AIA Award-Winning Home on 21 Acres Returns!
This beautifully-designed home, built in 2008, has returned! Be sure to read the story about this award-winning home and take a look …
A Bertrand Goldberg Gem, Hidden in Plain Sight
Recently on Facebook, Crain’s Chicago Business residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin teased about something he was working on, showing a mysterious …
Florence Knoll Dies at 101
Well I hate to admit it, but I didn’t even know Florence Knoll (now Florence Knoll Bassett) was still alive. As reported …
An Uncompromising, Spectacular Retreat: Dennis Blair’s Schell House
It stands to reason that if you pair the right Architect with the right client, you end up with a special home. …
Amazing “Mid-Mod Med” Time Capsule House in North Barrington!
You can find countless stories online about mid-century modern “time capsule” houses, and 9 times out of 10, the term has been …
A Recent Build Wows with Prairie Style Architecture and Modern Conveniences
I don’t typically cover Prairie style homes on the Modern Illinois site, but anybody who follows modern architecture would be hard pressed …
SOLD! Dennis Blair-Designed Lake House in the Forest!
This amazing, spacious mid-century modern home has just sold to a young family from Chicago who were looking for a architecturally unique …
Noted Chicago Architect John Macsai Dies at 91
The Chicago Tribune’s Blair Kamin wrote a nice piece with some history about Macsai and his architecture, the most well-known is the …
Spectacular Dennis Blair-Designed “Lake House in the Forest” in North Barrington
471 East Oxford Road, North Barrington Harry and Jim may not be the first owners of 471 East Oxford Road in North …
A One-Owner Mid-Century Modern Split Level Hits the Market in Olympia Fields
It’s not often that we see modern homes over 5,000 square feet. Most were fairly modest, usually coming in at around 2,000 …
