623668 The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois...
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The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles...
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The Chicago School refers to two architectural styles derived from the architecture of Chicago. In the history of architecture, the first Chicago School...
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The Aon Center (200 East Randolph Street, formerly Amoco Building) is a modern supertall skyscraper located in the Northeast corner of the Chicago Loop,...
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Tinsley. During warm months, the Chicago Architecture Center offers a boat tour of the buildings along the Chicago River. The boats have open-roof seating...
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United Center, which they share with the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks; both teams previously played at the now-demolished Chicago Stadium...
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include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet...
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James R. Thompson Center (JRTC), under reconstruction as Google Center or Googleplex Chicago and originally the State of Illinois Center, is a postmodern-style...
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satellite campuses and centers in London, Hong Kong, Paris, Beijing, Delhi, and Egypt, as well as in downtown Chicago. University of Chicago scholars have played...
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The Chicago Architecture Biennial is an international exhibition of architectural ideas, projects and displays. It seeks "to provide a platform for groundbreaking...
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John Hancock Center and still commonly referred to under that name) is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located...
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itself Chicago's tallest until 1965, when it was surpassed by the Richard J. Daley Center. The current structure is known for its Art Deco architecture, sculptures...
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Hall and Tiffany domes The Chicago Cultural Center, opened in 1897, is a Chicago Landmark building operated by Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs...
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initialism of its original name Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is a Chicago-based architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936...
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Richard J. Daley Center, with its "majestic" interior spaces, is considered a significant example of modernist Chicago architecture. The main building...
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The Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago (MCC Chicago) is a United States federal prison in Chicago, Illinois, that holds imprisoned men and women...
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Franklin Center is a 60-story supertall skyscraper in the Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago. Completed in 1989 as the AT&T Corporate Center to consolidate...
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Adrian Smith (architect) (category Architects from Chicago)
Owings & Merrill, he founded his own architectural partnership firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in Chicago in 2006. Among his other projects...
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"Lost Chicago: Union Station's concourse". Trains.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024. "Union Station: Buildings of Chicago". Chicago Architecture Center. Retrieved...
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planning and architecture, such as the Chicago School, the development of the City Beautiful movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper. Chicago is an international...
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and the Chicago Department Store. University of Chicago Press. pp. 3, 65. ISBN 978-0-2267-6136-7. "Sullivan Center". Chicago Architecture Center. Retrieved...
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Jeanne Gang (category Architects from Chicago)
leader of Studio Gang (established in 1997), an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. She is...
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The Chicago Athenaeum is a private museum of architecture and design, based in Galena, Illinois. The museum focuses on the art of design in all areas...
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The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library, and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the...
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Cass Gilbert Society. Retrieved 7 May 2020. "Tribune Tower". Chicago Architecture Center. Retrieved 7 May 2020. "The Guarding Gargoyles of Downtown San...
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of Chicago Press. p. 163. "Chicago Athletic Association Building". Chicago Architecture Center. Retrieved August 24, 2024. "Then and Now: Chicago Athletic...
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portal List of tallest buildings in Chicago "Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center". SkyscraperPage. Chicago Architecture 41°52′52″N 87°38′15″W / 41.8812°N...
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North Center is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side. North Center is bordered on the north by Montrose...
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Tribune Tower (redirect from Chicago Tribune Tower)
Chicago, Illinois, United States. The early 1920s international design competition for the tower became a historic event in 20th-century architecture...
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that had an enormous influence on American residential architecture. The Chicago Convention Center (1952–54) and Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of...
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