Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture
Published on 9. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-393-73155-2 (ISBN)
Description
Updated and expanded to chart the changing urban landscape of Chicago--as well as to incorporate a section on Chicago's campus architecture, including works by Rem Koolhaas at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Chicago--the second edition of this popular handbook is a perfect companion for walking tours and an excellent source of background information for exploring the internationally acclaimed architecture of Chicago. Over 100 highlights of downtown Chicago are covered, from Michigan Avenue to the riverfront to the Loop, with accompanying maps, a glossary of architectural terms, and an index of architects and buildings.
Reviews / Votes
"No other volume so clearly or concisely summarizes the outstanding buildings of Chicago and sets them within the supremely important role that Chicago has played in the evolution of modern urban development." -- IA: Journal of the Society for Industrial ArchaeologyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
243 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-73155-2 (9780393731552)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Judith Paine Mcbrien
Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture (Norton Pocket Guides)
E-Book
12/2011
W. W. Norton & Company
€20.49
Available for download
Persons
Architectural historian Judith Paine McBrien, author of the best-selling Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture, directs the Archimedia Workshop, which produces films and media about architecture, development, and urban design. She is the recipient of the Society of Architectural Historians 2013 Award for Excellence in Architectural Media for a lifetime of documentary and interpretive filmmaking, including her PBS film, Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City. She lives in Wilmette, Illinois. John F. DeSalvo, illustrator of the Pocket Guides, is a registered architect. He previously worked in Berlin with Foster & Partners and Murphy/Jahn. Now based in Chicago, he is a practicing architect and teaches architectural design at the Illinois Institute of Technology.