Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you […]
Q&A with Benjamin Vogt, author of PRAIRIE UP

Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you […]
Concluding our look at a few of Chicago’s quirkier architectural treasures with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here and here […]
Continuing our look at a few of Chicago’s quirkier architectural treasures with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here for the […]
Chicago architecture can overwhelm natives and newcomers alike. No doubt you’ll prepare for your jaunt(s) with a list of must-see destinations with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture. Very wise. […]
Concluding our tour of Chicago’s outdoor architectural sites with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here and here for the other […]
Continuing our tour of Chicago’s outdoor architectural sites with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here for the first entry in […]
Architecture in Chicago brings the awe. But maybe you want to mix in some nature while visiting the city. Thankfully, the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture pays special attention to […]
The work of Italian engineer and builder Pier Luigi Nervi fascinates and inspires half a century after the completion of his best-known works. The spiraling, web-like patterns of his 1957 […]
An excerpt from An Illini Place: Building the University of Illinois Campus, by Lex Tate and John Franch The gift (and match) to establish the interdisciplinary Beckman Institute for Advanced […]
On May 5, 2001, the village of Fulton officially opened the majestic De Immigrant, the 100-foot tall Dutch windmill overlooking the Mississippi River. Built in the Netherlands and reconstructed piece-by-piece […]
Reverent. Classical. (Well, neoclassical.) Uncontroversial in design, though the subject has a few fringe detractors. The Lincoln Memorial began to take shape in 1915. By then, architects and others had […]
On October 7, 2004, the National Register of Historic Places added the Farnsworth House, located near Plano, to its list of significant locales. Beautiful, yet a challenge to human habitation, […]