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
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
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
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
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
Local magazine Sixtysix has collaborated with trade fair NeoCon to curate an exhibition of experimental design during Chicago Design Week, addressing what the curators perceive as a lack of experimental showcases in the city. More about Paved States brings "spirit of experimental design" to NeoCon
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"
Chicago has approved plans for architecture studio RIOS and landscape studio Field Operations to transform 55-acres around the United Center arena as part of the 1901 Project. More about United Center's parking lots to be turned into "network of plazas and paseos"
A circular healthcare facility designed by American architect Bertrand Goldberg is at risk of demolition in Illinois after being closed for more than 20 years, but is "worth preserving" according to Goldberg's son. More about Cylindrical Bertrand Goldberg building at risk of demolition in Illinois
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
From Studio Gang's triple-tower St Regis skyscraper to one of the last projects designed by iconic architect Helmut Jahn, we've rounded up nine skyscrapers completed in Chicago in the last decade. More about Nine recently completed skyscrapers in Chicago
Rival Chicago design events NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days must start working together for the benefit of the city, an organiser of one of the fairs has said. More about Rival Chicago fairs to "lose ground" without cooperation says Design Days organiser
American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a "satellite concourse" at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. More about Chicago airport expansion set to have "tree-like structural system"
US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the 57-storey Salesforce Tower along the Chicago River, marking the final stage of the city's Wolf Point development. More about Pelli Clarke & Partners completes skyscraper "imbued with lightness" in Chicago
American studio Manica Architecture and National Football League team Chicago Bears have unveiled the design of a football stadium along Lake Michigan in Chicago, drawing criticism from preservationists. More about Manica Architecture designs glass-fronted stadium for Chicago Bears
Tech company Google and architecture studio Jahn have released visualisations of the planned revamp of the James R Thompson Center, an iconic postmodern-style building in Chicago's Downtown. More about Google and Jahn release images of Thompson Center redesign
Ross Barney Architects has created a pavilion dedicated to Haitian entrepreneur Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, the first non-Indigenous settler of Chicago, for the city's architecture biennial. More about Ross Barney Architects creates pavilion exploring "layers" of early Chicago
Light-filled spaces, neutral-toned furniture and a sculptural spiral staircase bring a hospitality feeling to this life sciences building in Chicago, designed by architecture studio Gensler and developer Sterling Bay. More about Gensler and Sterling Bay design Chicago laboratory to resemble a hotel