Poetry Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, US, Chicago, United States

Designed by John Ronan Architects, Poetry Foundation is located in Chicago, Illinois, US, Chicago, United States. The garden is also the pathway by which visitor reach the building. Conceived as an urban sanctuary, the space offers a buffer between the street and the building as well as the public and private sections of the building. Upon entering the garden, visitors will see the double-height library... 

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235 Van Buren in Chicago, United States

Located in 235 Van Buren, Chicago, United States  was designed by Perkins+Will. Its architecture is divided into two masses as a response to two site conditions; the first condition, to the north, is the densely infilled context of the Chicago “Loop.” The second condition, to the south, is an open space created by a freeway and major traffic interchange which contains a small park. The... 

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Roosevelt University in Chicago, United States

Roosevelt University that located in Chicago, United States , was designed by VOA Associates Incoporated. Thin and tall and with an undulating glass façade in various shades of blue, Roosevelt’s new campus centre presents a dynamic image for Chicago’s South Loop area for the University which makes its home in the adjacent Auditorium building, a storied building designed by architect Louis Sullivan... 

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Greenway Self Park in Chicago, United States

Designed by HOK International, Greenway Self Park is located in Chicago, United States. The 24-hour public parking garage in the River North neighbourhood of the Windy City features wind turbines, rain water collection systems and electric car plug-in stations. A way-finding system has also been implemented at each elevator lobby to educate Chicagoans on how to live more sustainably and better protect... 

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Theory and Computing Sciences Building in Argonne (Chicago), Illinois, United States

Theory and Computing Sciences Building was designed by a n i m a t e, located in Argonne (Chicago), Illinois, United States , U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently opened a world-class interdisciplinary research centre which is dedicated to large-scale computation and builds on Argonne’s strengths in high-performance computing software, advanced hardware architectures... 

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