Governor Rauner has proposed selling the Jahn-designed Thompson Center via auction as the government building is in disrepair. Photo: Rainer Viertlbock Murphy/Jahn
Ever since Governor Rauner announced his plans to sell the dilapidated Thompson Center via auction, speculation on the fate of the Helmut Jahn-designed building has run rampant. We knew Taylor Johnson clients Mike De Rouin of FitzGerald Associates Architects and Diana Peterson of SVN AuctionWorks would have some important insights to add to the discussion. Read more about their suggestions for potential uses of the building and its land here.