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Steven Holl Architects Selected to Renew Historic Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago

Reyyan Dogan — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Steven Holl Architects has been selected to lead the renewal of Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago in Illinois. The project will upgrade the 111-year-old building's infrastructure, improve accessibility, and introduce new spaces for programs, events, and informal gathering while preserving its historic character. Designed by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and completed in 1916, Ida Noyes Hall was originally conceived as a women's clubhouse and has since evolved into a broader campus gathering space. JLK Architects will serve as the historic preservation architect, with Workshop Architects leading student-life programming and operations planning.

9 Principles of Ethical Redevelopment to Consider in Order to Improve Communities, Not Gentrify Them

Isis Ferguson — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:30:00 +0000

A version of this article was originally published by Common Edge as "The Principles of Ethical Redevelopment."

Curators and Theme Announced for US Pavilion at 2018 Venice Biennale

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:45:00 +0000

The U.S. State Department has announced the individuals and institutions that will serve as curators and commissioners of the United States Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro Releases New Design for University of Chicago's Rubenstein Forum

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 15 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000

The University of Chicago has unveiled new renderings of its planned David M. Rubenstein Forum that show major changes to the buildings’ form and relationship to the site. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the new scheme shows a more homogeneous structure featuring a uniform zinc and glass facade that will help to better signify the distinct “neighborhoods” located within the 8-story tower.

Perkins Eastman Update SOM-Designed Laboratory at the University of Chicago

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:05:00 +0000

Perkins Eastman has released plans for a two-story expansion and redesign of the SOM-designed Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research at the University of Chicago campus in Chicago, Illinois. Construction on the 63,500 square foot building has just begun, and once completed, will serve as the renewed home of the University’s Department of Physics. The addition and renovation will create a new physics hub on campus that will allow students of different sub-disciplines to collaborate under the same roof for the first time.

DS+R Reveals Design for the University of Chicago's Rubenstein Forum

Vladimir Gintoff — Fri, 27 May 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has unveiled its design for the David M. Rubenstein Forum at the southeast corner of Woodlawn Avenue and 60th Street on the University of Chicago's campus. The 90,000 square foot (8,500 square meter) facility has been devised as a place of intellectual, institutional, and educational exchange, fulfilling a variety of campus needs for meeting spaces. A collection of block-like volumes, the building’s two-story base is anchored by a narrow 165-foot (50 meter) tower, with the exterior materials and structure reflecting the programmatic divisions within.

Adjaye Among 7 Asked to Submit Proposals for Barack Obama Presidential Center

Karissa Rosenfield — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Confirming the speculation, Adjaye Associates has been asked alongside six others to submit design proposals for the Barack Obama Presidential Center planned for Chicago's South Side. Diller Scofidio + Renfro, John Ronan Architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, SHoP Architects, Snøhetta and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects complete the list; all are expected to provide designs for both considered sites - Jackson Park and Washington Park.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro to Design First Building in Chicago

Karissa Rosenfield — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

The University of Chicago has selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) to design their David M. Rubenstein Forum, a new facility to host conferences, workshops, lectures, ceremonies and other gatherings. Planned for the University’s Campus South, on the southeast corner of Woodlawn Avenue and 60th Street, the Forum will provide a mix of informal and formal meeting spaces that encourage an "open exchange of ideas."

University of Chicago Selected to Host Barack Obama Presidential Library

Karissa Rosenfield — Mon, 04 May 2015 15:11:00 +0000

According to Forbes, the University of Chicago has been selected to be the official home of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum. The proposal, selected over sites at Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, will be built in the city's South Side Hyde Park, near a home owned by the Obamas.

Controversy Shrouds Chicago's Plan for the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Holly Giermann — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:00:41 +0000

The competition to host the new Barack Obama Presidential Library has generated quite a stir, attracting proposals from cities across the United States with Chicago emerging as the current front runner. Amid the debate, that is expected to end with a decision later this month, a new controversy has surfaced on the coattails of the University of Chicago's speculative plan. The proposed concept involves a land transfer for the library to occupy one of two historic parks designed by iconic landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1870s. Read more about the heated debate over using public parkland to house the library, here.

Bing Thom Architects to Design University of Chicago Center in Hong Kong

Karissa Rosenfield — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The University of Chicago has chosen Bing Thom Architects to design a new home for the Chicago Booth Asia Executive MBA Program in Hong Kong. The center will begin construction in October 2014 on Mount Davis, a heritage site that was originally used as a military encampment for the British Army in the 1940s and then a detention center.

Studio Gang to Design New Residence Hall and Dining Commons for UChicago

Becky Quintal — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Studio Gang Architects will design a new residence hall and dining commons for the University of Chicago, officials announced today. Expected to open in 2016, the new facility will stand at the corner of 55th Street and University Ave and will act as a gateway connecting the Hyde Park community to the rest of the University. Jeanne Gang’s studio was chosen out of dozens of entries, in a process that called upon the input of faculty, staff, students, as well as community and University stakeholders.

Logan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, University of Chicago / Tod Williams Billie Tsien & Associates

David Basulto — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:39 +0000

Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects, a renowned practice with expertise in public/cultural buildings, just unveiled the details for the new Reva and David Logan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Chicago.