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AIA Guide to Chicago
American Institute Of Architects Chicago
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Description for AIA Guide to Chicago
Paperback. An unparalleled architectural powerhouse, Chicago offers visitors and natives alike a panorama of styles and forms. This book 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. Editor(s): Sinkevitch, Alice; McGovern Petersen, Laurie. Num Pages: 624 pages, 458 b&w photographs, 34 maps, 1 chart, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 698.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
692g
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252079849
SKU
V9780252079849
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About American Institute Of Architects Chicago
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 ... Read more
Reviews for AIA Guide to Chicago
"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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more