Guide to Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture

by Chicago Architecture Center, John Hill

Overview

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 type

Up-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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780252085710
Publisher:	University of Illinois Press
Publication date:	06/08/2021
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,040,690
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

The Chicago Architecture Center is a nonprofit cultural organization that offers a variety of all-ages tours, exhibitions, programs, and events. John Hill is a registered architect and author of the NYC Walks: Guide to New Architecture and Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Downtown 9

1 Millennium Park 11

2 Lakeshore East 27

3 The Loop (East) 41

4 The Loop (West) 57

5 South Loop & Chinatown 77

North Side 103

6 River North 105

7 Streeterville 125

8 Near North Side 147

9 Lincoln Park 159

10 Lakeview & North Center 179

11 Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Bowmanville, Edgewater, & Rogers Park 193

West Side 205

12 Irving Park, Avondale, Kilbourn Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, Galewood, Oak Park, Austin, Garfield Park, & Humboldt Park 207

13 Bucktown, Wicker Park, & West Town 227

14 West Loop 245

15 University Village, Medical District, Lawndale, & Pilsen 257

South Side 271

16 Bronzeville 273

17 Hyde Park 289

18 Grand Crossing & South Shore 325

19 Bridgeport, Back of the Yards, Gage Park, & Auburn Gresham 335

Suburbs 347

20 North Suburbs 349

21 Northwest and West Suburbs 379

Notes 391

Glossary 395

Selected Bibliography & Resources 401

Architect/Building Index 405

Building Type Index 413

Editorial Reviews

"Architect Hill’s enjoyable guide to 200 marvelous buildings and landscapes constructed in Chicago since 2000 shines in its depiction of the city’s culture and history. Clearly discussing state-of-the-art land use practices, creative infrastructure improvements, and energy-efficient construction, the volume provides a window into best practices in urban architecture, development, and planning." —Library Journal

"A visually stunning piece of work." —Architects and Artisans

"This book convincingly argues that in just twenty short years Chicago has emerged from a period of architectural doldrums to regain its place at the front of the pack in innovative and daring design. And not only downtown showpieces! This guide dives deeply into neighborhoods and some suburban areas to shine a light on surprising and obscure gems. And it celebrates a new internationalism that has brought architects from around the world to add to Chicago's trophy shelf of outstanding talent and built work. True to the Chicago Architecture Center's educational mission, this book is thoroughly researched, offers a primer in diverse local history, and gives newbies a lesson in the special language of architecture."—Geoffrey Baer, host, WTTW

​"This book extends the story of Chicago architecture in to the twenty-first century. It serves as a guide for all who want to explore how great architecture has continued to reinvent and positively transform all of Chicago’s neighborhoods." —Ralph Johnson FAIA, Design Director, Perkins & Will

​"There has been much hand-wringing in Chicago over the last few decades about a general decline in the quality of the city's architecture. This volume argues—through more than 200 examples—that, to paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of Chicago's death as a leading architectural city are greatly exaggerated." —Reed Kroloff, Dean, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology

From the Publisher

06/01/2021

Architect Hill (Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture), in collaboration with the nonprofit Chicago Architecture Center, has produced a beautiful work that highlights 200 architecturally significant buildings and spaces from the last two decades, in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Hill highlights visionary, dynamic projects that are accessible to the public, were designed as "long-term additions to the cityscape," and exhibit innovations in infrastructure and energy-efficient construction. The work is divided into five regions ("Downtown," "North Side," "West Side," "South Side," and "Suburbs"), then subdivided into 21 neighborhoods. Each entry includes at least one photograph of the building, the name of its design architect, and background information, plus the building's address and its nearest public transit stop. Sidebars spotlight additional sites and projects, many in progress or under construction. The work features two excellent indexes, organized by architect/building and building type, and many maps, with helpful directions to landmarks and mass transit options. VERDICT With stunning visuals, this is not only a captivating study of architecture but also an insightful snapshot of Chicago's history and daily life. Readers interested in Chicago or in urban architecture, planning, or development will devour this volume.—Rob Tench, Old Dominion Univ. Libs., Norfolk, VA

Library Journal