(NEXSTAR) – Can you imagine a time before skyscrapers towered over the world’s great cities, shading the streets and sidewalks below? That was the reality until America entered a new architectural era ...

An architectural duo's shiny contemporary take on the classic Chicago courtyard building, designed for a City Hall-sponsored contest to find new housing prototypes for the 21st century, will get built ...

A Chicago City Council committee this week heard testimony on what can be done to provide birds safe passage through the city, and what obstacles might stand in the way of passing a bird-friendly ...

Few cities test a building’s limits like Chicago. From frigid winters and scorching summers to lake-driven winds and dense urban conditions, it’s a proving ground for materials. That’s why architects, ...

An example of the many cutouts to the block-long, mixed-use building, Humboldt Park Passive Living’s corner entrance will have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a sheltered gathering area Lamar ...