"When you install a smoke alarm, you're actually reducing the change of anyone dying in a fire by 50%. So, we're installing alarms and providing fire safety education," O'Connell said. Chicago ...

The audio and tactile tour provides an overview of the architecture of the Humboldt Forum as designed by Franco Stella. The tour encourages special perceptions: How do the different building materials ...

while brick and wood elements establish a visual and tactile connection with Chinese vernacular architecture. Large glass panels create continuity between indoor and outdoor spaces, promoting ...

All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently ... For clients attracted to the Art Deco style, Jessica Lagrange of Chicago’s Jessica Lagrange Interiors references the hallmarks ...

According to the plans approved by the Chicago Plan Commission in November ... clad in precast concrete panels with little discernable architectural merit. Several of these structures will ...

Now, a new exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Center is shedding light on reconstruction efforts there. The exhibit will allow the public to see the stories of those directly affected by the war ...

Just over 50 years after it was completed, the Chicago Federal Center might become a lot less ... style used for government buildings across the country, a type of civic architecture that President ...

It's a wonderfully tactile facade, full of character and interest. We particularly love Kennedy Nolan’s signature ‘eyes’ looking out over Melbourne. In fact, the building looks somewhat like ...

The Chicago flag tells a story in its stars and stripes, and there is meaning behind each of the elements of the iconic banner. It all starts at the beginning with Wallace Rice, who is credited ...

the group recalled recent preservation wins during an event at the Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Drive. Its prior lists have emphasized the Thompson Center in the Loop and the early ...

Tuesday marks the city’s 188th birthday. The March 4 date recognizes the city of Chicago’s official incorporation in 1837. The city’s first non-indigenous permanent settler was Jean Baptiste Point du ...