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On Hiatus

The Art Institute of Chicago’s iconic lions go on vacation

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Graham Mail

The Graham Foundation announces its 2022 individual grantees

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Health Prescription

The Focal Point Community Campus promises to expand healthcare in a Chicago neighborhood where it’s badly needed. So why isn’t everyone on board?

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Trust the Process?

Chicago’s INVEST South/West yields early initial projects, but not without communication breakdowns along the way

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New Beginnings

Daily digest: Theaster Gates’ Chicago art incubator breaks ground, Studio Libeskind’s Tree of Life redesign unveiled, and more

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The Jeopardized Five

A Brutalist courthouse and century-old Elks Lodge rank among 2022’s Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois

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Glass Animals

Goettsch Partners designs new home for lions within landmarked building at Lincoln Park Zoo

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Seeds of Change

Daily digest: Chicago’s Rainforest Cafe to become a pot dispensary, Forensic Architecture wins a Peabody Award, and more

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Reframed

Following Venice debut, American Framing heads to Prague and Chicago’s Wrightwood 659

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Bey Is Back

The Chicago Sun-Times gains an architecture critic with the return of Lee Bey

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Totally Radial

Daily digest: Populous’s London Sphere will likely move ahead; self-healing, carbon-sequestering concrete research, and more

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Farewell

Lynn Osmond is departing the Chicago Architecture Center after a transformative 25-year run

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Design Without Borders

Borderless Studio spans design disciplines to benefit underserved communities

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A New Era?

Chicago’s DuSable Park finally moves forward with Ross Barney Architects and Brook Architecture at the helm

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If The Lot Fits...

Future Firm’s Hem House offers a new housing model for residential lots in Chicago

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Housing Woes

Daily digest: Nick Cave will project onto theMART, waves of soothing color in Times Square, and more

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Waterfront Makeover

Daily digest: A new name and renderings for St. Louis’s MLS stadium, RIBA proposes mass retrofits, and more today

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Give Me Five

Meet the five 2022 United States Artists fellows in Architecture & Design

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