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Guide to Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780252052620
• Artikelnr.: 72472841

Autorenporträt

The Chicago Architecture Center is a nonprofit cultural organization that offers a variety of all-ages tours, exhibitions, programs, and events. John Hill is a registered architect and author of the NYC Walks: Guide to New Architecture and Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture.

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Copyright
Title Page
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Downtown
1. Millennium Park
2. Lakeshore East
3. The Loop (East)
4. The Loop (West)
5. South Loop & Chinatown
North Side
6. River North
7. Streeterville
8. Near North Side
9. Lincoln Park
10. Lakeview & North Center
11. Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Bowmanville, Edgewater, & Rogers Park
West Side
12. Irving Park, Avondale, Kilbourn Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, Galewood,
Oak Park, Austin, Garfiel
13. Bucktown, Wicker Park, & West Town
14. West Loop
15. University Village, Medical District, Lawndale, & Pilsen
South Side
16. Bronzeville
17. Hyde Park
18. Grand Crossing & South Shore
19. Bridgeport, Back of the Yards, Gage Park, & Auburn Gresham
Suburbs
20. North Suburbs
21. Northwest & West Suburbs
Notes
Glossary
Selected Bibliography & Resources
Architect/Building Index
Building Type Index
Back cover