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Alaina Griffin

is a freelance writer and designer based in Chicago, IL. Focusing on the cultural and spatial impacts of "design" (i.e., art & architecture), her work ranges from journalistic to conceptual theory.
Latest Stories
exterior view of tribune tower
From Paper to Pamper

SCB converts Chicago’s Tribune Tower and surrounding media complex into luxury residences

nighttime view of school building
Crossroads

OJT expands an existing church in Mississippi to create an educational campus

beige kitchen cabinets and staircase and bookcase
Above and Below

Norman Kelley readies a Chicago loft for artful inhabitation

small red building with pomegranate cutouts
Many Thanks!

Chicago’s first-ever sukkah design festival seeks to do social good in an under-resourced neighborhood

inside a restaurant space with broze and gold accents
Black and Tan

Future Firm designs a stylish eatery for Chicago’s South Side Bronzeville neighborhood

a mountainous collage installed on a mies van er rohe building
Mountains Mies, Mountains

Chicago artist Assaf Evron dresses up Crown Hall with an installation inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s collages

a row of houses in disrepair
Save the Ship, Save the Town

A design idea competition seeks to turn the troubled history of Africatown through heritage tourism

wood staircase with skylight and large windows
Angle, Swerve

Radius House by Pentagon is anchored by a central kitchen around which flexible spaces flow

three brown stools sit under a kitchen island in a cool-toned kitchen
Family Size

The Wraparound House expands a 1930s San Francisco residence with flair to spare

construction photo of a large building with red trusses
Red Truss Of Courage

One of Helmut Jahn’s final designs, a military archive and exhibition center, takes shape in Wisconsin

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