Architecture

Wrecking ball for historic Wilmette home?

A beautiful Wilmette residence with ties to three prominent 20th century architects--including Frank Lloyd Wright--could be demolished by a potential new owner. more

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Architecture

Jacques Brownson, architect of Daley Center and 55 E. Jackson building dies at 88

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February, 22, 2012

Jacques Brownson, the Aurora-born architect who would create two of the city's brawniest examples of 1960s steel-and-glass modernism as chief architect of the Daley Center and the dark-cloaked 55 E. Jackson skyscraper, has died at age 88.Brownson died Sunday of a heart attack in Colorado, according... more

Architecture

North Shore Blues: Is the wrecking ball pointed at historic Wilmette home?

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February, 19, 2012

In what could be a stunning architectural loss, a beautiful Wilmette residence with ties to three prominent 20th century architects--including Frank Lloyd Wright--could be demolished by a potential new owner who inquired last week about razing the site for new construction.Listen to Lee Bey discuss... more

Architecture

The architectural beauty of St. Rita Parish

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February, 16, 2012

St. Rita of Cascia church cuts a commanding figure on the north side of 63rd Street at Fairfield Avenue.Built in 1950, the Renaissance Revival church is a bit newer than its other classically-designed Roman Catholic churches around town. Despite is relative modernity, the church was designed with... more

Architecture

Will Midway Airport project bring down an historic 1920s Clearing neighborhood building?

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February, 12, 2012

These are rough times, as of late, for buildings designed by architect Edward G. McClellan.This month, the city demolished a beautiful but vacant three-story corner building designed by McClellan at 79th and Halsted after a portion of the structure collapsed and injured four passersby. And now, an... more

Architecture

Cooler by the lake: The architecture of 320 W. Oakdale

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February, 06, 2012

In a town that celebrates its postwar modernist high-rises, the residential building at 320 W. Oakdale is a might overlooked.Built in 1954, the 21-story tower has remarkable floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap the box like glass bands. And look at how those concrete floor slabs overhang, providing... more

Architecture

Wrigley Building could get a landmark status soon

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February, 03, 2012

Chicago's historic Wrigley Building could soon get landmark status. The city's Commission on Chicago Landmarks made the recommendation earlier this week.Lee Bey is an architecture blogger for WBEZ. He said the building is deserving of being a landmark because of its popularity in film."I think... more