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Guide to Chicago's twenty-first-century architecture / Chicago Architecture Center & John Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, John, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Illinois--Chicago--History--Guidebooks.
- Architecture.
- Buildings--Illinois--Chicago--Guidebooks.
- Buildings.
- History.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Guidebooks.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 412 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Guide to Chicago's 21st-century architecture
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Exploring a new century of architecture in the Windy City Chicago's wealth of architectural treasures makes it one of the world's majestic cityscapes. Published in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Center, this easy-to-use guide invites you to discover the new era of twenty-first-century architecture in the Windy City via two hundred architecturally significant buildings and spaces in the city and suburbs. Features include: *Entries organized by neighborhood*Maps with easy-to-locate landmarks and mass transit options*Background on each entry, including the design architect, name and address, description, and other essential information*Sidebars on additional sites and projects*A detailed supplemental section with a glossary, selected bibliography, and indexes by architect, building name, and building typeUp-to-date and illustrated with almost four hundred color photos, the Guide to Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture takes travelers and locals on a journey into an ever-changing architectural mecca.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 18, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hill, John, 1973- Guide to Chicago's twenty-first-century architecture
- ISBN:
- 0252052625
- 9780252052620
- Publisher Number:
- 99987804225
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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