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How to boost economic and environmental sustainability through technology

Once known for its vast stockyards and rail linkages, Chicago eventually grew more cosmopolitan and became an important corporate hub, as well as an exporter…

275-unit South Loop multifamily project breaks ground

Draper and Kramer, Incorporated announced that it has started construction on 2111 S. Wabash Avenue, a 24-story, 275-unit building in the McCormick Square area of…

SCB promotes Sprogis-Marohn to principal

Chicago-based architecture, interior design and planning firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) announced the promotion of Renee Sprogis-Marohn, AIA to principal. Since joining SCB in 2011…

Passive house, massive scale

Building commercial properties with sustainability in mind has the capacity to drastically improve a city's carbon footprint and mitigate the effects of climate change. One…

Skender begins interior construction for Vital Proteins’ new Fulton Market HQ

Skender, serving as general contractor, recently launched the interior renovation of the future 40,000-square-foot headquarters of Vital Proteins, a private retailer of health supplement products.…

Chicago City Council approves Tribune Media Plan for riverfront development

The scheme by Tribune Media Company subsidiary Tribune Real Estate Holdings to transform their riverfront development at 777 W. Chicago Avenue has been approved by…

How SCB designs with the client in mind

Solomon Cordwell Buenz has long embraced a forward-looking approach to design. From its inception in the 1930s to today, SCB's focus on innovation has helped…

Google to expand its Fulton Market footprint

Google will expand it's presence in the Fulton Market district next year, further extending Chicago's reputation as a tech hub. The company, which already has…

Bryan Irwin joins SCB’s campus environments practice

Architecture, interior design and planning firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) has hired Bryan Irwin, AIA LEED AP as a principal. Irwin will be part of…

Retooled Union Station redevelopment revealed

Plans to add seven stories of rental units atop Chicago's storied Union Station have been scaled back, as the team behind the controversial redevelopment unveiled…