Seemingly like the other architects I know in Chicago, a few years back I made my way to the Farnsworth House in Plano. I mean it was so heavily hyped in architectural history classes and as a modern masterpiece that […]
Tag: Chicago
WMS Boathouse at Clark Park – Studio Gang
The boathouse so nice, they built it twice – and for good reason. The boathouse in Clark Park, coupled with the one in Bridgeport and the continued expansion of river walks around the city, are part of Mayor Emanuel’s attempt […]
Poetry Foundation – John Ronan
Bringing it back to Chicago now, one of my favorite buildings in the city is a small, unassuming 2-story building in the heart of River North – John Ronan’s Poetry Foundation. The building shields itself from the city, causing an […]
In the Sketchbook
A #tbt post today – looking back at some of the sketches I have made on my travels over the years. One of them you’ll see later in the post made me instantly want to go back. I’ll let you […]
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral – Louis Sullivan
As I enter my third month here in Chicago, I am starting to get a deeper read on the city. While I know this read and journey will delve deeper and deeper as the years pass in Chicago, I’ve started […]
University of Chicago
Today’s adventure took me to the South Side of Chicago to explore the campus of the University to Chicago. One of the principals of the firm and her husband extolled on how beautiful the campus was, and they were right, […]
Unity Temple / Oak Park – Frank Lloyd Wright
The last couple months have been a bit of a whirlwind, but as some of you may know I now live and work in Chicago. I’m still getting settled in and am currently making a master list of everything to […]
Chicago, My Kind of Town
Cloud Gate – Anish Kapoor Ah Chicago, how I love thee! As some of you may know, I’ve been putting together a move to the city and have taken trips the past couple of weeks for interviews. Since I have […]