tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post6690037625914382894..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: The Brick StackersLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-72503157667292155802014-10-15T18:02:27.751-05:002014-10-15T18:02:27.751-05:00I absolutely love all of the brickwork and masonry...I absolutely love all of the brickwork and masonry in the Chicago area. It gives the city a very timeless look that is hard to find anywhere outside of Europe. I know that even though brick is super strong and a great building material that sometimes it does require repair and touch up work. I wanted to learn a little more about the process and found out about a thing called tuckpointing. Kind of a cool, albeit time consuming, idea; that's what I get for being addicted to HGTV I guess! <br /> <a href="http://www.brunostuckpointing.com/services/" rel="nofollow"><br />http://www.brunostuckpointing.com/services/</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134537066799442259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-21428898924182178962014-05-02T14:48:32.506-05:002014-05-02T14:48:32.506-05:00I've noticed that Chicago brick used on the si...I've noticed that Chicago brick used on the side or rear of buildings has this greyish, tanish hue that I don't seem to see in brick in other cities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-56921094742335834642014-04-23T20:35:08.020-05:002014-04-23T20:35:08.020-05:00Spent winter and summer breaks during architecture...Spent winter and summer breaks during architecture school dressing bricks from a demolished barn in the Dales in 1983. They transformed into a fantastic courtyard home in a Yorkshire village. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243129667720499065noreply@blogger.com