Edward Keegan: This year in Chicago architecture wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card January 13, 2026 at 1:26 p.m. 2025 included a few head scratchers: a papal pilgrimage site in suburban Dolton and an entire wing of the White House demolished.
Edward Keegan: Robert A.M. Stern wrote 7,000 pages about New York architecture. Who can write Chicago’s tome? December 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Robert A.M. Stern's books form the definitive history of New York’s architecture. Why doesn't Chicago doesn’t have a similar historical record?
Edward Keegan: Frank Gehry’s generous and democratic architecture December 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. While his forms could seem casual and arbitrary, Frank Gehry was an amazing planner who always produced buildings that were easy to navigate.
Edward Keegan: Frank Lloyd Wright’s chairs get a thoughtful presentation in Wisconsin November 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright’s chairs is a unique opportunity to view tangible objects designed by the architect.
Edward Keegan: Architecture becomes real through construction at Revolution Workshop November 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Nonprofit Revolution Workshop's newly renovated space in Garfield Park supports activities that improve lives in tangible ways.
Edward Keegan: Columbus, Indiana’s architecture festival embraces the spirit of Chicago improv with ‘Yes And’ November 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Improv isn’t the most obvious model for architecture, but good design is always about negotiating between past, present and future.
Edward Keegan: The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building October 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. There are still a few months of construction to go, but the Obama Presidential Center doesn’t conform to architectural conventions or styles.
Edward Keegan: It is unclear what the Chicago Architecture Biennial is shifting to October 6, 2025 at 12:41 p.m. It’s hardly clear what the Chicago Architecture Biennial is offering in this time of radical change.
Edward Keegan: Chicago’s Missing Middle housing initiative aims too low September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago’s Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative is intended as an urban repair project. But the early results are alarming.
Edward Keegan: Winnetka school’s updated design honors the old while ushering in the new August 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. It's not often that a building from 1940 still seems fresh and new, but the original Crow Island School is the product of talented architects.