CenterPoint Properties Has the Power

Inventive projects and a focus on industrial development pump up the Chicago area.
CenterPoint Properties Trust crackles with energy. Click here >>


IIT Buildings School Crews in Intricacy

Architectural visionaries have designs on South Side of Chicago campus
Visiting the Illinois Institute of Technology is a little like walking through an outdoor museum. Click here >>


Tower Design Banks on Potential Expansion

ABN AMRO building features a composite structural system
Like the funds inside, the ABN AMRO bank under construction in Chicago's West Loop could multiply. Click here >>


Office with Design Ellipse Adds Twist to Construction

Impurities removed, wetlands preserved on site of Northwestern Mutual's office
The $125 million Northwestern Mutual office building and parking structure under construction in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin features a distinctive design, flexible HVAC system and an infrastructure designed to accommodate three additional construction phases over the next 20 to 25 years. Click here >>


Weekend Construction Warriors Keep 'El' Trains Rolling

Reconstructed stations on the CTA's Blue Line to sit on center platforms between two sets of tracks
Tearing down rusted, century-old elevated train structures and reassembling them isn't so easy when workers have only the weekend and must make sure the tracks are reopened in time for about 7,000 Chicago commuters to hop on board Monday morning. Click here >>


Chicago Metra Line Upgrades On Track

Extensions and improvements on three different commuter lines total $558 million in construction
After six years of planning, upgrades have begun on three different commuter rail lines run by Metra in the Chicago area. Click here >>