Bronzeville

Wendell Phillips High School Addition. Rendering by Moody Nolan

Permit Review Committee Approves Addition for Wendell Phillips High School at 244 E Pershing Road in Bronzeville

The Permit Review Committee has approved a proposed addition to Wendell Phillips High School at 244 E Pershing Road in Bronzeville. Located near the Giles-Calumet Landmark District, the school campus is bound by E 38th Street to the north, S Giles Avenue to the east, E Pershing Road to the south, and S Prairie Avenue to the west. The Public Building Commission of Chicago is the developer behind the proposal for Chicago Public Schools.

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Cunningham Hall. Image by Lukas Kugler

Interior Work Underway at Cunningham Hall at Illinois Institute of Technology in Bronzeville

Interior work is underway on Cunningham Hall, a nine-story residential building originally designed in 1955 by famous German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Located at 3100 S Michigan Avenue on the northeastern edge of the main campus in Bronzeville, the structure was built by Mies van der Rohe as part of his campus plan and used as on-campus apartments. Illinois Institute of Technology is leading the renovation of the building.

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