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interior of a colorful atrium in chicago

To protect and preserve

Helmut Jahn pitches proposal to save Chicago’s Thompson Center

February 26, 2020

Looking up through the multicolored glass of the Thompson Center atrium

Love It or List It

Chicago’s Thompson Center is up for sale

July 3, 2019

Photo of the 160-foot atrium of Helmut Jahn's 1985 James R. Thompson Center.

Landmark It Now!

Sale of Chicago’s iconic Thompson Center delayed through 2019

November 21, 2018

(Courtesy Landmarks Illinois)

Helmut Jahn’s Thompson Center reimagined in new renderings by Landmarks Illinois

May 2, 2018

Starship Chicago

New doc spotlights Helmut Jahn’s threatened Thompson Center

November 6, 2017

Illinois Governor ransoms Thompson Center for public school money

May 11, 2017

Postmodern Purgatory: Illinois Governor announces plan to sell Helmut Jahn’s Thompson Center

October 15, 2015

Post Modern Roulette: Chicago’s Thompson Center Eyed For Casino

February 5, 2013

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