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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Opening Saturday: Modernism's Messengers: The Art of Alfonso and Margaret Iannelli

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click images for larger view It's like the the folks over at the Chicago Cultural Center were trying to keep it a secret, but this S...

At Raw Point of Spring, a Journey through Chicago and its Architecture, Northern Excursion

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click images for larger view (recommended) Last week, we offered a photographic excursion through the near South Side .  Today, we turn ...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Hyde Park under Construction: Harper Court, Hyatt Place

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click images for larger view Harper Court, Hyde Park, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture .  150,000 square feet office; 150,000 square fee...
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Chicago Streetscene: Evolution

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Two must-sees, Gatsby (if only for the architecture); Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight tomorrow at the Music Box

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One production had no money; the other had it coming out of its ears. Critics are generally roughing up Baz Luhrmann's new version o...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

Southern Excursion - a Journey through Chicago Architecture

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click images for larger view Madeleine: ...And what do you do, John? Scottie: Oh, just wander about. Madeleine: That's a good occup...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Buddhist Burnham and Root

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click images for larger view (and apologies for the sun catching a spec of dust on the lens)  It's one of the few surviving works b...
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Preview: the changing CMD and the potential of McKinley Park

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click images for larger view  Two photos from the story we're working on now. More:  Outtakes from the Central Manufacturing D...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Last Week to Submit for CAC's Next Stop: BRT Stations Competition

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Noon Monday, May 13th, is the deadline for entering submissions to the Chicago Architectural Club for its 2013 Burnham Prize Competition, ...
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Monday, May 06, 2013

Chicago Drawbridges and 10 Buildings that Changed America - two new Documentaries this week

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click images for larger view Tonight at 9:00 p.m. on WYCC - Channel 20, there will be another showing of a fine new documentary, Chicago...
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