An unparalleled architectural powerhouse, Chicago offers visitors and natives alike a panorama of styles and forms. The third edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago brings readers up to date on ten years of dynamic changes with new entries on smaller projects as well as showcases like the Aqua building, Trump Tower, and Millennium Park.
Four hundred photos and thirty-four specially commissioned maps make it easy to find each of the one thousand-plus featured buildings, while a comprehensive index organizes buildings by name and architect. This edition also features an introduction providing an indispensable overview of Chicago's architectural history.|
Cover Title page Copyright CONTENTS GUIDE TO THE GUIDE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTE FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION THE SHAPING OF CHICAGO BY PERRY R. DUIS KEY TO MAPS LOOP AND SOUTH LOOP Loop South Loop/Chinatown NORTH AND NORTHWEST North Michigan Ave/Streeterville River North Gold Coast/Old Town Lincoln Park Lakeview/Ravenswood/Uptown Edgewater/Rogers Park West Town/Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square/Irving Park Chicago-O'Hare International Airport WEST SIDE AND OAK PARK Near West Side Garfield Park/Austin Oak Park Pilsen/Heart of Chicago/Little Village/Lawndale SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Near South Side Bridgeport/Canaryville/McKinley Park/Back of the Yards Oakland/Kenwood Hyde Park/South Shore Beverly/Morgan Park Pullman PHOTO CREDITS INDEX|
"The AIA Guide to Chicago is a baby Baedeker." —Third Coast Review
"This masterwork from the American Institute of Architects Chicago is indispensable for a self-guided tour of neighborhood gems. " —Travel Dreams
"Thumbing through this book, even the most astute observer of Chicago's architecture scene will likely be amazed by all the new building that has taken place in the last ten years in every corner of the city.... As with the previous two editions, the beauty of the Guide remains its scope. It features not only the famous (Willis Tower, Millennium Park, and the works of Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe) but also hundreds of hidden gems scattered all over the city."—from the preface by Geoffrey Baer
|Alice Sinkevitch is former executive director of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Laurie McGovern Petersen is a writer for Chicago Architect magazine. Geoffrey Baer is the host of WTTW-TV's popular television specials about Chicago architecture and history. Perry Duis is professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Challenging Chicago.