Renderings
A new look at how the Thompson Center could be saved
New images visualize a solution where the controversial building could be simultaneously preserved and redeveloped.
A closer look at Hyde Park’s upcoming Sophy Hotel
The 98-room project at 53rd and Dorchester will open this summer.
St. Boniface Church condo conversion moves forward
The historic Noble Square structure is getting a new life after decades of vacancy and decay.
A rooftop pool next to Wrigley Field is happening
New renderings provide look inside The Residences at Clark & Addison
New River District renderings rolled out for Amazon visit
The images appeared on waterside banners along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Paddle tennis and swinging benches: A look inside SOM’s next West Loop tower
New renderings highlight 330 N. Green’s extensive indoor and outdoor amenities
Three-story climbing gym to replace Wrigleyville Taco Bell
The project is one of several new developments transforming the tourist-heavy area.
New renderings show off completed Wolf Point mega-development
The images include a better look at the 950-foot Wolf Point South tower.
Another conceptual rendering for the Chicago Spire site surfaces
While striking, the proposal is not the design developer Related Midwest will build at 400 N. Lakeshore Drive
Old Town Park’s 39-story phase two tower cleared to rise
The high-rise is the second of three tower planned for Chicago’s old Atrium Village site.
Striking church-to-dance-studio conversion project breaks cover in Lincoln Park
The glassy redesign would preserve parts of 142-year-old former Hermon Baptist Church.
New renderings of River North’s ‘Superior House’ break cover
Units in the 12-story boutique building will start north of $1 million.
Amazon HQ2 stadium pitched by North Branch developer
The proposed athletic complex is just one possibility outlined in Sterling Bay’s ‘Lincoln Yards’ HQ2 bid.
A closer look at the innovative food incubator headed to Chicago’s West Side
Dubbed ‘The Hatchery,’ the innovative East Garfield Park facility will provide flexible production space for food-based startups.
Supertall skyscraper revealed for Holy Name parking lot
If approved, the One Chicago Square development could rise 1,000 feet over River North.
A closer look at the 12-story apartment development headed to Greektown
Known as The Van Buren, the 148-unit project has been under construction since this summer.
Plan for Evanston’s tallest building returns with revisions
The 33-story proposal is back with a new-look podium
Eight-unit condo development headed to east Lincoln Park
The four-story project will reincorporate an existing historic property along Arlington Place
Amenities, interior designs unveiled for South Loop’s 1000M
The tower is a collaborative effort between prominent designers Helmut Jahn and Kara Mann
Tribune unveils ambitious master plan for its riverfront printing plant
The multi-phase plan calls for as many as 18 new buildings along the Chicago River’s changing North Branch.
Oak Park approves revised plan for 19-story mixed-use tower
The updated ‘stepping’ design was released just days before the project’s approval.
Developer takes wraps off of Old Chicago Main Post Office concept
601W Companies and Gensler have formally revealed the interiors for the historic structure
An early peek inside River North’s ‘3Eleven’ apartment tower
The high-rise development is on track to deliver its 245 rental units in roughly four months.
A look at the planned Lakeview Low-Line pedestrian path
After years of planning, the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce has finally unveiled a conceptual design
The most detailed look at the Old Chicago Main Post Office development yet
The project will also activate a large span of the riverfront
More office space coming to booming Fulton Market
A plan for Morgan Street will deliver another 175,000 square feet of new office space for the hot West Loop
A first look at the Kara Mann-designed interiors for 1000M
Construction on the upscale Michigan Avenue tower is expected to begin next year
Chicago Architecture Foundation announces new architecture center
The popular architecture advocacy and education organization is moving to a location on the Chicago River
University Club of Chicago prepares to open new rooftop addition
The landmark-compliant project will add two levels of amenity space to the downtown club when it opens next month.
Historic South Loop building to reopen as student apartments
The 1899 neo-gothic Plymouth Building is being transformed into off-campus apartments and amenity space.
Southport Corridor mixed-user returns with changes
The latest iteration for 3647 N. Southport ditches balconies and chops the height down by one level.
Is this West Loop’s long-discussed Equinox Hotel?
A set of online images appear to show the 369-foot combination hotel/condo tower planned for Chicago’s hot West Loop neighborhood.
City purchasing 30 acres in West Garfield Park for new CPD, CFD training academy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has also offered a first look at the planned facility for the west side.
Redesigned North & Clark development breaks cover?
Located at the edge of Chicago’s Old Town and Gold Coast, the long-delayed project changed owners and architects earlier this spring.
Another look at the South Loop’s upcoming 1000M tower
New renderings help to illustrate the evolution of Helmut Jahn’s design for the 74-story residential tower.
Another big permit issued for Chicago Main Post Office renovation
Workers are now cleared to renovate and restore stair enclosures and major mechanical systems.
Proposed towers for Lakeshore East will deliver thousands of new residences
The new towers will see the creation of 2,043 new residential units and hundreds of new hotel rooms.
New lakefront restaurant and patio space coming to North Avenue Beach
The upcoming Shore Club will debut three new restaurant and lounge concepts this August.
Could another glassy skyscraper be headed to River North?
A pair of mysterious renderings suggest that such a project could be in the works for the parking lot at LaSalle and Illinois.