Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture

Judith Paine McBrien

Charting Chicago's evolving urban landscape, the third edition of this popular handbook is the perfect companion for self-guided walking tours as well as an excellent source of information for those wishing to explore the internationally acclaimed architecture of architecture. More than 100 highlights of the downtown area are covered with accompanying maps, a glossary of architectural terms, and an index of index of architects and buildings designed to orient the reader from Michigan Avenue to the Loop to the Riverfront. Also included is a section highlighting the city's diverse campus architecture from work by Mies van der Rohe and Rem Koolhaas to the Hyde Park neighborhood of the University of Chicago where Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House stands.