In conjunction with National Engineers Week (NEW), Chicago engineering societies will host a student design competition for area schools. The contest, known as the Future City Competition (www.futurecitychicago.org), will require…

Over the weekend, President-Elect Barack Obama announced a few key parts of his economic recovery plan. His proposals include energy-efficient federal buildings, the single-largest investment in national infrastructure since the…

Vital construction of one of the tallest buildings in Lower Manhattan began in early October 2006 on a one-acre parking lot on the west side of the New York Downtown…