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Dearborn Park is a residential Chicago neighborhood located in the Loop and Near South Side community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.The area is known for its unique architecture, [1] green spaces, [2] proximity to the city's downtown area, and many cultural and recreational attractions. [3]
Green building on college campuses is the purposeful construction of buildings on college campuses that decreases resource usage in both the building process and also the future use of the building. The goal is to reduce CO 2 emissions, energy use, and water use, while creating an atmosphere where students can be healthy and learn.
Studio Gang is an American architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. [1] Founded and led by architect Jeanne Gang, the Studio is known for its material research and experimentation, collaboration across a wide range of disciplines, and focus on sustainability. [2]
Logan Square is named after General John A. Logan, an American soldier and political leader.The square itself is a large public green space (designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney, landscape architect Jens Jensen and others) formed as the grand northwest terminus of the Chicago Boulevard System and the junction of Kedzie and Logan Boulevards and Milwaukee Avenue.
Centrally located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, two miles south of downtown Chicago, Illinois, the building houses Illinois Tech's school of architecture, city planning, and the department of design. The two-level building is configured as a pure rectangular form, 220 ft. by 120 ft. by 18 ft. tall.
The architecture firm McKim, Mead, and White designed many of the university's new buildings, including the Low Library. [25] This shift away from previous styles reflected changes and trends in city planning, as demonstrated by the Burnham Plan of Chicago. Not all colleges designed their buildings in keeping with the Beaux Arts aesthetic.
Chicago Landmark Status designated by the City of Chicago on July 30, 2008. Bruce Abrams Award given in 2012 by the Chicago Association of Realtors. The highest honor presented at the Good Neighbor Awards, awarded for "quality construction, service to a special population, green benefits, market value and architectural significance".
Adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Plaza is the landmark City Hall-County Building. Declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it houses offices for the Mayor of Chicago, alderpersons of Chicago's various wards, and chambers for the Chicago City Council.