Preservation Chicago has highlighted historical places or objects — including churches, schools, warehouse districts and even wooden double-hung windows — since 2002 that could be lost to demolition ...
Chicago is home to some of the tallest buildings in the country, with some spanning more than 1,000 feet from base to tip. But which Windy City skyscrapers are the tallest? The Skyscraper Center, ...
The city is set to begin construction soon on a 21-story, contemporary convention hotel at the western edge of the skyline − the first major high-rise built Downtown in years. To mark the occasion, ...
The Chrysler Building’s former owner is circling the orphaned tower. The famed Midtown edifice has been without an owner since last spring, with high costs and overdue upkeep looming large over any ...
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The White House, without input from the General Services Administration, is considering the demolition of four federal buildings across Washington, D.C., according to a sworn declaration submitted by ...
The buildings in question — many of which feature architectural styles that don’t fit Trump’s stated preferences — include the Robert C. Weaver Building, which serves as headquarters of the Department ...
Four historic Washington, D.C. buildings may be demolished by the Trump administration, per a court declaration filed yesterday, December 9, by Mydelle Wright, founding director of the Eisenhower ...
Philadelphia’s recently shuttered “palace of shopping,” Daniel Burnham’s 12-story department store commissioned by industrialist John Wanamaker, was largely influenced by Palazzo Medici in Florence, ...
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Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map. Reading time 3 minutes The world has a lot of buildings. Now you can see them ...
The Merchant Building, the tallest downtown Columbus building in three decades, has reached its full height of 350 feet. This 32-story mixed-use development will feature a hotel, residential units, ...