Aia Guide to Chicago

by Sinkevitch, Alice

• ISBN13: 9780156029087
• ISBN10: 0156029081
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-12
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

Completely revised and updated, AIA Guide to Chicago, Second Edition is the liveliest and most wide-ranging guide ever written about Chicago's architecture. More than a thousand individual buildings are featured, along with more than four hundred photos-many taken expressly for this volume-and thirty-five specially commissioned maps. The book is arranged geographically so that the user, whether Chicago citizen or visitor, can tour each area of the city as conveniently as possible. Building descriptions focus on the illuminating-but easily overlooked-details that give the behind-the-scenes, often unexpected story of why a building took the shape it did. And in the best Chicago tradition, this guide does not shy away from opinions where opinions are called for. Comprehensively researched, meticulously written, and more than thorough.

Author Biography

ALICE SINKEVITCH, Hon.AIA, previously affiliated with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, is the executive director of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects. She lives in the Chicago area.

Table of Contents

Guide to the Guide	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface to the First Edition	p. xiii
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xv
The Shaping of Chicago	p. 1
Key to Maps	p. 22
Central City	p. 23
The Loop	p. 24
North Michigan Avenue / Streeterville	p. 98
River North	p. 124
South Loop	p. 146
North Side	p. 161
Gold Coast / Old Town	p. 162
Lincoln Park	p. 188
Lakeview / Ravenswood / Uptown	p. 212
Edgewater / Rogers Park	p. 236
Northwest Side	p. 255
Northwest Side	p. 256
Chicago--O'Hare International Airport	p. 274
West Side	p. 281
Near West Side	p. 282
Garfield Park / Austin	p. 304
Oak Park	p. 323
Oak Park	p. 324
Lower West Side	p. 349
Lower West Side	p. 350
South Side	p. 365
Near South Side	p. 366
Bridgeport / Canaryville / Mckinley Park / Back of the Yards	p. 398
Oakland / Kenwood	p. 412
Hyde Park / South Shore	p. 432
Beverly / Morgan Park	p. 472
Pullman	p. 484
Tour Information	p. 491
Photo Credits	p. 493
Glossary	p. 497
For Further Reading	p. 505
Index	p. 509
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