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Monday, August 12, 2013

Refinding, Losing - and abusing- Louis Sullivan (Again) - Buildings Burn, Landmarks are Reborn, and an Essential Monograph goes Out-of-Print

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Louis Sullivan - clicks images for larger view It was supposed to be a celebratory year. 2006 was the 150th birthday anniversary of Chi...

Friday, July 19, 2013

Chicago Streetscenes: Green Hyatt, Valets, City Doves, Cranes and Curlicued Louis

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We've haven't done any streetscenes for a while, so let's go to the cupboard . . . Hyatt has taken over the former Wyndham Ho...

Saturday, June 09, 2012

Chicago Streetscene: Head

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Adler & Sullivan's Auditorium gets a view block

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We wrote last year about how the construction of Roosevelt's University 's new vertical dorm uncovered, however briefly, a part of ...

Monday, September 19, 2011

"The Cartridge" Snaps into the Chicago Skyline

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click images for larger view It's already the most distinctive addition to the Chicago Skyline since Trump Tower: VOA's new baby-b...

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

A Brigadoon Moment at Adler & Sullivan's Auditorium

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click images for large view When our indefatigable correspondent Bob Johnson sent us the above photograph of the progress of VOA's stunn...

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