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Hotel EMC2 Supports Youth in STEM Education
"'Curiosity, combined with the ability to be creative and inventive, is the human trait, which lies at the heart of the Hotel EMC2’s brand identity. When a human being can be creative and invent, it can transform their view on life and ennoble the spirit,' said Scott...
30,000-square-foot rooftop restaurant and bar will crown new Navy Pier hotel
"Visitors who play at Navy Pier soon will be able to stay there as well, with a new seven-story hotel set to rise on the eastern end of the familiar landmark over the next 18 months. Developers unveiled plans this week for the upscale, 222-room Curio Collection by...
Autograph Collection Hotels & SMASHotels Introduce Hotel EMC2
"Driven by the vision and passion of local real estate developer, leader and disruptor Scott Greenberg, President and CEO of SMASHotels, as well as General Manager Christine Wechter, the hotel's interiors are designed by the award-winning Rockwell Group and...
KOO’s Latest One-Of-A-Kind Design
"EMC2 is the follow-up to theWIT Hotel. The 27 story, 298 guest room soft-branded Hilton Doubletree in the heart of the Loop. Its glassy façade punctuated by a chartreuse lightning bolt secured KOO on Chicago's architectural map when it debuted. This is KOO's third...
Quick Hits: Hotel EMC2 Opens in Chicago
"The under-used east end of Navy Pier would come to life with an elevated walkway and reflecting pool under a new chapter of the pier’s centennial makeover advanced Thursday.The Chicago Plan Commission also signed off on a seven-story, 240-room hotel, a seasonal...
Hotel EMC2 Downtown Chicago Celebrates Opening
"With interiors designed by the award-winning Rockwell Group, and architecture led by KOO, art and science are thoughtfully woven throughout every nook and cranny of the 21-story, 195-room hotel. A typographic design greets guests upon arrival featuring the commanding...
Walter Payton College Prep in PBC’s 2016 Year in Review
The Public Building Commission's 2016 Year in Review magazine highlights our recent renovation to Walter Payton College Prepatory. Credit: Public Building Commission
Walter Payton College Prep Annex Wins CBC Merit Award 2017
At the Chicago Building Congress (CBC) Awards Dinner in May of 2017, KOO received the New Construction Chicago Under $55 Million Award for our work on Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Annex and Renovation! Credit: Chicago Building Congress
Elite Payton College Prep H.S. shows off new $20 million annex
"When students report for the first day of class Tuesday, they’ll find a spacious cafe, third-floor gym, black box theater, mirrored dance studio and more than a dozen additional classrooms in a bright new space at 1034 N. Wells St." Credit: Chicago Sun Times Lauren...
Plan Commission Approves New Hotel, Elevated Walkway at Navy Pier
"The under-used east end of Navy Pier would come to life with an elevated walkway and reflecting pool under a new chapter of the pier’s centennial makeover advanced Thursday.The Chicago Plan Commission also signed off on a seven-story, 240-room hotel, a seasonal...
Another Sliver of a Hotel Slotting Into the Gold Coast
"When students report for the first day of class Tuesday, they’ll find a spacious cafe, third-floor gym, black box theater, mirrored dance studio and more than a dozen additional classrooms in a bright new space at 1034 N. Wells St." Credit: Chicago Architecture...
Awesome Bird’s Eye View of Streeterville’s Marriot Autograph Hotel
"The new hotel is going up on a 60’x120′ sliver of land wedged between a condominium block and an old mansion converted into Les Nomades, one of the city’s best French restaurants. It’s the latest design by Koo and Associatesfor SMASHotels." Credit: Chicago...
Proposed Navy Pier Hotel Project Finds A Developer And An Architect
"Architect Koo, who is designing the new Navy Pier hotel, is no stranger to First Hospitality. She also worked on the Wit Hotel. Koo's design for the Navy Pier project consists of steel and glass bay windows and balconies that will complement the Pier's existing...
City Says Private Developer Will Build Hotel on Navy Pier
"Right now I think there's a perception in Chicago among many who know the pier, it's in their backyard, it's loved but maybe it's something they only visit when their family comes in town and wants to go to the pier. We want you to want to go to the pier and...
Ontario Street Tower Crane Makes its Smashing Debut
"Designed by Chicago firm Koo and Associates, the new Smash Hotel will feature 198 rooms over 22 stories. As you can see in the photos below, there are several sections of crane to be assembled, so expect it to get a bit taller in the coming days." Credit: Chicago...
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