Decosee: Chicago Architecture

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Chicago Architecture

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Join licensed architect Daniel Sih, president of J.W. Sih and Associates, Inc., to learn how he and his father's architecture firm impacted Chicago Architecture at a College of Lake County Discovery! class. "One Family and Chicago Architecture" will be Here's what Chicago looked like after its fifth largest snowfall ever. DOWNTOWN—The Chicago Architectural Club and Chicago Architecture Foundation unveiled the winning proposals for a design contest for the future Obama Presidential Library. It looks like 2015 will be another drama-filled year in architecture. Several important buildings and public spaces, as well as the much-anticipated Chicago Architecture Biennial, are poised to make their debuts. These are among the stories you'll be Chicago is home to some of the best architecture known to man, and now it wants the world to know. Using Italy's Venice Biennale of Architecture as a model, the city recently announced a major architectural exhibition of its own, set to kick off in October Forget the John Hancock Tower. Chicago Architecture Data catalogs the Windy City's under-the-radar historic architecture. Merchandise Mart was the largest building in the world when it opened in 1930. Chicago Architecture Data, a newly launched site There isn't a city in the U.S. that's been a better laboratory for architectural inventiveness than Chicago. The Windy City has been known for its great buildings for generations. But where has the vision of Chicago been directed in the last 10 years? .

Last month, the Department of Cultural Affairs announced that Chicago would host an inaugural exhibition of cutting-edge architecture in October 2015. Dubbed The Chicago Architecture Biennial, the event is the first of its kind in North America in the More than 120 years ago, Chicago’s World Columbia Exhibition made Beaux-Art the gold standard of American architecture. The 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, newly titled “The State of the Art of Architecture,” will walk a more delicate balance Saint Xavier University (SXU) will host Dr. Phyllis Kozlowski, Ph.D., Wendella Boats director and author of “The Chicago River Architecture Tour” on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room. St. Nicholas Church in Ukrainian Village is one of the hidden gems on the tour The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is holding a giant “Open House” this weekend (October 18 and 19) showcasing more than 150 of the city’s greatest spaces and .