by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | Press
“Though preliminary, Koo’s plans show a softer side of the storied hotel. The hotel structure will remain, she said, although it is a question of degree. One route would be strict historic preservation, while another might be to remove and repurpose some of the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2011 | Press
“With the zig-zaggety lightning streak she carved into the 27-story glass facade of the Wit hotel, architect Jackie Koo, of Koo and Associates, injected high voltage energy onto State Street. Not bad for a Plato-loving former philosophy student who changed her...
by admin | Oct 20, 2010 | Press
“After 21 years as mayor, Richard M. Daley has left an indelible mark on Chicago’s built environment. The Architect’s Newspaper asked 11 Chicago architects to reflect on Daley’s impact on the city’s architecture, planning, and landscape, and to ponder the...
by admin | May 26, 2010 | Press
” “I left undergraduate school with a philosophy degree. I got a great education that prepared me for nothing specific. But my career as an architect is ultimately a rejection of that,” admits Koo, who clearly has as much pragmatism as talent.” See Full...
by admin | Mar 11, 2010 | Press
“Breaking the mass of the slender building gives it a smaller scale on the streetscape—in contrast to its generally larger neighbors. The chartreuse glass of the lightning bolt bends to fill the canopy protecting the entrance—and casts its wickedly hip color...
