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AIA Guide to Chicago

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Author/EditorSinkevich A: American Institute of Arch (Author)
Sinkevitch, Alice (Author)
McGovern Petersen, Laurie (Author)
Baer, Geoffrey (Author)
Duis, Perry (Author)
Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252079849
Pub Date03/06/2014
BindingPaperback
Pages568
Edition3rd Ed
Dimensions (mm)254(h) * 127(w) * 30(d)
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.
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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.

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.

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.

Guide to the Guide vii Acknowledgments ix Note from the Preface to the First Edition xiii Preface to the Fourth Edition xv The Shaping of Chicago by Perry R. Duis 1 Key to Maps 21 THE LOOP AND SOUTH LOOP Loop 24 South Loop/Chinatown 102 NORTH AND NORTHWEST North Michigan Ave/Streeterville 134 River North 158 Gold Coast/Old Town 182 Lincoln Park 206 Lakeview/Ravenswood/Uptown 232 Edgewater/Rogers Park 260 West Town/Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square/Irving Park 280 Chicago-O'Hare International Airport 304 WEST SIDE AND OAK PARK Near West Side 292 Garfield Park/Austin 316 Oak Park 334 Pilsen/Heart of Chicago/Little Village/Lawndale 358 SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Near South Side 312 Bridgeport/Canaryville/McKinley Park/Back of the Yards 340 Oakland/Kenwood 358 Hyde Park/South Shore 458 Beverly/Morgan Park 506 Pullman 518 Photo Credits 525 Index

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