John Ronan walks us through his first skyscraper, 151 Franklin

click images for larger view - photo courtesy John Buck Company “Here's the site,” said Dominic Adducci, “I think we all agree it could ...

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Chicago Historic Schools: A Great new Website documents over a century of vital buildings and their architects

click images for larger view I was out in Humboldt Park over the weekend taking pictures of John Ronan's new addition to Erie Elementary...

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Overbite: Will New Plan for Old Post Office Amount to Anything?

image courtesy The Chuckman Collection Yesterday the Chicago Plan Commission voted to approve a development plan for Chicago's old Post...

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Saturday Retro: The Architects Speak!

For today, links to a selection of our interviews and encounters with architects down through the years.  Most of them are from a while back...

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Mies's 860-880 Lake Shore Drive. Love the Building? Click the Website.

click images for larger view The two towers of Mies van der Rohe's 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive are among Chicago's most essential...

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