Urban Spectacle in Clout City: The Harriet Rees House's $8 million Move

click images for larger view  In 1888, wealthy widow Harriet F. Rees had architects Cobb and Frost build her a mansion on Prairie Avenue, Ch...

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Rural Studio, Wright's Chicago Years, Sullivan's Auditorium, Vale's Purging, Ronan's Poetic Iterations - More for January!

Okay, so now that we've gotten past the the freeze and the flood, maybe it's time again to venture and check out some great new item...

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Refinding, Losing - and abusing- Louis Sullivan (Again) - Buildings Burn, Landmarks are Reborn, and an Essential Monograph goes Out-of-Print

Louis Sullivan - clicks images for larger view It was supposed to be a celebratory year.  2006 was the 150th birthday anniversary of Chicago...

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Out from the Sidelines: The Autobiography (and Confessions) of Irving K. Pond

click images for larger view “ I.K”, [Frank Lloyd Wright] said with almost no prelude. “I.K, I have been conventional too long!  I am a gen...

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