Briefly: Mooning Chicago, Grant Revoked, Hubbard Habitat
The Art Institute of Chicago has installed a giant fake moon to cast a glow over Millennium Park this winter. All of you Loop-bound amateur astronomers who used to...
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Hot Model: Untitled Picasso
At some point in a building’s life, whether it be before, or after, or during construction, a model of the building is made. Very often these models end up...
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Slice of Life: Bridging Styles
The Nichols Bridgeway serves as a visual foundation for an architectural variety of Chicago...
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Slice of Life: A City Reflected
The Chicago skyline reflected in the glass of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago (111 South Michigan...
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Slice of Life: The Cancer Survivors Garden
The first big bloom of the season at the Cancer Survivors Memorial (399 East Randolph...
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Chicago Children’s Museum Move to Grant Park Not Dead Yet
There was an interesting note at a public meeting of the Grant Park Conservancy a couple of days ago. Bob O’Neill, the head of the organization, said that the...
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Plans For Restoring Grant Park’s Cancer Survivors Plaza
One of the more magical places in Chicago is the tiny northeast corner of Grant Park known as Cancer Survivors Plaza. It’s officially called ”Richard and...
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Slice of The Taste
If you haven’t been to the Taste of Chicago in a while because of the crowds, this is probably the year to make a return trip. There are fewer restaurants, fewer...
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Moving Ahead With North Grant Park
While the potential relocation of the Chicago Children’s Museum to Grant Park is being hashed out in court, the broader redesign of the northern end of Grant Park...
Read MoreMore Concessions Coming to Chicago’s Parks
Depending on your viewpoint, Grant Park is going to either get more convenient, or continue to be overrun by crass commercialism. Either way, more concessions...
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A Summer of Change Around Buckingham Fountain
It’s going to be a summer full of change in the area of Grant Park surrounding Buckingham Fountain . Construction has already begun on the Tiffany Garden....
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Editorial: Shame of the City: Daley With His Hand Out
If you haven’t seen one of these posters already, look for one to pop up on a city information sign near you soon. There’s a fund-raising campaign to put...
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What the City Wants and Doesn’t Want in a Burnham Memorial
The competition to design a new memorial to Daniel Burnham marking the 100th anniversary of his plan for Chicago has been described as difficult. A field of 20...
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Finding a Home for Daniel Burnham
Any large project undertaken in a major metropolitan area is going to be fraught with controversy. It’s just the nature of the game. The current game being...
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Picking an Homage to Daniel Burnham
As you read this, a distinguished panel of architects, urban planners, and other city insiders is deciding what is the appropriate way to honor the only man in history...
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