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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 ...

It’s still early in the year, but it’s clear that a few neighborhoods in Chicago are frontrunners for renters. Places like Ravenswood and Bucktown had the most significant increases in ...

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

Chicago’s 10 most senseless demolitions, mapped From groundbreaking early skyscrapers to sprawling rail terminals ...

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 visionary project could use West Loop TIF funds, according to Alderman Burnett.

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 ...

10 historic Chicago bridges to know 100-year-old steel bridges, a Frank Gehry design, and Japanese footbridges ...

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

NEMA Chicago, which climbs 896 feet along the south edge of Grant Park, is Chicago’s tallest rental building. The 76-story skyscraper designed by Uruguayan-born architect Rafael Viñoly has ...