Chicago Eater, “Behold Downtown’s New Rooftop Restaurant” dated August 23, 2016 features the rooftop restaurant and lounge Boleo and its beautiful retractable roof. When a rooftop restaurant opens, there is always lots of fanfare. And there is no better way to emphasize the locale than through skylights. But these are not just run-of-the-mill, fixed skylights–they are retractable Clearsky skylights from Libart. …
Chicago Tribune, “New Loop luxury hotel Kimpton promises colorful Latin American street food” dated April 1, 2016. Libart adds it’s oh so special touch in the form of an all-season retractable glass roof to the business luxurious Kimpton hotel. In today’s competitive market, it’s imperative to be unique. When you mix modern elegance and sophistication, you look up and you’re …
The concept of moving architecture caught on in Europe before ever coming to the U.S. But it has been quietly existing in the U.S. for over 30 years.
Well, gosh, Libart did it again. Seldom is there a post on an architectural website or in a travel website that features rooftops or restaurants with an open sky and Libart isn’t at least one of them! Check out slide #2 (Chicago’s Urban Roofscape at the The Godfrey Hotel) and #4 (The Union Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis). Libart created both …
After the National AIA show in Chicago last month, Libart hosted a retractable rooftop party at American Junkie. It was nothing short of epic. The stats: Over 400 drinks were served Over 100 architectural professionals joined Libart to celebrate moving architecture The guest that traveled the farthest for the party was from Denver! More than 150 photos were snapped! The photos are …
Featured yet again, The Godfrey Hotel’s stunning roofscape on the north side of Chicago, gets mentioned in Travel + Leisure’s June feature of America’s coolest rooftop bars. See the feature here
The I/O Urban Roofscape keeps popping up in Chicago hot spot press features and in nearly every architectural publication. The Midwest Architects Newspaper in May featured the Godfrey Roofscape and said “But its signature piece of hardware has to be the TELS R1 Retractable Roof, which measures 24 by 79 feet and was custom designed by Libart.” See the full …
The March/April issue of Construction Today, focusing on Green Building, featured a story about The Godfrey Hotel that opened in February of this year. Construction companies across the nation look to Construction Today for market trends and training techniques. The hotel was nicknamed the “The Mummy of River North” because it was wrapped in vinyl for four years after the hotel project …
Architects have been gathering at The Godfrey Hotel for the last three months to see the unprecedented IO Urban Roofscape at The Godfrey Hotel where Huron and LaSalle meet on the North Side of Chicago. The aluminum-facade cubist building can’t be missed.…
Libart in the news A little press on the retractable enclosure trend and Libart’s structure at The Godfrey Hotel that you can find on various news sites Opening this month, the new Godfrey Hotel in Chicago features a rooftop dining and entertainment area with a retractable glass enclosure from Libart North America. This is the latest stunning example of …
