AIA Guide to Chicago
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Book Overview
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... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0156029081
ISBN13:9780156029087
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Harvest Books
Length:574 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.0" x 10.0"
Customer Reviews
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Windy City
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Only one other city is so steaped in architecture history than Chicago and this guide does a commendable job of highlighting the most important Chicago buildings, the synopsis on each building is susinct, the only qualm I have is that there are not more pictures, I also wish the authors had ventured more into the suburbs and commented on some of the great houses in Lake Forest and Highland Park, but that omission does not mar the overall enjoyment of this scholarly guide. If you are interested in architecture at all, I recommend you pick up this book, Chicago is so steaped in architecture history and this is a good guide to the best examples.
a solid, valuable visual guide to Chicago's architecture
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Chicago is generally known as one of the centers of modernist architecture, and this visual guidebook, complete with maps, photographs and authoritative little essays on most of the important buildings, is a must-buy if you plan to tour this richly textured urban center. It's also one of the best small resources for anyone interested in architecture from 1850 to the present. Inexpensive, designed to slip in your pocket, it holds up well-- I depend upon mine to help me with the walking tours of the city I give on a regular basis, and it's still in one piece after three or more years of hard use.
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