Hidden in Plain Sight: The Architecture of Chicago's Labor Movement

Chicago has always been known as a labor town, and for this Labor Day we'd thought we look at three Chicago structures whose role in the...

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Street Smarts: Chicago Street Art, at the Cultural Center only through Sunday - Plus our Photogallery on Art on the Street (and Viaduct)

Okay, so people liked our Monday story about the doomed Phillips House in Sheridan house a lot more than they liked Tuesday's post on p...

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1,600 Years of Sleeping with Strangers: The University Dormitory, from Ancient India to Future University of Chicago - Part One: Nalanda

rendering: Studio/Gang Architects - click images for larger view  Last Tuesday, the University of Chicago unveiled its North Campus Residenc...

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Art Alone Endures: A Night at the Fine Arts Building

click images for larger view Last Friday was the fourth annual A Night at the Fine Arts Building , a holiday event that opens up the ten-sto...

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