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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The Brick Stackers

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click images for larger view No city in the world, not even New York, has found such general use for common brick as we have found here...
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(Architectural) Scenes from the City

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We continue to work on several pieces, from 740 North Rush to Jones College Prep.  To hold you over for the moment, here's some shots fr...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

First Warm Day in April

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click images for larger view (recommended) In which the long winter has left even the trees with frayed nerves, and the branches of the ...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Jeanne Gang updates Freud: Will Tell - Not Ask - "What Mammals Want" at the Logan Center

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Sigmund Freud finally admitted he didn't have a clue . . . The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet...
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Sunday, April 06, 2014

Inaugural Garofalo Fellow Molly Hunker shows her cards: at UIC with Myth, through May 10; at the Graham in person Monday night with Spiritual Kitsch

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Last August, architect and designer was Molly Hunker, co-founder of the Los Angeles design firm SPORTS , was named as the first recipient ...

Facade slices cut from pizza building - Fewer rounded brick columns at 740 North Rush in renderings for new 45-story Hyatt

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click images for larger view In anticipation of a public meeting on the project on Monday, 42nd ward Alderman Brendan Reilly on Friday r...
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Saturday, April 05, 2014

Four Chicago Rooftop Scenes

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Cuppola with birds griffins (click images for larger view) bottle in mesh carry Renaissance Scrabble
Thursday, April 03, 2014

Chicagoisms, Dyja, Szot, Baker, Carson, Krueck iandSexton, Kwinter, Manferdini, Metter, Tham and Videgard, Kamin, Enquist, Johnson and much more - it's (finally) The April Calendar

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It's the third of the month, so it must be time for the April Calendar of Chicago Architectural Events. We have another jam-packed m...
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