal’s capacity was... View full entry
Looking for exciting architecture and landscape architecture career opportunities in Chicago? Check out this week's curated employment highlight from Archinect Jobs, with a selection of current openings for architects, designers, project managers, and landscape architects in the Windy City. To... View full entry
Three unbuilt projects by Frank Lloyd Wright have been recreated in 3D renderings by Spanish architect David Romero. Images of the high-rise schemes, located in Chicago and Washington D.C., have been published in the latest edition of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly, a hard-copy magazine of the... View full entry
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced a new grant program that aims to spur climate action across the city through nonprofit organizations and small businesses. Designed in partnership with the Department of Planning and Development’s Chicago Recovery Plan Initiative, the Climate... View full entry
Chicago will receive a total of $185 million in federal funding to make several of its Chicago Transit Authority and Metra stations accessible for disabled riders, officials announced Monday as part of a new program tucked into the bipartisan infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden last year. — Chicago Tribune
The money is part of the larger $1.75 billion provision set aside for accessibility improvements in various urban transit agencies by the federal infrastructure bill from last year. New York is the only city to receive more. Per the Tribune, a total of 42 of the CTA’s 145 stations are not... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for a Robotics Fabrication Lab Manager at the New York Institute of Technology, we are using our Job Highlights series this week to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for a Project Manager at site design group. The role, based in Chicago, calls... View full entry
Goettsch Partners (GP) has completed an office tower that it claims is the healthiest in Chicago. Called 320 South Canal, the 51-story structure is the latest in a series by the same team that focuses on tenant health and wellness. Image © Nick Ulivieri Photography The... View full entry
Following last week’s look at an opening for an Auditorium and Seating Designer at Theatre Projects Consultants, we are using our Job Highlights series this week to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Associate of Design for the Obama Presidential Center. The role, situated... View full entry
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued approval to the proposed O’Hare 21 Expansion plan following the results of an environmental review that was announced by the agency on Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was on hand in the Windy City to join... View full entry
Looking for employment opportunities in Chicago? This week's job highlights feature 11 attractive positions ranging from project managers to landscape architects from seven firms. For other jobs located in the state of Illinois, be sure to explore Archinect Jobs! Future Firm seeks a Project... View full entry
The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) has named a successor in its search to replace longtime President and CEO Lynn Osmond after her retirement in March. Eleanor Esser Gorski will step into the Chief Executive's role with over 25 years of experience in architecture, historic preservation, and... View full entry