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Google releases new renderings of planned Thompson Center makeover

The renovation would keep the atrium and have a more transparent facade and a new plaza. But we need to see more, architecture critic Lee Bey writes.

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Gutted by fire, the fate of Bronzeville’s historic Swift Mansion remains in limbo

The fire is under investigation, but the 131-year-old home’s survival could rest with the results of a structural report now being prepared by city building inspectors.

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South Loop had a hybrid car dealership — a century ago. Now it’s headed toward demolition.

But a building that beckoned towards the future, housing the former Woods Motor Vehicle Co., shouldn’t be consigned to the past, architecture critic Lee Bey writes.

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City Council sees the writing on the wall — and takes the right step to protect historic signs

The best of these vintage signs were part of the urban fabric and contributed as much to a neighborhood’s identity as a landmark building or an important open space, Lee Bey writes.

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St. Ignatius acquires architecturally significant bank building

College prep school says, for now, the former Lakeside Bank will provide washrooms, storage, and expansion for athletic programs.

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Will Oak Park’s modernist and National Register-listed village hall be razed?

Built in 1975, the building was designed by noted Chicago architect Harry Weese. Village officials seek new space for employees and cops.

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Historic Ebony test kitchen finds permanent home at Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

A vintage ’70s test kitchen where recipes were created and perfected for Ebony magazine’s national readership will be part of an exhibit highlighting the intersection of food and culture in the African American community.

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From UIC to Marina City, architecture photographer Orlando Cabanban brings Chicago into focus

If you run across midcentury images of signature Chicago buildings, it’s likely Cabanban was behind the lens, Lee Bey writes.

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City releases new renderings showing ‘evolved’ Bally’s casino design

Architecture critic Lee Bey asks: Do the changes give Chicago a winning hand?

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Chicago’s Greyhound terminal might be up for sale. Will riders be kicked to the curb?

If the Greyhound station is sold and not replaced, Chicago would become the largest U.S. metropolis without an intercity bus terminal, Lee Bey writes.

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Derrick J. Bey, accounting consultant who aced job interview while in a hospital for cancer treatment, dead at 55

He liked the flexibility of consulting, working at different times for Easterseals, the Chicago Public Schools, PepsiCo and Potbelly.

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Unsung architectural ‘jewel on the prairie’ in Bronzeville is poised to shine again

The long-vacant, two-story former Lake Meadows professional building at 31st Street and Rhodes Avenue — a dormant but architecturally significant modernist South Side office building — is getting a major fix-up.

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Joliet preservationists seek a stay of execution for ‘World’s Ugliest Courthouse’

Making the building’s looks take a back seat to its redevelopment potential is not a bad call, particularly in the court of public opinion.

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Preservationist places faith in plan for State Street buildings

A proposal to revive the buildings adjacent to the federal complex is being developed, with hope that it will satisfy concerns about safety.

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Loop skyscrapers must be demolished to protect safety of Dirksen federal building

I respect the interest in historic preservation. But the Dirksen Courthouse and those who work in it have been targeted before, and security vulnerabilities around the courthouse must be addressed.

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