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An Architect's Observation and Comment on the Architecture of Chicago's Loop.
Recent PostsDwarfed by the buildings that surround it, gutted, damaged, dated, out-dated -- I do not know how it is possible -- that even today, standing on LaSalle Street in front of 208 -- you know you are somewhere very important. The first clue might be the ...
I need to finish the sequence of posts about Daniel Burnham's Edison Building. But I'll confess to a little writer's block.So, on this gray monday I stopped into the Art Institute for warmth and brightness. I wasn't disappointed. A cluster of excited...
This is the day that I've decided to start the book "Peirce Anderson in Chicago." Anderson was Burnham's lead designer after 1908, and the design partner at Graham Anderson Probst and White until his death. The idea has been churning for some time, b...
I know that Ron Huberman and the Board of Education are up to their elbows in alligators. But it wouldn't be too much to ask them to start planning a careful masonry restoration program on this very important Daniel Burnham Building. It could take a ...
The history of Chicago buildings is usually quite clear. And although occupancy and construction dates can vary from source to source, generally, the story isn't too far beneath the surface. The Edison Building, however, seems to have some history. O...
Discussing the variation of theory and reason in Architecture sometimes needs to take backseat to the Architecture itself. I saw a nasty confrontation on Facebook yesterday between Modernists and Contextualists. ...
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EXCELLENT site. After having seen the ancient architecture of Greece, Italy and Spain, I really enjoyed the photographs and articles. Look forward to returning to this site to see new posts.
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