Places To See
- Music Box Theatre
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Emil Bach House
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's S.R. Crown Hall
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House
- Louis Sullivan's Krause Music Store
- Sullivan Center
- The Art Institute of Chicago Museum
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
- Museum of Science and Industry
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Wright
- Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
- Sullivan Galleries, SAIC
- Northwestern Cutlery
- Chicago Cultural Center
- Wright 21
- Millennium Park
Articles
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The Seekers
Thanks to the Vintage Bazaar, a pop-up market started by locals Katherine Raz and Libby Alexander, the Windy City is brimming with prime design finds.
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The Real Chicago
If your only experience touring Chicago is from watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off, architect Brad Lynch has some insider tips for you.
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Solid Gold
When it comes to material originality, this former tavern in Chicago’s trendy Bucktown neighborhood pulls out all the stops. Case in point? Colorful pieces of broken LPs are visible in the…
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Obama as an Experiment in Urban Form
President Obama is an urban president. During his time in the White House, he and his wife will maintain their home in south Chicago—in Hyde Park, specifically, just blocks from where I once…
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Modern Taste
Chef Grant Achatz treats his restaurant kitchens like scientific laboratories: They are places in which to invent wildly sculptural dishes that are seldom what they seem. Though he characterizes…
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All Aboard
Helmut Jahn’s dynamic new supportive-housing facility brings green design and a new outlook on life to the Windy City.
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Brick by Brick
Born as a horse stable, the Brick Weave House in Chicago is all about transportation and transparency. A clever renovation has made it the most compelling architecture on the block and home to a…
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Chef's Table
When these full-time foodies renovated their Chicago condo, getting the kitchen right meant finding the right kitchen island. Editor-in-chief Sam Grawe invites himself over to sample the fruits of…
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