(edwardhblake– flickr/creative commons license) John Ronan Architects designed the Poetry Foundation in Chicago Illinois, completed in 2011. Visitors enter at the corner of the lot. They pass through an oxidized zinc screen to transition to a long urban garden. They …
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(Smart Chicago Collaborative– flickr/creative commons license) SOM designed the China town branch of the Chicago library, completed in 2015. The oval shaped building uses a glass curtain wall with intermittent fins for sunlight shading. These fins remain uniform the whole …
History Site considerations Classic Greek Influence Wheel and Pentagram Windows Sun, Moon, Star Stones Attic Ordinances Influence on Nauvoo buildings Photos Founded: Architect: Location: Style: Cost: Destruction: May 1, 1846 by Orson Hyde William Weeks (1813-1900) Nauvoo, Illinois Greek Revival …
(orijinal– flickr/creative commons license) Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designed the skyscraper office buiding at 333 Wacker Drive on the Chicago River. The sheer immensity of this edifice stuns the public. The curved green facade seems like a reflect of the …
(kthypryn– flickr/creative commons license) Howells & Hood designed the Tribune Tower in 1923, transforming Chicago into the modern Gothic setting that it is popularly considered today. It is 462 ft high with 36 floors. The design stretched the neo-Gothic feel …
British artist Anish Kapoor designed the Cloud Gate “Bean” in Chicago’s sculpture area of Millennium park. Frank Gehry’s Pritzker Pavilion and Plensa’s Crown Fountain are reflected alongside the world’s first skyscrapers. Stainless steel plates were polished to create …
(dannyfowler– flickr/creative commons license) Renzo Piano designed the $294 million Modern Wing for the Chicago Art Institute, completed in 2009. It’s a subtle and fitting new wing for the 1893 Beaux Arts museum. The 264,000 ft2 space gives plenty of …
(Ken Lund– flickr/creative commons license) Charles B. Atwood of D. H. Burnham & Company designed the Marshall Field Wholesale Store in Chicago Illinois, completed in 1914 after the Great Fire. Currently it is a Macy’s. It replaced a large and …
John Wellborn Root and Daniel Burnham designed the Rookery Building in Chicago Illinois, completed in 1888. Young Frank Lloyd Wright contributed to the project. The innovative design gave rise to the skyscraper, a 12 story building with metal …
(ctaloi – flickr/creative commons license) Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed the Apple Retail Store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects designed the green roof. The simple box design has an entrance into a double space lobby, with …