Edward Keegan: Millennium Park has failed to live up to its promise May 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Ticketed events should be the rare exception at Millennium Park. Gates and fences should be eliminated.
Edward Keegan: Eero Saarinen’s particularly strange house in Columbus, Indiana April 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Miller House in Columbus, Indiana, is a challenging piece of architecture that can delight, surprise and befuddle.
Edward Keegan: Wrigley Field is losing some of its magic with demolished historic buildings April 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Three vintage three-flats represented Wrigley Field’s history and the architecture that has made Chicago’s neighborhoods enduring.
Edward Keegan: An example of sophisticated affordable housing in Logan Square March 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Encuentro Square is 100% affordable multifamily housing in Chicago that has better design than most new “luxury” apartments in the city.
Edward Keegan: Illinois quantum park deserves noteworthy architecture instead of no-frills construction March 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Much of the Illinois quantum park will essentially be akin to a shipping center and may not be the best of neighbors on Chicago’s lakefront.
Edward Keegan: Shedd Aquarium’s renovations honor the original buildings February 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Additions and renovations to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including a new exhibit, have been bold and modest.
Edward Keegan: O’Hare’s new parking garage rises to the occasion February 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The new Terminal 5 parking garage at O'Hare International Airport earns a place in Chicago's long history of parking and architecture.
Edward Keegan: Redesign of the area around the United Center is being done (mostly) right January 26, 2025 at 9:50 a.m. There needs to be clarification about how these extensive new “parks” in the plans to redevelop the area around the United Center will operate.
Edward Keegan: Has Donald Trump given up his interest in architecture? January 26, 2025 at 9:53 a.m. The few design-related initiatives from Donald Trump’s first term revolved around classical architecture, which is not his previous style.
Edward Keegan: What kind of year has it been for Chicago architecture? January 26, 2025 at 9:53 a.m. 2024 was middling for Chicago architecture. No great new buildings came online, but the constant creation of the city continued apace.