Architecture & Design

Reimagining Hard-to-Lease Ground-Floor Retail

How architects and city planners are redefining the meaning of mixed-use.

Sage West Loop is a mixed-use 18-story building that offers 196 residential units. Image by Mike Schwartz, courtesy of KTGY

Tandem Completes Chicago High-Rise

Sage West Loop has a walk score of 94 out of 100.

Apartnemt building exterior, landscaping and parking spaces

Executing Multifamily Renovations: One Strategy Does Not Fit All

Maintaining your apartments can boost resident satisfaction and NOI and make your property more competitive.

Solutions for ‘Dark Spaces’ in Office-to-Residential Conversions

Architect Charles Bloszies shares his research on potential uses for these residual, unlit spaces.

The Architecture Industry Is Adapting to Economic Turmoil

How is the current multifamily market slowdown impacting the design and planning process? Veteran architect Kevin Newman weighs in.

co-living post chicago

How Co-Living Is Reshaping Urban Housing

Catering to contemporary lifestyles, this community-driven solution is blending privacy with sociability.

42 Hundred On The Lake bikes

Bike Shares, E-Bikes Gain Speed as Amenity

Developers, managers, safety experts and bike vendors weigh in.

student housing sleeping nook

How Student Housing Can Support Mental Health

Design strategies that relieve stress and enable a sense of community.

First units at the D.C.-area property are expected to be delivered in 2025. Image courtesy of The NRP Group

Northern Virginia Development Embraces Post-Pandemic Design Trends

A pair of sponsors have broken ground on the project in Woodbridge, Va.

Imagining a New Crown in Brooklyn

A former Bjarke Ingels architect and émigré from Russia on his design for a Crown Heights site.