Photo by Lynn Renee Persin. The sprawling arts initiative features dozens of free and low-cost exhibits and programs throughout the city and suburbs Chicago artists and designers are on the vanguard ...

Renee DiSanto and Christina Samatas, the duo behind the Chicago-area design firm Park & Oak, are not ones to shy away from new challenges. In addition to running a successful firm, they operate a ...

Can a design celebration that connects local architects, community organizations, and neighbors help spur community development in Chicago? Could Be Design’s Joseph Altshuler thinks so. The University ...

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The Evanston History Center has one of the largest costume collections in the state, totaling over 20,000 pieces and spanning from the early 19th century to today. Yet most of the time, these items ...

The multi-phased, multi-year Experience Evolution project to prepare Chicago’s nearly 100-year-old Shedd Aquarium for its second century is nearing its midway point, giving its millions of annual ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 2024 Chicago Sukkah Design Festival (CSDF) is an annual public art and architecture exhibition of outdoor pavilions, celebrating cultural heritage, interfaith and interracial ...

Continua Interiors recently unveiled its flagship Experience Center in Chicago’s vibrant Fulton Market District. Designed as a hub for creativity and collaboration, this inspiring space showcases ...

CHICAGO — Though none of the films at the Architecture and Design Film Festival, taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Siskel Film Center Feb. 19-22 are explicitly about climate change, ...

When James Dolenc and Tom Riker, co-founders of Chicago-based studio James Thomas, were approached for a project in 2023 by a prominent Chicago-based couple, they were given one rule: It can’t look ...

Chicago is an "anchor" for architecture and design in the US, according to panellists at a Dezeen talk filmed in partnership with King Living at its showroom in Chicago, Illinois. Titled Future of ...

Sangria LaRose Whine, who was hosting a club night dedicated to iconic ‘90s designer Lisa Frank, had one objective for her outfit. “I want to look like a balloon animal come to life,” the Buena ...