Pocket Guide To Chicago Architecture Norton Pocket Guides

Author : Judith Paine McBrien
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039373384X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture (Norton Pocket Guides) written by Judith Paine McBrien and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A handy guidebook that profiles a building per page, with a drawing and vital statistics on most of Chicago’s major historic and modern buildings.”—Chicago Tribune Updated and expanded to chart the changing urban landscape of Chicago--as well as to incorporate a section on Chicago’s campus architecture, including works by Rem Koolhaas at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Chicago--the second edition of this popular handbook is a perfect companion for walking tours and an excellent source of background information for exploring the internationally acclaimed architecture of Chicago. Over 100 highlights of downtown Chicago are covered, from Michigan Avenue to the riverfront to the Loop, with accompanying maps, a glossary of architectural terms, and an index of architects and buildings.

Author : Judith Paine Mcbrien
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393731903
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pocket Guide To Los Angeles Architecture written by Judith Paine Mcbrien and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook organizes 100 architectural highlights into three walkable downtown tours and two side trips. Sprawling Los Angeles may never be considered a walking city, but this concise handbook organizes one hundred must-see architectural highlights into three downtown walkable tours and two delightful side trips. It covers such classic sights as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and the Griffith Observatory; modernist landmarks such as the Schindler House; creative reuses such as the hip Standard Hotel, once the Superior Oil Building; and the latest new public and cultural buildings, including Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Hall and Richard Meier’s Getty Center. Each entry summarizes the structure’s history and significance and is illustrated with original drawings that capture the essence of the place.

Author : Judith Paine McBrien
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393733777
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pocket Guide to Miami Architecture (Norton Pocket Guides) written by Judith Paine McBrien and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook organizes 100 architectural highlights into walkable tours in downtown Miami and Miami Beach. From the tropical vernacular of the Barnacle House to the Art Deco neighborhoods of Miami Beach, from the Midcentury Modernism of Morris Lapidus to the sophisticated rhythms of Arquitectonica, Judith Paine McBrien captures the vibrancy and diversity of architecture in Miami and its environs. Set in a stunning seaside site, the buildings of Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove tell a fascinating story of artifice, innovation, charm, and international influence. This masterfully illustrated guide highlights the buildings that visitors will want to see, among them the City Beautiful planning of Coral Gables; the classical glory of Vizcaya; and the New World Symphony, Frank Gehry’s twenty-first-century reinterpretation of the music hall.

Author : Michelle Galindo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783791312514
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicago written by Michelle Galindo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's third largest city is a veritable textbook of architectural styles. Long known as the birthplace of the skyscraper and modern architecture, Chicago's buildings rise brilliantly and brazenly from the plains to declare their importance to the world. The city's renown for twentieth century architecture often diverts attention from more recently constructed buildings. teNeues presents another in its series of authoritative pocket guides to fill that void, highlighting several of the city's newest and most interesting structures by such architects as Rafael Violy, Rem Koolhaas and Frank Gehry. Each building is profiled in a two-page spread and a site map is included at the end of the book.

Author : Laurie McGovern Petersen
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156029087
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book AIA Guide to Chicago written by Laurie McGovern Petersen and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : American Institute of Architects Chicago
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252053672
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book AIA Guide to Chicago written by American Institute of Architects Chicago and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring this most breathtaking and dynamic of cityscapes. The editors offer entries on new destinations like the Riverwalk, the St. Regis Chicago, and The 606 as well as updated descriptions of Willis Tower and other refreshed landmarks. Thirty-four maps and over 500 photos make it easy to find each of the almost 2000 featured sites. A special insert, new to this edition, showcases the variety of Chicago architecture with over 80 full-color images arranged chronologically. A comprehensive index organizes entries by name and architect. Sumptuously detailed and user friendly, the AIA Guide to Chicago encourages travelers and residents alike to explore the many diverse neighborhoods of one of the world’s great architectural destinations.

Author : Susanna Sirefman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756775230
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicago written by Susanna Sirefman and published by . This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago has been at the forefront of architectural progress for more than a century. This compact book documents the city's recent architecture, starting with the new O'Hare Airport terminal, taking in Playboy Enterprise's headquarters in the Old Town, the giant office towers of the Loop, Helmut Jahn's enormous & controversial Thompson Center, & ending with the houses & municipal facilities of the suburbs. Exactly 100 buildings, all completed between the mid-1900s-1990s & including the work of such well-known firms as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Holabird & Root, & Tigerman McCurry, are described & illustrated, with full location & access details. Author Susanna Sirefman is a trained architect.

Author : Jerome Pohlen
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613740352
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oddball Illinois written by Jerome Pohlen and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated edition, it's plain to see that the state of Illinois has only gotten weirder. Where there was once just a single Popeye statue in downstate Chester, today the town has monuments to Olive Oyl, Swee' Pea, Bluto, the Sea Hag, and more. The creepy Piasa Bird petroglyph on the bluff in Alton now has a roadside pullout with picnic tables, and the two-story outhouse in Gays has a new contemplative garden. With almost twice as many destinations as its predecessor, this edition boasts detailed information on each site—address, phone number, website, hours, entry fees, and driving directions—as well as maps, photos, and a wealth of regional history in the descriptions. Some new sites include Henry's Rabbit Ranch, the World's First Jungle Gym, Ahlgrim Acres (a miniature golf course at a funeral home), the Leather Archives and Museum, General Santa Ana's two wooden legs, the World's Largest Sock Monkey, the Friendship Shoe Fence, a truck stop with a marionette show, and a coin-operated fire-breathing dragon. There is more between Chicago and St. Louis than cornfields and plenty of fascinating places in the Windy City that aren't on Michigan Avenue, and here is a chance to see these underappreciated sites throughout the state.

Author : Patrick Nuttgens
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780671255138
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Architecture written by Patrick Nuttgens and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1980 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and illustrates architectural styles around the world from ancient times to the present

Author : Jay Pridmore
Publisher : Pomegranate
ISBN 13 : 9780764923067
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rookery written by Jay Pridmore and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 2003 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly restored in 1992, the Rookery is one of Chicago's most popular architectural attractions. The building's history of restorations, including an update by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905, is reviewed in this short picture book. Some of the building's famous highlights include an elaborate oriel stair