Links
Architecture, Planning, Construction
- A Daily Dose of Architecture
- AIA American Institute of Architects
- AIA COTE Notes Committee on the Environment newsletter
- AIA Center for Communities by Design
- AIA Chicago
- American Institute of Architects
- Architecture and Design Society of the Art Institute of Chicago
- ArchitectureChicago PLUS A daily blog on architecture in Chicago, with a supplement of other topics cultural and political
- Architreasures Raising community involvement in the urban landscape
- Bldg Blog architectural conjecture :: urban speculation :: landscape futures
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Civic Blueprint Enhancing collaborations between the design community and nonprofit organizations, community groups, public schools and social service agencies.
- Dexigner
- Inhabitat Future-forward design for the world you inhabit
- Open Architecture Network Online, open source community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design
- PLY Architecture Cool experiments with concrete
- Space Syntax Laboratory Analyses of spatial configurations of all kinds
- Transmaterial Crazy new materials
- UrbanLab The current condition of the Chicago Megalopolis is revealed with maps, diagrams, and statistics
- pushpullbar architecture + design forum
City of Chicago
- City of Chicago Building code Building code online
- City of Chicago site map
- DCAP | E-permitting login Online permit applications
- DCAP | Neighborhod Permit Center Application and appointment line for intake meeting
- Department of Buildings Information about Chicago building codes, permit review, and downloadable forms abnd applications.
- Department of Zoning Includes zoning ordinance online.
- Department of Zoning | zoning map
- Environmental & Building Permits Includes links to building Permit Wizard and Departments of Buildings, Environments, and Zoning.
Standards
- ADA/ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and technical assistance materials
- IAC Illinois Accesibility Code text and illustrations
- International Building Code (IBC) as recent as 2006 edition, free online access
- MIT Design Advisor The on-line design tool for architects and building engineers to test building energy performance
- Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) Fire resistance ratings of building construction types
- municodes.com Various online codes for U.S. municipalities
Construction
- Murco Chicagoland-based demolition auction company
- Raw Building Concepts Chicago high-end sustainable residential and commercial general contractors
- Unlimited Woodworks Inc. Custom woodwork and general contracting
- WTCA Representing the structural building components industry.