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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Barbara Mann on The Place of Space in Jewish Cultures - more for April; plus: tickets still available for annual Wright housewalk in May

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Never too late to add to the April Calendar of Chicago Architectural Events . This Thursday, April 25th, at the Norris Center at Northwe...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Mies: "I am not a polygamist" - so says the Digital Public Library of America

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click images for larger view  Yesterday at noon,  the Digital Public Library of America came online for the first time. According to ...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Wednesday's Pride: Lions of Chicago

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Next Stop: BRT Stations - As Chicago Transit Moves Forward, Will Design Move Beyond Backward?

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click images for larger view This coming Friday, April 19th, is the deadline for the Question and Answer period for Chicago Architectur...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

New Geographies 5, Shirley King for CAF, new items for logjam week on the April Calendar!

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Yep, still adding items to the April Calendar of Chicago Architectural Events . This Thursday, April 18th, the publication of New Geograph...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Grossman and Kent's Final Word on how Chicago's Good-Old-Boys network rallied to Wreck Prentice

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click images for larger view It's the Chicago Tribune story that the Chicago Tribune would rather you not read. The paper's ...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Five Things I learned from Dirk Lohan about Mies van der Rohe's IBM Building

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The IBM Building before Trump Tower - click images for larger view . . . from a presentation architect Dirk Lohan gave at a Tuesday pre...
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Monday, April 08, 2013

Return of the Flown Gargoyles

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photograph: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.  - click images for larger view One of the amazing thing about old skyscrapers are th...

No Maas Tuesday, but Stroik, Hillebrand, Mars (Roman) Holy Name, Mischa Leiner, Bill Latoza, John Norquist and more - New Additions to the April Calendar!

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We've just added over half a dozen more great items to the April Calendar of Chicago Architectural Events . First the bad news:  MVRDV...
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