Sun-Times architecture critic. Author of Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side.
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How dumb is this? Trump will make his closing case at the Reflecting Pool, a symbol of his ineptitude and refusal to acknowledge reality. He’ll no doubt claim it’s fixed, but it’s just another vanity project that shows Trump cares above all about Trump. apnews.com/article/trump-clo…
My architecture column today. "The city and the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority are also lowering the curtain on the nearby former H. Gordon & Sons department store. And there’s more demolition to come." chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
My architecture column this weekend. "Preservation Chicago Executive Director Ward Miller said, 'We are hopeful that a new good steward would come forward to purchase and restore this amazing building.'" chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
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Today's architecture column. The new book is a goodbye kiss and a loving remembrance to the wild and historic Johnson Publishing offices, which were wrecked and removed when the building turned residential in 2017.
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My job is to poke around buildings, yet I’ve often taken a busman’s weekend at OHC to see even more, or to check out old favorites. Here are the places I'd like to see.
My architecture column today.
"The groundbreaking comes weeks after the museum announced plans to construct a two-story tall, 458-foot wide Welcome Hall in front of the building’s North Portico main entrance off 57th Street. chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
My architecture column today. "To see it from the street, it looks like poetry," Landmarks commissioner member Suellen Burns said of St. Simeon Church.
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My architecture column today. chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
Also in today's @Suntimes, the winners of last night's AIA Chicago Designight 2026 award ceremony. chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
My architecture column today. "Built in 1927 as the Avalon Theater, the building was designed by John Eberson, who modeled the work after an intricate metal Persian incense burner he found in a Royal Street antique store in New Orleans’ French Quarter."chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
In a letter to the editor in today's Sun-Times, the distinguished author and city historian Tim Samuelson said the MSI's "current proposals to significantly alter both the building’s north and south elevations display gross disrespect for a masterpiece." chicago.suntimes.com/letters…
The architecture beat has me hopping this week. "Landmarks Illinois and Preservation Chicago told officials Monday that the designation is needed to protect the vacant O’Leary Mansion from demolition."chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
My architecture column today. "The new hall would be almost 30-feet tall and a whopping 458-feet — nearly three-quarters of a city block — in length: A big old wide-brimmed hat blocking the screen at the movie theater." chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
Today's architecture column. Google HQ plaza to get a Sanford Biggers sculpture to replace the Dubuffet, and the tech giant releases new renderings and details of the renovated atrium as the renovation project continues. chicago.suntimes.com/archite…
After a month off, Bey is back! With a column about the winners announced today of World Business Chicago's design competition.
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Lee Bey retweeted
Don't miss Trygve Thoreson, author of DANIEL BURNHAM AND LOUIS SULLIVAN: Personal Histories of Two Icons of American Architecture in conversation with @LEEBEY of @Suntimes, at @PrintersRowFest (Center Stage) on Sun, Sept 13, 2026 at 4pm CT!
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