Month-in-Review Newsletter
PARTIAL WIN: $1.5m Stabilization Effort Stock Yards Bank Building Complete, but Comprehensive Restoration and Reuse Remain Elusive
"A cornerstone of Chicago’s once-bustling meatpacking industry has a shot at a new life after sitting empty for almost half a century."The Stock...
BUYER WANTED: Landmarked Krause Music Store with Extraordinary Louis Sullivan Façade For Sale
"The owners of a nearly 100-year-old Lincoln Square building are holding out hope they will find a buyer after more than two years on...
Chicago Architectural Club: Call for Posters for Phyllis Wheatley Home (Chicago 7 2021)
"The Phyllis Wheatley Home served Chicago's black community for 75 years and over 50 years in this location -- the preservation of this building...
Chicago Tribune Column: Keep Amazon lockers out of Chicago parks, Mr. Bezos. Just strap one on me instead.
"Rectangular banks of Amazon lockers are sprouting like geometric invasive species in parks across Chicago."You may have spotted a few in your travels, but...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Looking for Better Judgment at the Chicago Park District
"The Chicago Park District should be our city’s proudest institution — a $480 million agency in charge of maintaining and programming an enviable collection...
WIN: Restoration Nearly Complete for Louis Sullivan Designed Holy Trinity Church
"One of the few houses of worship designed by famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan is wrapping up a months-long exterior restoration this week."Since May,...
WIN: Little Village Arch Receives Preliminary Landmark Status
"The Little Village Arch, a gateway into the predominantly Latino Southwest Side neighborhood, has received a preliminary landmark designation — the first time an...
PARTIAL WIN: Creative Adaptive Reuse Ideas Emerge From Chicago Architecture Club’s Thompson Center Competition (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
“Governor Pritzker has the opportunity, after years of neglect by his predecessors, to lead through the sale of the Thompson Center by giving it...
THREATENED: Why was the Thompson Center Bid Deadline Extended? (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)
"The state has extended the cutoff date for any would-be buyers to bid on Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center, but officials say they’re sticking...
LOSS: Lake View Bank/Belmont National Bank Demolished Despite 2,000+ Petition Signatures to Save It
"Preservationists are trying to stop a developer from tearing down an old bank building in Lakeview to make way for a massive commercial project."Crews...