Promotion: during a NeoCon panel in Chicago, furniture brand Keilhauer and design studio Yabu Pushelberg discussed their collaboration for the Etta Collection, which translates luxurious forms for healthcare and office environments. More about Keilhauer and Yabu Pushelberg detail "softer approach to contract seating" at NeoCon panel
An office chair by Foster + Partners Industrial Design made with reused fishing nets and lightweight aluminium benches designed by Naoto Fukasawa were among the objects displayed at this year's Chicago Design Week. More about Eleven innovative collections from Chicago Design Week
A monumental granite-clad tower surrounded by artificial hills has been completed by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to honour US president Barack Obama. More about Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects completes "intentionally sculptural" Obama Presidential Center
The completed Obama Presidential Center represents a concerning shift in the image ex-presidents want to convey, writes Anthony Paletta. More about "The Obama Presidential Center unquestionably breaks free of tired precedent"
US studio Vladimir Radutny Architects has renovated a loft inside a former car-part manufacturing building in Chicago, exposing tiles and brickwork while adding chainmail curtains. More about Vladimir Radutny highlights "poetic relics" in Chicago loft renovation
Canadian studio Ste Marie has crafted interiors for amenity spaces within a renovated 1960s tower in Chicago, which echo the "glamour and confidence of the mid-century office". More about Ste Marie "reimagines Chicago's corporate landscape" at The Bell
Local architecture studio Edward Peck Design has proposed adding a translucent canopy to the Chicago Bears' stadium to convince the NFL team to stay in the city. More about Futuristic Soldier Field concept urges Bears to stay in Chicago
American architecture studio SOM has revealed construction images of a skyscraper at 400 Lake Shore, the site of the cancelled Chicago Spire skyscraper. More about Images show construction of SOM skyscraper on infamous Spire site in Chicago
Chicago-based practice Ross Barney Architects has highlighted ducts and machinery at an industrial-style community college building outside of Chicago, USA, to expose students to the very mechanical systems taught at the school. More about Ross Barney Architects exposes mechanical elements at Illinois technical school
Chicago is an "anchor" for architecture and design in the US, according to panellists at a Dezeen talk filmed in partnership with King Living at its showroom in Chicago, Illinois. More about "Chicago is an icon of great design" says panel at Dezeen x King Living talk
Massachusetts-based designer and professor Iman S Fayyad has created a shelter from standard sheets of plywood, moulding it and fastening it with straps to form a "collective space" that is easy to assemble for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More about Iman S Fayyad fastens plywood shelter with straps for Chicago Architecture Biennial
Architecture students are often taught about Mies van der Rohe as a master of modernism but they should also learn about the problematic legacy of some of his most significant work, writes Leen Katrib. More about "I'm teaching students not to follow Mies van der Rohe's example"
The free and public nature of the Chicago Architecture Biennial sets it apart from other global architecture events, says Argentinian architect and educator Florencia Rodriguez in this exclusive interview. More about "I believe in making things public" says Chicago Architecture Biennial curator Florencia Rodriguez
Architecture studio SOM has broken ground on a new terminal at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and has released unseen renderings of its design with "orchard-inspired columns" and curvilinear structural elements, informed by Midwestern rivers. More about SOM breaks ground on "most ambitious expansion" of Chicago O'Hare airport
Local studio Range Design & Architecture has wrapped a furniture studio and showroom in a brick screen that responds to the building's Chicago context. More about Range Design & Architecture hides Chicago furniture showroom behind brick screen
Architecture studio Gensler has revealed designs for a 22,000-seat stadium for the Chicago Fire FC soccer team that will be the anchor for The 78 development in the city. More about Gensler unveils design for Chicago Fire FC soccer stadium
Furniture company MillerKnoll has consolidated several of its brands under one roof in time for Chicago Design Week, showcasing multiple new products and unveiling the first-ever Hay showroom in the United States. More about MillerKnoll unifies its brands under one roof for Chicago Design Week
The City of Chicago has released a proclamation declaring an official design week for the city, acknowledging Chicago's role as an international "design epicenter". More about Second week of June officially named "Chicago Design Week"
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has partnered with Victory Cruise Line on a series of onboard lectures about the American architect's life, as well as visits to projects such as Unity Temple in Chicago. More about Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announces themed cruise on the Great Lakes
Photos of construction at the Obama Presidential Center Museum Building in Chicago have shown an exterior wrapped in granite panels, as well as the interior of the partially completed uppermost floors. More about Photos reveal construction progress on granite-wrapped Obama Presidential Center museum