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Edward Keegan: Planned high-rise apartments show new tendencies in the Chicago tall building

Edward Keegan: Planned high-rise apartments show new tendencies in the Chicago tall building

Until recently, it was quite unusual to find a tall building outside of the Loop....

01.11.2026 10

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Edward Keegan: Is the minimalist fieldhouse in Chicago’s Cragin Park architecture or just a building?

The Cragin Park Fieldhouse expresses a clear architectural character with its exposed steel structure. I...

18.10.2026 100

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Edward Keegan: It’s time to tear down Dearborn Park’s walls in the South Loop

The architecture throughout Dearborn Park is very much a product of its time. And it...

04.10.2026 40

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Edward Keegan: Chicagoland gets its first architecturally distinguished stadium in over a century

Northwestern's new Ryan Field is the most sophisticated sports facility in Chicago since Wrigley Field...

19.09.2026 60

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Edward Keegan: How architecture changed after 9/11

Chicago has not kept up the tall building race in the years since 9/11.

06.09.2026 30

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Edward Keegan: Chicago architects go back to bricks

New brick-faced projects signal an interest in creating Chicago architecture that fits in.

23.08.2026 40

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Edward Keegan: Donald Trump’s design depravity and disregard for expertise

The president is now living the real estate developer’s fantasy — with seeming no laws,...

09.08.2026 40

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Edward Keegan: A new Goldilocks urban apartment building for South Chicago

Thrive Exchange, a six-story-tall building in South Chicago, is not too large and not too...

12.07.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: ‘Flyway City’ explores how Chicago can create a safer urban center for birds

A new exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Center focuses on the birds that traverse our...

02.07.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: Catholic Charities’ new center in Summit allows for human and architectural flourishing

When a donor purchased a plumbing warehouse at the western entrance to Summit on Archer...

02.06.2026 80

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Edward Keegan: Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings are always worth revisiting

Two new books on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie and Bogk houses build upon the remarkable...

18.05.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: Garfield Park performing arts center is modern and minimalist

BandWith Chicago’s new home in East Garfield Park displays a more contemporary approach to Ludwig...

09.05.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: Youth arts initiative creatively renovates old Little Village firehouse

The project preserves the character of the Little Village building while allowing Yollocalli Arts Reach's...

30.04.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: UIC’s new computer science building is willfully eccentric

UIC’s newest addition — the Computer Design, Research, and Learning Center — is the most...

09.04.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: Donald Trump embraces a bastardized classical architecture for America’s 250th

In a city where architectural bombast has often been favored over quality, the White House...

24.03.2026 100

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Edward Keegan: Stanley Tigerman’s last book preserves traces of the architect, but his legacy is in peril

Despite architect Stanley Tigerman's fame and enduring influence, none of his buildings enjoy landmark protection.

15.03.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: An opportunity for our next great flat iron building in Chicago

Flat iron structures are essential elements of thriving urban communities.

25.02.2026 100

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Edward Keegan: Will a new Chicago Bears stadium benefit northwest Indiana?

None of the sites proposed for the Bears create connections between Gary and the city’s...

08.02.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: West Side fresh market asks, ‘What would it look like if we actually got our 40 acres?’

The new Forty Acres Fresh Market on Chicago Avenue in the Austin neighborhood succeeds at...

25.01.2026 100

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Edward Keegan: Bruce Goff was not your typical architect

Providing context for the idiosyncratic work of architect Bruce Goff isn’t easy. The Art Institute's...

12.01.2026 70

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Edward Keegan: This year in Chicago architecture wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card

2025 included a few head scratchers: a papal pilgrimage site in suburban Dolton and an...

29.12.2025 90

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Edward Keegan: Robert A.M. Stern wrote 7,000 pages about New York architecture. Who can write Chicago’s tome?

Robert A.M. Stern's books form the definitive history of New York’s architecture. Why doesn't Chicago...

14.12.2025 100

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Edward Keegan: Frank Gehry’s generous and democratic architecture

While his forms could seem casual and arbitrary, Frank Gehry was an amazing planner who...

11.12.2025 70

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Edward Keegan: Frank Lloyd Wright’s chairs get a thoughtful presentation in Wisconsin

The exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright’s chairs is a unique opportunity to view tangible objects...

30.11.2025 60

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Edward Keegan: Architecture becomes real through construction at Revolution Workshop

Nonprofit Revolution Workshop's newly renovated space in Garfield Park supports activities that improve lives in...

16.11.2025 70

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Edward Keegan: Columbus, Indiana’s architecture festival embraces the spirit of Chicago improv with ‘Yes And’

Improv isn’t the most obvious model for architecture, but good design is always about negotiating...

02.11.2025 70

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Edward Keegan: The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building

There are still a few months of construction to go, but the Obama Presidential Center...

19.10.2025 80

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Edward Keegan: It is unclear what the Chicago Architecture Biennial is shifting to

It’s hardly clear what the Chicago Architecture Biennial is offering in this time of radical...

05.10.2025 80

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Edward Keegan: Chicago’s Missing Middle housing initiative aims too low

Chicago’s Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative is intended as an urban repair project. But the...

07.09.2025 80

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Edward Keegan: Winnetka school’s updated design honors the old while ushering in the new

It's not often that a building from 1940 still seems fresh and new, but the...

24.08.2025 70

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Edward Keegan: Happy 10th birthday, The 606! Here’s why you are worth celebrating.

In a city where almost everything is on a strict grid and flat, the 606...

17.08.2025 70

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