It revolutionised the world of architecture and ushered in an era of ever taller buildings: Chicago's Home Insurance Building is considered to have been the world's first skyscraper. This is its story ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Exterior of the Home Insurance Building ...
Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. The roof on Ron Watson's house in Spanish Fort, ...