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High Rise Stories
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, S.R. Crown Hall As Chicagoans, we are fortunate to live in one of the great architectural cities in the world. Not only that. It is a city defined, like few others, by one overarching aesthetic and functional principle: modernism. True, there are considerable differences between such masters as Daniel Burnham and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. But like the other architects who have made Chicago what it is (from Frank Lloyd Wright to Skidmore, Owings and Merrill... Continue Reading >>
Posted Monday, June 25 by Matti Bunzl
Fall Festival Sneak Peek
The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind. Ever since we announced the theme of "America" for our fall festival, our phones have been ringing off the hook (not true, of course, cell phones don't have hooks...). We've heard from so many of our audience members who are excited about this year's program and the speakers we are bringing. Turns out, there are huge numbers of Adam Gopnik and Charles Mann fans out there – and then there's Grant Achatz, of course. So many of you have told me about... Continue Reading >>
Posted Monday, June 04 by Matti Bunzl
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