Hope and Squalor: Venezuelan Refugees at Chicago Police Stations
11.21.2023
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
Chicago
Blair Kamin on Reframing the Crucial Issue of Design Equity
11.16.2022
The former critic of the Chicago Tribune prefers a more holistic approach.
The former critic of the Chicago Tribune prefers a more holistic approach.
Blair Kamin: ‘Who Is the City For?’
11.15.2022
The critic talks about his new book on architecture, equity, and the public realm in Chicago.
The critic talks about his new book on architecture, equity, and the public realm in Chicago.
Blair Kamin’s Tribute to Helmut Jahn
05.11.2022
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
The former architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune spoke at a recent memorial service for the architect.
Lee Bey Is Back on the Architecture Beat in Chicago
04.04.2022
A talk with the writer, historian, and photographer about his new role.
A talk with the writer, historian, and photographer about his new role.
Breaking the Dead Paradigm For Design Exhibitions
12.21.2021
Notes on the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Notes on the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
My 15-Minute City: Logan Square, Chicago
02.24.2021
Walking the neighborhood, while travelling back in time.
Walking the neighborhood, while travelling back in time.
Blair Kamin Ends His Run as Architecture Critic of the Chicago Tribune
01.19.2021
An exit interview with the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.
An exit interview with the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.
Covid-19 and the Renewed Meaning of Public Space
08.13.2020
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
Did Latino Immigrants Save America’s Cities?
04.25.2020
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
A.K. Sandoval-Strausz chronicles a quiet, persistent urban revival in Barrio America.
Lee Bey on Chicago’s South Side, Historic Preservation, and Race
10.22.2019
A conversation with the photographer about his new book, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side.
A conversation with the photographer about his new book, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side.
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