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Title AIA guide to Chicago / American Institute of Architects Chicago, Chicago Architecture Center, Landmarks Illinois ; with special assistance from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks ; special support provided by Alphawood Foundation Chicago ; introduction by Perry R. Duis ; preface by Cynthia Weese, FAIA ; Laurie McGovern Petersen, fourth edition editor
Edition Fourth edition
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 595 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Summary "This is the fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago, which is about 10-15 percent bigger than the last edition and includes a 32-page color insert. 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 cityscapes. The editors offer entries on new destinations like the Riverwalk, the St. Regis Chicago, and The 606 as well as updated descriptions of Willis Tower and other refreshed landmarks. Thirty-four maps and over 500 photos make it easy to find each of the almost 2000 featured sites. A special insert, new to this edition, showcases the variety of Chicago architecture with over 80 full-color images arranged chronologically. A comprehensive index organizes entries by name and architect. Sumptuously detailed and user friendly, the AIA Guide to Chicago encourages travelers and residents alike to explore the many diverse neighborhoods of one of the world's great architectural destinations"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Includes index
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 06, 2022)
Subject Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks
ARCHITECTURE / General
Architecture
SUBJECT Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks
Chicago (Ill.) -- Guidebooks
Subject Illinois -- Chicago
Genre/Form Guidebooks
Form Electronic book
Author Petersen, Laurie McGovern, editor.
Sinkevitch, Alice, editor.
Duis, Perry, 1943- writer of introduction.
American Institute of Architects. Chicago Chapter, author.
Chicago Architecture Center, author.
Landmarks Illinois, author.
Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
LC no. 2021050567
ISBN 9780252053672
0252053672