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Remembering Kress
An S.H. Kress store in Charleston, South Carolina has been repurposed as a Williams-Sonoma store. S.H. Kress was a five-and-dime chain that went out of business decades ago, but left hundreds of beautiful buildings around the country as its legacy.
Moon Over Lake Michigan
The light of a full moon teams up with skyscrapers to illuminate the night sky in Chicago.
City Scene: Savannah Contrasts
The ultra-modern Talmadge Memorial Bridge carries people across the Savannah River, while historic sternwheeler paddleboats carry people up and down the river.
Seeing Stars in Los Angeles
Long before people who make their living pretending to be other people were called “stars” there were people in the Hollywood hills who made their living looking at real stars. They are the scientists at the Griffith Observatory, built in 1933 high above the city in an area that was thought to be safe from &hellip Continue reading
Diamonds in the Rough: The Ravenel Bridge
Traditionally, the city of Charleston, South Carolina is associated with historic architecture, stately plantations, and generally old things. But the biggest thing in Charleston Harbor (aside from the cargo ships loading up on freshly minted BMW cars), is a new piece of architecture: The Arthur Ravenel, Junior Bridge. The bridge’s span is held &hellip Continue reading
Massive Project Gets Underway in DC
These days, few developers are developing. And those that are, are doing so with the help of governments. That’s what’s happening in Washington, DC where Hines and Archstone have broken ground on CityCetner DC. Here’s the press release:
50 South Sixth in Minneapolis sold
A big skyscraper in Minneapolis has been sold. Hines REIT picked up 50 South Sixth this week, but isn’t talking about how much it spent. You can read the full press release here: HINES GLOBAL REIT ACQUIRES FIFTY SOUTH SIXTH IN MINNEAPOLIS (MINNEAPOLIS) – The Minneapolis office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced &hellip Continue reading
City Scene: BP Pedestrian Bridge, Chicago
The BP Pedestrian Bridge snakes across Columbus Drive in Chicago. The sun glints off its stainless steel scales as the serpentine structure carries pedestrians between Millennium Park and Grant Park.
Chicago’s Grocery Store in the Sky
This article is from our sister blog, The Chicago Architecture Blog. For more information about Chicago and more than 1,000 of its buildings, visit our sister site, Chicago Architecture Info. There are a lot of rumors about special places in Chicago that most people don’t get to see. Today I thought I’d demystify one &hellip Continue reading
Landmark Chicago Skyscraper Redevelopment Complete
Got a press release today stating that the major renovations at 330 North Wabash are now complete. You may remember 330 as the Chicago’s old IBM Building or One IBM Plaza, Mies Van Der Rohe’s massive black slab along the Chicago river that used to loom so menacingly over the Sun-Times building before it was neutered by Donald &hellip Continue reading
Transaction: 40 Mercer Street, New York
Hines has sold the retail condos at 40 Mercer Street to GLL. A press release follows: HINES SELLS 40 MERCER RETAIL CONDMINIUMS TO GLL (NEW YORK) – Hines, the international real estate firm, and property investor GLL, announced today that GLL purchased the 14,000 square feet of retail condominiums at 465 Broadway, also known as &hellip Continue reading
Energy Hog Buildings Compete to Become The Biggest Losers
Even if you don’t watch a lot of television, you’re probably at least familiar with the game show “The Biggest Loser.” Now the U.S. government is holding its own version of the competition. The EPA is pitting a select group of buildings from around the country against each other to see which ones can save &hellip Continue reading
Chicago Skyline Sunrise
The sun peeks out over Lake Michigan and illuminates the skyscraper forest of Chicago on an early morning. From this vantage point, several buildings clearly stand head and shoulders above the rest: Trump International Hotel and Tower Willis Tower 300 North LaSalle The Park Tower Why no 100-story John Hancock Center in the photograph? Because it was &hellip Continue reading