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The third edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, titled “…and other such stories,” will highlight contested cultural memories, indigenous approaches to the environment, and civil rights in architecture and design.  Click image for source article.

The plan, which covers nearly every corner of its 311-acre campus, will bring changes to both its undergraduate and health sciences buildings. Click on image for article in Chicago Sun Times.

It’s up to local authorities to tailor this new tax incentive program to the needs of individual neighborhoods. Click on image for article.

A docu-series from WVON looks at the history and data behind Chicago’s decades-long black population decline, and what the city’s racial makeup may look like moving forward.

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary designation for a dense array of vernacular buildings in the heart of Pilsen.

Scientific studies have shown that Artic people and men handle winter temps better. More thyroid activity, shorter limbs, and brown fat all contribute to cold tolerance.

CDOT has designed a prototype parklet, which it will make available to the public. It’s intended to restart the City’s bumpy foray into more pedestrian friendly street use by shaving k – k off design permitting costs. The City will designate retail “Thrive” zones for the parklets.

WTTW reports that Chicago will expand bike share to all parts of the city, using a portion of its .5 million Bloomberg Philanthropies grant to reduce greenhouse emissions.

Michael Lewyn reviews – or conveys his take-away – Daniel Kay Hertz’s book The Battle for Lincoln Park. The book chronicles the neighborhood gentrifiers suppression of density in the neighborhood. Lewyn pegs that suppression as the primary cause of displacement of the prior working families.