Rosa Parks Apartments Continues to be Recognized as an Outstanding Project
Rosa Parks Apartments has been awarded the 2011 GreenSite Award for multifamily housing, by Concrete Producer magazine. The editors of Concrete Construction and The Concrete Producer have created an awards program to recognize innovations in developing and building sustainable projects. Check out their feature on Rosa Parks Apartments here. Read More
Watch airLab on the Alderman Walter Burnett Show!
Get the scoop on airLab, on the Alderman Walter Burnett Show! Watch more clips on LBBA’s vimeo page. Watch the show in its entirety when it airs on the WN network this September. Read More
Rosa Parks Apartments Go Global!
Photo courtesy Andreas Larsson ArchDaily, the world’s most visited architecture website, just posted a story about Rosa Parks Apartments, designed by LBBA and developed by Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation. Get the scoop by clicking here. Read More
Green Lifestyles Workshop Series at Rosa Parks Apartments
In addition to committing to the development of sustainable buildings such as the Rosa Parks Apartments, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation has partnered up with the Delta Institute to provide a series of “Green Lifestyles” workshops to educate residents on sustainable living strategies. Recent events have included a “Green Lifestyles Fair,” “Recycling Workshop,” “Green Cleaning Science Fair” and... Read More
LBBA Tour at Architecture for Change Summit 2010
Pete will be giving a tour of three LBBA projects during the Architecture for Change Summit taking place September 22-24 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The tour takes place Friday, September 24 from 2-5pm; you can register here. Taking Back the NeighborhoodPeter Landon, Landon Bone Baker Architects Three of Landon Bone Baker’s community-based renovation and infill affordable housing developments will be visited. These projects have... Read More
Rosa Parks Grand Opening
Rosa Parks, a 94 unit development recently completed with Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, sponsored a very nice event celebrating the completion of the 8 building project. The event was held at the parking area between 2 of the buildings, one being a 27 unit 4-story building that is in process for a LEED Silver certification. Governor Pat Quinn was very enthusiastic (between his cheerleading for the newly crowned Stanley Cup Champion Chicago... Read More
Mosaic Tile Work for Rosa Park Apartments with archi-treasures and Bickerdike
A bunch of us went over to West Humboldt Park to help the archi-treasures and Bickerdike team work on a huge mosaic tile project that will be mounted on our recently completed Rosa Parks Apartments complex. It was a beautiful day and we had a great turn out—some folks cranked away at cutting and placing tile, others began laying out the rest of the pieces on the backer board, and others danced in the courtyard. As you can see in the photos we are... Read More