Architectural detail depicts the 13-story office building's iconic stepped façade. Schaumburg, IL. CBRE. Transwestern. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architects.

Named one of the five most important buildings of the 21st century by USA Today, 3Com Midwest Headquarters also earned 2014 BOMA International TOBY award. Rolling Meadows, IL. CBRE. Valerio Dewalt Train architects.

Rational grid design. Schaumburg, IL. Manulife Financial. Fujikawa Johnson Gobel architects. 

Advocate Medical Lutheran General Hospital pediatric outpatient care annex. Park Ridge, IL. Pelli Clarke Pelli (Cesar Pelli & Assoc.).

Windows reveal circular stair that connects two-story bedroom on top and middle floors. Wadsworth, IL. Marvin Windows. Belli & Belli Architects.

Custom five-bedroom home features durable Ipe Wood exterior and large windows to maximize light throughout. Evanston, IL. Thelen Design. BKM Development.

Front of the library’s wedge-shaped plan fits with smaller structures that line the downtown circle while the wider back façade allows space for the town’s growing collection. Flossmoor, IL. Dewberry Associates (Burnidge Cassell Associates).

Flossmoor, IL. Dewberry Architects (Burnidge Cassell Associates).

Advanced tomotherapy center delivers highly precise radiation treatment. Morris, IL. Arzoumanian & Co. Architects.

Carport for a Lincoln Park row house provides owners and neighbors with a sheltered social space. Chicago, IL. Architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang.

Elgin Community College Culinary Arts School entrance. Elgin, IL. Dewberry Architects (Burnidge Cassell Associates). 

Sunset is reflected in Thermos headquarters windows at twilight. Schaumburg, IL. CBRE. Holabird & Root architects.

Presence Inwood Athletic Club, earned the Park and Recreation Association Outstanding Facility Award. Joliet, IL. Dewberry Architects (Burnidge Cassell Associates).

Glass atrium. Evanston, IL. Behles+Behles Architects.

Entry detail for a contemporary home. Arzoumanian & Co. Architects.

Private residence. Arzoumanian & Co. Architects. 

Dismissal is always a busy time at this District U-46 elementary school. Bartlett, IL. Dewberry Architects (Burnidge Cassell Associates). 

Southwestern color dominates this inviting hotel.

Italian-style hospitality. 17th century villa atop a Tuscan hillside delivers a rustic-chic experience. Volterra, Italy.