(NEXSTAR) – Can you imagine a time before skyscrapers towered over the world’s great cities, shading the streets and sidewalks below? That was the reality until America entered a new architectural era ...

CHICAGO — The granite monolith soars above a leafy stretch of Chicago’s South Side, a nearly windowless exterior more suited to a sci-fi film set than the state-of-the art presidential museum held ...

The center, its companion buildings, plaza and redesigned park space is among the best urban spaces in the city, maybe second only to Millennium Park.

Microphones are perched atop 45 buildings, helping to capture a picture of bird traffic in Chicago. But the buildings helping ...

Living Habitat” and “Flyway City” examine the region’s ecosystems, migratory birds, and intersection of nature and ...

A Chicago City Council committee this week heard testimony on what can be done to provide birds safe passage through the city, and what obstacles might stand in the way of passing a bird-friendly ...

Few cities test a building’s limits like Chicago. From frigid winters and scorching summers to lake-driven winds and dense urban conditions, it’s a proving ground for materials. That’s why architects, ...

In Carl Sandburg’s famous 1914 poem “Chicago,” he praised the Windy City for its hardworking “Big Shoulders.” He might also have lauded the city’s sturdy and architecturally attractive buildings that ...

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(NEXSTAR) – Can you imagine a time before skyscrapers towered over the world’s great cities, shading the streets and sidewalks below? That was the reality until America entered a new architectural era ...