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Chicago Urban Planning on Curbed ChicagoGarfield Green housing project, winner of global design competition, moves ahead C40’s Reinventing Cities contest asked for green development projects ...

Here’s what you need to know about the return of coach houses, granny flats, and other accessory units.

For a city that prides itself on its architectural legacy, Chicago has a mixed track record when it comes to saving its significant buildings. The city’s historic preservation movement didn’t ...

12 modernist buildings every Chicagoan should know Steel-and-glass midcentury masterpieces by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other visionaries ...

For trickier items Linens, towels, sheets: Local animal shelters will gladly take these items to use for bath time, make bedding, and craft new toys. A good place to start in Chicago is The Anti ...

The new year is here and promises to be a big one for the future of Chicago’s built environment. In 2020, a number of major projects are on the horizon. Expect grand unveilings, significant ...

Since its humble beginnings as a reading room inside a repurposed water tower tank in 1873, the Chicago Public Library system has sprouted 81 branches. Throughout its history, the CPL has occupied ...

The bridges over the Chicago River are the city’s most iconic. But there’s much more to our history than the heavy, steel bascule bridges. Many of the city’s landmarks are bridges, we’ve ...

In a decade, the neighborhood went from meatpackers to tech workers.

An illustrated guide to Chicago architecture Get to know signature styles from Chicago School, Prairie, and Millennium Modern ...

As seen from opposite end of the center’s plaza, the redesigned museum building is less squat and more detailed than in previous plans. Obama Foundation New renderings of the upcoming Obama ...