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January 27, 2023 (October 12, 2022)

Q&A with Benjamin Vogt, author of PRAIRIE UP

architecture Q&A

Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you […]

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December 9, 2021 (December 10, 2021)

Chicago Architecture: Beyond Eccentric Avenue

architecture Chicago local authors travel

Concluding our look at a few of Chicago’s quirkier architectural treasures with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here and here […]

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December 6, 2021 (October 26, 2021)

Chicago Architecture: Back to Eccentric Avenue

architecture Chicago local authors travel

Continuing our look at a few of Chicago’s quirkier architectural treasures with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here for the […]

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December 2, 2021 (October 26, 2021)

Chicago Architecture: Eccentric Avenue

architecture Chicago local authors travel

Chicago architecture can overwhelm natives and newcomers alike. No doubt you’ll prepare for your jaunt(s) with a list of must-see destinations with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture. Very wise. […]

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November 12, 2021 (October 26, 2021)

Architecture Tour: Still More Chicago Green Spaces

architecture Chicago local authors travel

Concluding our tour of Chicago’s outdoor architectural sites with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here and here for the other […]

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November 5, 2021 (November 9, 2021)

Architecture Tour: More Chicago Green Spaces

architecture Chicago local authors travel

Continuing our tour of Chicago’s outdoor architectural sites with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here for the first entry in […]

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November 2, 2021 (November 9, 2021)

Architecture Tour: Chicago Green Spaces

architecture Chicago local authors travel

Architecture in Chicago brings the awe. But maybe you want to mix in some nature while visiting the city. Thankfully, the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture pays special attention to […]

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October 8, 2018 (September 20, 2018)

Pier Luigi Nervi: Architectural Visions of Concrete and Beauty

architecture art The Callout

The work of Italian engineer and builder Pier Luigi Nervi fascinates and inspires half a century after the completion of his best-known works. The spiraling, web-like patterns of his 1957 […]

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May 9, 2017 (May 3, 2017)

The origins of the Beckman Institute

architecture Illinois / regional

An excerpt from An Illini Place: Building the University of Illinois Campus, by Lex Tate and John Franch The gift (and match) to establish the interdisciplinary Beckman Institute for Advanced […]

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May 5, 2017 (May 3, 2017)

200 Years of Illinois: Dutch windmill

architecture Illinois / regional immigration

On May 5, 2001, the village of Fulton officially opened the majestic De Immigrant, the 100-foot tall Dutch windmill overlooking the Mississippi River. Built in the Netherlands and reconstructed piece-by-piece […]

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November 28, 2016 (November 28, 2016)

200 Years of Illinois: Henry Bacon, and that’s no baloney

architecture Lincoln

Reverent. Classical. (Well, neoclassical.) Uncontroversial in design, though the subject has a few fringe detractors. The Lincoln Memorial began to take shape in 1915. By then, architects and others had […]

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October 5, 2016 (October 7, 2016)

200 Years of Illinois: Mies van der Rohe in the House

architecture Illinois / regional

On October 7, 2004, the National Register of Historic Places added the Farnsworth House, located near Plano, to its list of significant locales. Beautiful, yet a challenge to human habitation, […]

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