A swing and a miss for Wrigley Field renovation plans
Wrigley Field had it right from the start. An urban ballpark close to public transportation and holding around 40,000 people is the winning ticket. Wrigley may be battered but, as...
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A swing and a miss for Wrigley Field renovation plans
Wrigley Field had it right from the start. An urban ballpark close to public transportation and holding around 40,000 people is the winning ticket. Wrigley may be battered but, as...
Plan aims to turn Navy Pier into more of a park
Navy Pier, the highly commercial tourist attraction jutting into Lake Michigan, will take on a more parklike feel under the first phase of redevelopment plans formally announced Friday. Due to...
Why Wrigley Field changes need to slow down
Whoa. Just hold on. Anyone who has been a Cubs fan for more than one season should know something about skepticism. It's time to recall that training, friends. This proposal...
When politics get in the way
Long after the bulldozers roll, the fight over old Prentice Women's Hospital might be best remembered for how a process intended to protect Chicago's famed architectural heritage was overrun by...
When politics get in the way
Long after the bulldozers roll, the fight over old Prentice Women's Hospital might be best remembered for how a process intended to protect Chicago's famed architectural heritage was overrun by...
U. of C. center a smart hospital of the future
It's not about looks. New York architect Rafael Vinoly is the first one to say so. The truth of his conviction is evident on seeing the colossal new hospital he...
U. of C. center a smart hospital of the future
It's not about looks. New York architect Rafael Vinoly is the first one to say so. The truth of his conviction is evident on seeing the colossal new hospital he...
Fourth Presbyterian Church’s new Gratz Center a welcome and brave grace note
Good buildings are like jugglers: They do lots of things at once without dropping any balls. An example is the adept Gratz Center designed by the Chicago office of Gensler...
Burberry building review: Plaid bad on Michigan Avenue
It's a decorated shed. That's what authors of the seminal book, "Learning From Las Vegas," would call the new Burberry at North Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street. It fits. What...