How Do We Reckon with Orientalist Architecture in Chicago?
Chicago is famous for its different schools of architecture. The First Chicago School created the skyscraper and gave our city its architectural identity. The Second Chicago School, the Modernists of Mies van der Rohe with their austere steel and glass facades, completely redefined how we think of buildings. Today, contemporary architects like Jeanne Gang blaze […]
More Answers for Our Curious Tour Guests!
On tours, we try to find out answers to your questions if you happen to stump us! For the Loop Interior Architecture Walking Tour: 1. What are the speakers on the top of the First United Methodist Church? Those are for the sound of bells! They ring quarterly from 8am-8pm. 2. Why is there Chinese […]