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Chicago issues caisson permit for 400 Lake Shore Drive

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An important milestone has been reached in the construction of 400 Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. According to Urbanize Chicago , a caisson permit has been issued, and below-grade work is scheduled to kick off early next year. Landscaping and the final completion of the tower is expected for Q3 2027."

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Construction starts at SOM-designed 400 Lake Shore Drive replacement in Chicago

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The much-publicized void left behind in the wake of Santiago Calatrava ’s failed Chicago Spire proposal is finally being attended to, as now the Chicago Sun-Times and other outlets are reporting on developer Related Midwest’s start of construction for the SOM -designed replacement at 400 Lake Shore Drive.

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SOM-designed towers planned atop Chicago Spire site finally set to begin construction this year

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Fifteen years ago, a world renowned architect planned to bring the Spire to Chicago a giant luxury condo building with sky high prices. Years later, all that's there is hole in the ground, at a prime spot by the river and the lake. The towers will be built alongside a fellow long-awaited endeavor, DuSable Park, a 3.44-acre

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Lake Shore Drive Apartments by Mies Van Der Rohe: The Genesis of Glass and Steel

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Mies van der Rohe’s Lake Shore Drive Apartments have been a memorable icon of Chicago’s architectural landscape since their completion in 1951. Synonymous with Modernist design, these twin residential towers.

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There’s a Better View in Every Direction at This "Lake House" in Indiana

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Its vertical plan channels the progressive homes brought to Beverly Shores as an installation for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. After moving to Chicago from Lithuania in the 1990s, Danas and Odeta Lapkus quickly discovered the small beach town of Beverly Shores on Lake Michigan in Indiana.

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Top 10 Picks for Open House Chicago 2021

Chicago Architecture

With Chicago’s COVID positivity rate at about the same potency as three-two beer, you may be thinking about zipping off your Tyvek suit and sniffing around a perfect Autumn weekend in Chicago. If so, we recommend grabbing a pumpkin spice whatever and downloading the app for Open House Chicago 2021 ( Apple | Android ).

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An Artful Restoration Returns a Louisville Home to Its Midcentury Roots

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After years of trying out life in the hustle and bustle of cities like London and Chicago, artist John Brooks and his husband, Erik Eaker, were looking to permanently settle into a quiet oasis in Louisville, Kentucky, close to John’s family. The architects had already overhauled the entryway and garage with the previous owners.