Blair Kamin

@BlairKamin

Fortunate husband. Proud dad. Former ChiTrib architecture critic. Pulitzer, Polk winner. 2013 Nieman. Books: “Who Is the City For?”, “Why Architecture Matters.”

Chicago, IL

Joined September 2009

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Aug 9

1/4 I’m thrilled to announce that architecture criticism will return to the @chicagotribune. @EdwardKeegan, who has chronicled Chicago’s architectural scene for more than three decades, will write a twice-a-month column. His first piece posts Sunday. chicagotribune.com/2024/08/09/opi…

BlairKamin's tweet card. Edward Keegan’s work will appear biweekly in the Tribune’s Opinion section.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 17

Just walked in Ping Tom Park. Wonderful.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · 5 h

Last remnant of Columbus statue being removed from Grant Park as city looks to add 'rotating art' - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/0…

BlairKamin's tweet card. The statue's pedestal removal Thursday angered the president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, who called it a betrayal of a deal the committee had with Mayor Brandon Johnson's...

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · 7 h

The yearslong project to overhaul the Federal Reserve buildings in D.C. has run into multiple hurdles, including higher-than-expected groundwater at the site—WSJ wsj.com/economy/centra…

BlairKamin's tweet card. The yearslong project to overhaul the U.S. central bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., has run into multiple hurdles.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · 8 h

Gov. JB Pritzker announces another tenant at South Chicago's quantum park - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/20…

BlairKamin's tweet card. Infleqtion plans to build the first utility-scale quantum computer in Illinois at the state's quantum park and create at least 50 new jobs.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · 8 h

Johnson breaks ground on $40 million affordable housing complex at former Robert Taylor Homes - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07/2…

BlairKamin's tweet card. The mayor says he hopes the Legends South A3 project will "bring new life" to the area that has long been a symbol of the city's past policy failures on public housing.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 23

Chicago Union Station celebrates its 100th birthday - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/transportation…

BlairKamin's tweet card. The idea for Chicago's Union Station was laid out by famed architect Daniel Burnham, who developed the 1909 Plan of Chicago. The vision was for a hub that would link multiple modes of transportation....

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 23

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs order to snuff out smoking on CTA L trains - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/2025/07/22/chi…

BlairKamin's tweet card. Johnson says he wants to put social workers at stops and launch an anti-smoking campaign. But one council member who’s been pushing for enforcement against smoking says the mayor’s ideas could lack...

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 23

New Red Line CTA stations aren’t architectural marvels, but they’re still a major upgrade—⁦@chicagotribune⁩ editorial board. chicagotribune.com/2025/07/22/edi…

BlairKamin's tweet card. None of these new CTA stations are architectural marvels. But they’re also all vast improvements.

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Crain's Chicago Business@CrainsChicago · Jul 21

Chicago firm picks up riverfront office building on the cheap, plans $50M revamp ebx.sh/k1WSs6

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Block Club Chicago@BlockClubCHI · Jul 21

For the first time in nearly four years, all the Red Line stations in Edgewater and Uptown are fully operational. blockclubchi.co/46mdlLU

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 20

The new curtain wall emerges at the former Thompson Center and future Google offices in Chicago.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 19

This is rich: Donny Bankrupt, an expert at mud-slinging, lying and defaming, files a defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal. nytimes.com/2025/07/18/bus… via @NYTimes

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 18

Kansas City supermarket, backed by millions of public dollars, faces closure - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

BlairKamin's tweet card. More cities and states are experimenting with the concept of city-owned grocery stores, but these experiments often don’t account for social issues.

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keachhagey@keachhagey · Jul 18

I am so proud of my brave, brilliant colleagues @khadeeja_safdar and @joe_palazzolo, proud to live in a country where the founders put freedom of speech in the very first amendment, and proud to work at The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com/politics/trump… via @WSJ

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 16

Sterling Bay wins approval for Lincoln Park apartment towers—⁦@chicagotribune⁩ chicagotribune.com/2025/07/15/ste…

BlairKamin's tweet card. Ald. Scott Waguespack dropped his opposition to the proposal, clearing the way for approval.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 16

Chicago 'granny flats' one step closer to citywide legalization—⁦@chicagotribune⁩ chicagotribune.com/2025/07/15/chi…

BlairKamin's tweet card. The Zoning Committee voted to advance the additional dwelling unit ordinance, teeing up a Wednesday vote by the full City Council, where opponents could delay it.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 15

Humboldt Park’s historic Pioneer Arcade closer to being redeveloped into affordable senior housing - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/20…

BlairKamin's tweet card. The remodel of the Spanish Baroque Revival-style building into a 61-unit affordable housing complex secured its final funding piece — $13.2 million in tax increment financing.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 14

Willis Tower lobby. Really.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 13

Column: Future of public housing is on Chicago’s Taylor Street—⁦@EdwardKeegan⁩ in ⁦@chicagotribune⁩ chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/col…

BlairKamin's tweet card. Chicago’s new National Public Housing Museum and Roosevelt Square mixed-use apartments show glimmers of architectural success.

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin · Jul 12

Broadway upzoning vote delayed amid pushback—⁦@chicagotribune⁩ chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/bro…

BlairKamin's tweet card. A Zoning Committee vote on the plan that advocates say will add density and affordability had been scheduled for Tuesday, teeing it up for final passage next week.

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