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ISBN-10: 025208571X
ISBN-13: 9780252085710
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publish Date: 06/08/2021
Dimensions: 8.58" L, 6.22" W, 1.02" H

Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture: Volume 1

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Price: $34.95

Overview

Exploring a new century of architecture in the Windy City

Chicago’s wealth of architectural treasures makes it one of the world’s majestic cityscapes. Published in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Center, this easy-to-use guide invites you to discover the new era of twenty-first-century architecture in the Windy City via two hundred architecturally significant buildings and spaces in the city and suburbs. Features include:

  • Entries organized by neighborhood
  • Maps with easy-to-locate landmarks and mass transit options
  • Background on each entry, including the design architect, name and address, description, and other essential information
  • Sidebars on additional sites and projects
  • A detailed supplemental section with a glossary, selected bibliography, and indexes by architect, building name, and building type

Up-to-date and illustrated with almost four hundred color photos, the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture takes travelers and locals on a journey into an ever-changing architectural mecca.

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"This book convincingly argues that in just twenty short years Chicago has emerged from a period of architectural doldrums to regain its place at the front of the pack in innovative and daring design. And not only downtown showpieces! This guide dives deeply into neighborhoods and some suburban areas to shine a light on surprising and obscure gems. And it celebrates a new internationalism that has brought architects from around the world to add to Chicago's trophy shelf of outstanding talent and built work. True to the Chicago Architecture Center's educational mission, this book is thoroughly researched, offers a primer in diverse local history, and gives newbies a lesson in the special language of architecture."–Geoffrey Baer, host, WTTW
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Details

ISBN-10: 025208571X
ISBN-13: 9780252085710
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publish Date: 06/08/2021
Dimensions: 8.58" L, 6.22" W, 1.02" H
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