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Chicago Architecture and WWII This week the Art Institute began presenting an exhibition entitled "1945: Creativity and Crisis, Chicago Architecture and Design of the World War II Era." An overview: "Nineteen forty-five was a pivotal year that marked not only the end of the...
Chicago Architects Biographies and studies of famous architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, George Washington Maher, Irving and Allen Pond, Louis Henry Sullivan, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Richard Ernest Schmidt who helped shape downtown Chicago.
Architecture in Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois is known for its architecture and has long been connected with some of the field's biggest names: Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, and Holabird & Root. Follow these links for a virtual tour of must-see architec
Guides & Resources for Art in Chicago and West Suburbs Chicago and suburban guides to arts and culture events.
Chicago Artists & Galleries Chicago area art galleries, shops, and artists.
Less or more Miesian? In the midst of Chicago's famed I.I.T. campus, new buildings by Rem Koolhaas and Helmut Jahn offer radically diverse responses to
The Illinois Institute of Technology's chief claim to architectural fame rests with Mies van der Rohe, who was responsible for the plan of the Chicago ......(Continue Reading) Towers for Tomorrow - Art Institute of Chicago's travelling exhibit on skyscrapers - Brief Article
Local climates and social mores assert their influence as the epic competition for the world's tallest skyscraper continues into the 21st century. A ......(Continue Reading)Notable Acquisitions at the Art Institute of Chicago
Notable Acquisitions At The Art Institute Of Chicago Museum Studies, Volume 30, No. 1 The Art Institute of Chicago 111 So. Michigan Ave, Chicago, ......(Continue Reading)Art Institute of Chicago - receives grant - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
The Art Institute of Chicago has received a $1-million grant from the Sara Lee Corporation. The funds will be used to endow the position of John H. Bryan ......(Continue Reading)Koolhaas Controversy at Chicago's IIT - Illinois Institute of Technology must decide whether to go ahead with design for new student center - Brief Article
Ever since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas won an international competition in 1998 for the design of a new student center for the campus of the Illinois ......(Continue Reading)
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