Edward Keegan: Architecture becomes real through construction at Revolution Workshop November 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Nonprofit Revolution Workshop's newly renovated space in Garfield Park supports activities that improve lives in tangible ways.
Edward Keegan: Columbus, Indiana’s architecture festival embraces the spirit of Chicago improv with ‘Yes And’ November 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Improv isn’t the most obvious model for architecture, but good design is always about negotiating between past, present and future.
Edward Keegan: The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building October 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. There are still a few months of construction to go, but the Obama Presidential Center doesn’t conform to architectural conventions or styles.
Edward Keegan: It is unclear what the Chicago Architecture Biennial is shifting to October 6, 2025 at 12:41 p.m. It’s hardly clear what the Chicago Architecture Biennial is offering in this time of radical change.
Edward Keegan: Chicago’s Missing Middle housing initiative aims too low September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago’s Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative is intended as an urban repair project. But the early results are alarming.
Edward Keegan: Winnetka school’s updated design honors the old while ushering in the new August 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. It's not often that a building from 1940 still seems fresh and new, but the original Crow Island School is the product of talented architects.
Edward Keegan: Happy 10th birthday, The 606! Here’s why you are worth celebrating. August 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. In a city where almost everything is on a strict grid and flat, the 606 is neither.
Edward Keegan: Milwaukee is building contemporary timber towers. What about Chicago? July 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Since 2022, Chicago's neighbor to the north has been home to the tallest timber tower in the world and is building more.
Edward Keegan: The future of public housing is on Chicago’s Taylor Street July 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago's new National Public Housing Museum and Roosevelt Square mixed-use apartments show glimmers of architectural success.
Edward Keegan: NASCAR has embraced the Chicago backdrop, but will it return? June 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The NASCAR Chicago Street Race is an exceptionally well-conceived and packaged mirror of the city.