15 Best Things to Do in Oswego
Oswego, located 45 miles west of downtown Chicago, is a rapidly-growing community. Since 2000, it has doubled in size. Oswego is located on the banks the Fox River. It has beautiful …
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Understanding the Available City at the Chicago Architectural Biennial
Annie Howard, an author from Metropolis, discusses Chicago’s Architecture Biennial. It opened on September 17th and featured 15 site-specific interventions. The editor argues that “a tour of Damen Silos and a …
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5 Architecture and Design Practices Granted with the United States Artists Fellowship
The United States Artists Fellowship Award, an annual grant, recognizes “most compelling artists” who are working or living in the United States in all fields and at any stage of …
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Chicago Architecture Center Celebrates Helmut Jahn’s Legacy in a Retrospective Exhibition
The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) has announced it will be holding an exhibition of one of Chicago’s renowned architects Helmut Jahn, an architect who “melted and fragmented the mid-century modern grid into post-modern …
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15 Best Things to Do in St. Charles
35 miles west of Chicago is St. Charles, also known by the “Pride of the Fox” After the arrival of Chicago Great Western Railway, St. Charles became a popular tourist …
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I took the 43-hour train journey from Chicago to LA and this is what happened
If it weren’t for railroads, America wouldn’t have experienced such rapid growth and prosperity. Railroads were able to restructure the economic, social, and physical foundations of the country. These early foundations …
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7 Instagrammable Photo Spots in Chicago You Don’t Want to Miss
Chicago is the perfect combination of Midwest charm and multicultural urban oasis. Despite it being the third largest city in the United States, Chicago is often overlooked as a tourist …
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Lion House: Rewriting the Story of Chicago’s Historic 1912 Wildlife Center
Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo has had a historic lion house as a centerpiece for many years. The original structure was preserved by Goettsch Partners (GP), who sought to expand it while …
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