Skyline from Navy Pier
Skyline from Navy Pier
Harold Washington Library . The Harold Washington Library wants our attention for a practical purpose too. Boldly Postmodern, it wants to tell a story. The…
Harold Washington Library - Enormous owls, which serve as oversize acroteria, perch at each corner of the building's pediment and above its main State Street…
The Harold Washington Library wants our attention for a practical purpose too. Boldly Postmodern, it wants to tell a story. The building playfully displays…
St. Regis Chicago - Looking up from the river and park, the tower presents itself as three interconnected volumes of differing heights. Moving rhythmically in…
The Trump Tower is designed with three setbacks. Each setback points toward an architecturally significant neighbor. The setbacks allow for "communication" with…
Medinah Athletic Club - Construction of the building's 42 floors and 440 guest rooms was completed in 1929, and its facilities were made available for the…
Medinah Athletic Club - rumor has it that the The gold, onion-shaped dome atop was designed to be an airship mooring mast. Michael Locke, Director of Sales of…
Medinah Athletic Club - At the eighth floor, its Indiana limestone facade was decorated by three large relief carvings in ancient Assyrian style. Each frieze…
Medinah Athletic Club - The figures are costumed in the period of the building, which is that of an old fortress in Mesopotamia in Xerxes time, about 5th…
Wrigley Building - Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. touched off the boom when he decided to build a new headquarters for his company on an oddly shaped…
Wrigley Building, the bell tower is styled after the Giralda Tower of the Seville, Spain cathedral, consists of twin structures clad in white terra cotta and…
Wrigley Building, - Six different shades of gleaming white terra cotta become brighter as the building rises, and its facade is illuminated at night.
Entry to the Wrigley Building
Entry to the Wrigley Building
London Guarantee Building - Designed by Alfred S. Alschuler, the building was completed in 1923 for the London Guarantee & Accident Company, a British insurance…
London Guarantee Building - The building’s most prominent feature is the cupola that sits atop the 22-story tower. The structure is comprised of a ringed…
London Guarantee Building - In the early 1950s, the London House Jazz Club opened its doors on the building’s first floor. It was one of the foremost jazz clubs…
London Guarantee Building -