architecture

Obama Center engineer fires back at online critics ripping architecture as ‘monstrous insult’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CHICAGO — One of the people who helped design the towering Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s South Side told Fox News Digital that boldness was the 44th president’s goal in the construction of what has become a polarizing finished product. “The architects knew with the client … Read more

In a city with an iconic skyline, the Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture

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CHICAGO — The granite monolith soars above a leafy stretch of Chicago’s South Side, a nearly windowless exterior more suited to a sci-fi film set than the state-of-the art presidential museum held within. Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening on Juneteenth, more than a … Read more