Some of the horizontal trellis beams at the Pritzker Pavilion are severely rusted. Owen Ziliak/Sun-Times Chicago is having a tough enough time overcoming its image as a Rust Belt city in decline. The uphill climb could get even tougher for the crowds looking skyward at Millennium Park's showcase Pritzker Pavilion. Some of the horizontal trellis beams designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry ... Read More

Following backlash from residents, Oak Park municipal leaders are taking a step back from plans to demolish the community’s historic Village Hall building. Instead, the village will pursue a previously rejected plan to renovate the existing building, which also hosts Oak Park’s police office. The Village Hall building is prized by many residents in architecturally savvy Oak Park for its ... Read More

After 89 years, the federal courthouse on Mint Street in uptown Charlotte was in serious need of renovation. Conditions at the courthouse, Senior U.S. District Judge Bob Conrad said, were less than ideal. For instance, there were not enough courtrooms, so judges were working on top of one another to reserve space for trials. Built in 1934, the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building and Courthouse ... Read More

The Quonset hut, the familiar hemispherical building of corrugated metal, was developed for the Navy in 1941 as a lightweight, easily constructed shelter. It gets its name for the site of its first deployment, a Naval station at Quonset Point, R.I. Like so many products of the war effort — the jeep, for example — it has been adapted for civilian use, mostly for storage and light industry. In ... Read More

Jul. 31—When Jacky Fischer first saw her River Oaks home, it was a hot mess: old windows, a strange air-conditioning system that sent cool air around canned ceiling lights and too many rooms requiring steps up and down. She and husband John Ofield bought the 7,000-plus-square-foot River Oaks home for lot value, and were surprised when their longtime interior designer, Laura Umansky of Laura U ... Read More

SHELBURNE, VT. — In light of serious allegations of misconduct leveled against architect David Adjaye, Shelburne Museum said it will no longer be engaging him or his firm, Adjaye Associates, as design architect of a building planned to house the museum’s collection of Native American art. The accusations were reported in the media earlier this month, prompting Adjaye to voluntarily withdraw ... Read More

In the latest push for her Green New Deal, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order that prohibits city-owned buildings from being constructed or renovated in a way that allows for the use of fossil fuels. The order, which went into effect after it was signed on Monday afternoon, is part of the mayor’s larger effort to implement a similar ban on new residential buildings, her office ... Read More

Construction has officially begun on Park Place, an affordable housing project in Crown Heights. "Park Place is the latest development in our comprehensive plan to expand access to essential services and quality, affordable housing in central Brooklyn's underserved neighborhoods," said Gov. Kathy Hochul. Once complete, Park Place will be a single five-story building housing 43 mixed-income ... Read More

The Old Post Office in Chicago has undergone nearly a billion dollars in renovations.Owen Ziliak/Sun-Times The late property tycoon Sam Zell used to send a gift every year to several hundred close friends a custom music box designed as a commentary on some economic issue.Just guessing here, but if Zell were around to send pals something this year, it might be a contraption depicting urban ... Read More

Developers who hope to revive Frisco’s failed Wade Park development are seeking new zoning. New York-based JVP Management has been working with the city to restart the $2 billion mixed-use development, which has been stalled since 2017. The 175-acre site on the Dallas North Tollway was once touted as one of the largest developments in North Texas. But that was before its previous developers ... Read More