John Ronan wraps IIT's Kaplan Institute in ETFE and glass
American studio John Ronan Architects has completed an academic building at the Illinois Institute of Technology that is meant to have a "light, cloud-like appearance". More
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Tadao Ando designs Wrightwood 659 exhibition space in Chicago
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has turned an old brick building in Chicago into an architecture-focused exhibition centre. More
SOM's "sister skyscrapers" for doomed Chicago Spire site halted
The controversy surrounding the site of Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire continues, as the city stalls the pair of skyscrapers that SOM's David Childs has proposed for the vacant waterfront plot. More
Collective Office founder converts Chicago factory into his apartment and studio
Chicago architect Jeff Klymson has designed a home for himself inside an old industrial building in the city, while reserving the ground floor for the studio of his firm Collective Office. More
Chicago McDonald's by Ross Barney Architects draws comparisons to Apple stores
Fast-food chain McDonald's has replaced its iconic restaurant in Chicago with a building by Ross Barney Architects that is "unlike any in the company's portfolio". More
COS looks to Mies and Mondrian for first Chicago store
The works of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and artist Piet Mondrian influenced the geometric and pared-back design of this shop for fashion brand COS. More
Elon Musk's Chicago tunnel will link downtown and airport in 12 minutes
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has revealed plans to bring its super-fast tunnel system to Chicago, where "autonomous electric skates" travelling up to 150 miles per hour will link the city's Downtown area with O'Hare Airport. More
Eight of the best contemporary office furniture designs from NeoCon 2018
Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth selects his highlights from this year's NeoCon furniture fair, which took place 11-13 June 2018 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. More
Woman dies in swing accident at NeoCon furniture fair
A woman has died after falling off a swing at the NeoCon design trade show in Chicago earlier this week. More
Parts and Labor infuses Chicago restaurant with coastal California ambiance
American studio Parts and Labor Design has used lush foliage, creamy white walls and varied tones of wood to create a West Coast feel inside the new Pacific Standard Time eatery and bar in Chicago. More
Pair of skyscrapers proposed for site of Calatrava's doomed Chicago Spire
Two "sister skyscrapers" designed by architect David Childs have been unveiled for Chicago's waterfront, nearly 10 years after work on Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire halted on the same plot. More
SOM converts century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has paired blackened steel with warm-toned wood at a new headquarters for hat maker Optimo, created inside a historic firehouse in Chicago. More
Competition: win a map of Chicago's concrete architecture
Dezeen is giving away five copies of a map that pinpoints Chicago's concrete buildings, including iconic brutalist structures and university projects, in this competition. More
Chicago's second-tallest skyscraper planned beside Tribune Tower
A skyscraper by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill is set to rise next to Chicago's historic Tribune Tower and become the second-tallest building in the city. More
Moss converts Chicago corner shop into art gallery, apartment and its own studio
Architect Matt Nardella has turned an abandoned bodega in Chicago into his home and studio, arranging spaces around a courtyard he created in the centre. More
Vladimir Radutny turns two Chicago apartments into home with walnut interiors
Chicago firm Vladimir Radutny Architects has transformed a dilapidated building in the city, using a hardwood veneer staircase to connect a pair of previously separate residences. More
Pleated glass tower tops Viceroy Chicago hotel by Goettsch Partners
Chicago architecture firm Goettsch Partners has rebuilt the facade of the 1920s Cedar Hotel, and added a glass tower with a folded front to create more accommodation. More
SOM unveils office tower with luxury amenities for Chicago
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill has revealed an 18-storey office block planned for Chicago, including a terrace that overlooks the city's trendy West Loop neighbourhood. More
The Proxi restaurant occupies former printing house in Chicago
Mid-century-style lamps hang above burnt orange leather booths inside this restaurant in Chicago, designed by New York-based studio Meyer Davis in an old printing house. More
Yesomi Umolu named artistic director for Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019
Chicago-based "visionary curator" Yesomi Umolu has been announced as the artistic director for city's third architecture biennial, taking place next year. More