Jean Dubuffet’s 29 ft-tall sculpture Monument with Standing Beast (1984), a fixture outside Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center since before architect Helmut Jahn’s famous postmodernist ...

Sun-Times Media Share The black and white Jean Dubuffet sculpture outside the James R. Thompson Center never excited Chicago as did the Daley Center Picasso, nor did it ever garner the mass appeal ...

One Sunday earlier this month, Tom Guenther passed the James R. Thompson Center ... of Contemporary Art Chicago — encountered late French artist Jean Dubuffet’s sculpture Monument with ...

Google’s decision to take up residence in the James R. Thompson Center, formerly the State of Illinois Center, is a meaningful victory for Chicago’s preservationists and a very useful reminder ...

Nearly two decades after the state first considered a sale of the James R ... in Chicago, wrote in a blog post Wednesday that the company anticipates moving into the Thompson Center in 2026.

May 6 marks 40 years since the State of Illinois Center was dedicated. The pink-and-blue building with stunning atrium and walls made of glass, was championed by Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson as ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Demolition plans are moving forward at the Thompson Center. The city has granted permits to begin work demolishing the exterior and atrium of the iconic downtown building.

CHICAGO, Ill. (WAND) - Google will move into the renovated James R. Thompson Center, according to the governor's office. Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Central Management ...

stop when you reach 100 West and then drink in the post-modern vista of the James R. Thompson Center, as designed by the late Helmut Jahn? That might seem like a strange idea since the Thompson ...

Developers have begun the long-awaited transformation of the James R. Thompson Center ... the Hawks at the United Center on April 17, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) The Blackhawks, Bulls ...

The Chicago Department of Buildings approved a permit for demolition at the James R. Thompson Center affecting the iconic building’s interior and facade. The Helmut Jahn-designed Thompson Center ...

This intervention is a response to the grand scale of the Thompson Center and will feature a bookstore curated by Marya Kanakis, focusing on topics related to ecology, architectural theory ...