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SOM weaves small wood pieces into SPLAM pavilion at Chicago Architecture Biennial

October 1, 2021 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

SPLAM pavilion by SOM architects and University of Michigan Taubman College

SOM has worked with the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to explore a low-carbon alternative to conventional timber framing called SLT and build a pavilion to demonstrate its capabilities. Partly inspired by cross-laminated timber (CLT) – the engineered wood made strong by gluing strips of timber together in a crisscross

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Ten installations to see at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

September 21, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Chicago Architecture Biennial installations

The Chicago Architecture Biennial has returned to Chicago for its fourth edition with installations by Atelier Bow-Wow and Manuel Herz Architects. Here are 10 must-see projects. Curated by designer David Brown, the biennial contains contributions from over 80 participants hailing from more than 18 countries. These include numerous site-specific installations, many of which have been built

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents 10 student architectural projects

September 14, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

A project that uses hand-drawing techniques to explore ‘contemporary ruins’ and another that examines rapidly expanding global cities are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Also included is a project that explores adaptive reuse as a means to solve Chicago’s housing issue and another that examines

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Chicago’s Swiss Consulate interior is a nod to 1960s modernism

July 16, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Swiss firm HHF and Chicago-based studio Kwong Von Glinow have collaborated on the interiors of the Swiss Consulate located in Chicago’s landmark John Hancock Center. Located on the 38th floor of the 100-storey supertall skyscraper, the 1,500-square-foot office is designed to pay homage to the shared architectural history of Chicago and Switzerland. HHF and Kwong

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SOM reveals plan to add curving glass canopy to Chicago metro station

June 22, 2021 India Block 0

Global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merril has unveiled its redesign for the State/Lake Station in downtown Chicago. Skidmore, Owings and Merril (SOM) is working with construction engineers TranSystems to revamp the station on Chicago’s elevated train line, which is nicknamed the L. The project is being undertaken by the City of Chicago, Chicago Department

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Vladimir Radutny Architects wraps Chicago housing block in corrugated steel

February 11, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0

2016 W Rice housing in Chicago by Vladimir Radutny Architects

Vladimir Radutny Architects has created an apartment block at 2016 W Rice in Chicago that is clad in corrugated steel cladding broken by terraces. Containing eight apartments, the studio designed the block was to maximise the buildable area while creating homes that had natural light and outdoor spaces. “Tasked with maximising the buildable area, the

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Kwong Von Glinow offers an alternative to Chicago’s standard developer housing

February 1, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Triangular trusses in Ardmore House by Kwong Von Glinow

Chicago studio Kwong Von Glinow has built Ardmore House to prove it’s possible to design a high-quality home for a standard city lot. Studio founders Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow acted as both architects and developers for this project, their first built work since founding their studio in 2017. Located on a standard residential

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Old industrial building in Chicago transformed into artist couple’s home and studios

December 14, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

A living area inside Facilty, Chicago, by Carlo Parente

Toronto architect Carlo Parente has renovated an old and dilapidated mason’s shop in Chicago to create a live and work space called Facility for artists Nick Cave and Bob Faust. Located at the intersection of two prominent streets in Irving Park, Facility restores and reuses several elements of the 1920’s industrial building, which is composed

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Residence for Two Collectors is an art-filled Chicago penthouse

November 7, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Chainmail drapery at Residence for Two Collectors by Wheeler Kearns Architects

An extensive art collection is complemented by industrial detailing, a walnut floor and earthy, muted colours in this Chicago penthouse flat that local studio Wheeler Kearns Architects designed for two art collectors. Working together with Sharlene Young of Symbiotic Living, Wheeler Kearns Architects created the interior of Residence for Two Collectors for a couple who

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Studio Dwell stacks black volume onto brick structure to form top-heavy Hermitage Residence

May 31, 2020 Kristine Klein 0

US architecture firm Studio Dwell has stacked a rectangular volume clad with black zinc on top of a pale brick structure to form this residence on a corner lot in Chicago. Hermitage Residence is located in the Bucktown neighbourhood of Chicago on a residential and commercial street. The clients, a professional couple, asked local firm

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