Articles Tagged with ''Chicago''

Motioning at a trio of nearly lifesize sculptures of men with their arms thrust forward, Vincent James talks about “collaborating with the artwork” in his design of a large penthouse apartment populated by an impressive collection of contemporary Asian art.

Built in the 1870s, this two-story single family residence is located in an historic district of Chicago.

A 17-story, 188,600-square-foot hotel with 285 guest rooms and suites, meeting and banquet rooms, a library with a bar, a screening room, a sun room, and a restaurant.

As many American architects know too well, public schools in the U.S. lose out big-time on the scale of invention compared to their European and Asian counterparts.

In the romantic version of the story, creative genius endures poverty in pursuit of a higher calling.

Across the country, corporations whose fortunes are built on indefatigable twentysomethings are reverse-migrating from suburbia to cities, where many young professionals prefer to live.

Located in the South Loop neighborhood of Downtown Chicago, 235 Van Buren is a 950,000-square-foot residential tower containing studios and one- and two-bedroom condominiums targeted for people buying their first home.