Mie's New Friends: Ju Ming sculpture lands at IBM Plaza

click images for larger view No wonder those businessmen look a bit tired.  It's taken the better part of two years for them to get to t...

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Only til Saturday for Luftwerk campaign to light up Mies' Farnsworth House, which Town Hall meetings this week will discuss saving

[ UPDATE 6/2/14:  The Kickstarter campaign's goal was met and the project is on.] You have only until May 31 to contribute to a Kickst...

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Battle of the Bling Rages between Two Iconic Chicago Towers

The contenders: Trump Tower, left; IBM Building (AMA Plaza), right “Less is more” is taking a bit of a beating right now on a two-block stre...

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A Triumphant Exhibition creates Time Machine to a Vanquished Architecture: Tim Samuelson's Mecca Flat Blues, at the Chicago Cultural Center

click images for larger view (recommended) Friday, February 21, The Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington,  will be hosting an opening...

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First Class Lady Barber Shop (and Cigars): Three Views of 1890's Dearborn and Jackson - from one photograph

Detroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress (click images for larger view) southeast corner Dearborn and Jackson today

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The Year in Chicago Architecture: Our Twelve Most Popular Stories for 2013

2013 draws to a close.  Michael Bolton goes into the deep freeze for another year (thankfully), right next to Walt Disney and Ted Williams...

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