AIA guide to Chicago / / American Institute of Architects Chicago ; Chicago Architecture Foundation ; 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 Geoffrey Baer ; Alice Sinkevitch, editor ; Laurie McGovern Peterson, third edition editor

• Pubblicazione: Urbana, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: Third edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (569 p.)
• Disciplina: 720/.9773/11
• Soggetto topico: Architecture - Illinois - Chicago
• Soggetto geografico: Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc Guidebooks
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): DuisPerry R.; BaerGeoffrey; SinkevitchAlice; PetersonLaurie McGovern
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""GUIDE TO THE GUIDE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTE FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION""; ""THE SHAPING OF CHICAGO BY PERRY R. DUIS""; ""KEY TO MAPS""; ""LOOP AND SOUTH LOOP""; ""Loop""; ""South Loop/Chinatown""; ""NORTH AND NORTHWEST""; ""North Michigan Ave/Streeterville""; ""River North""; ""Gold Coast/Old Town""; ""Lincoln Park""; ""Lakeview/Ravenswood/Uptown""; ""Edgewater/Rogers Park""; ""West Town/Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square/Irving Park""; ""Chicago-O'Hare International Airport"" ; ""WEST SIDE AND OAK PARK""""Near West Side""; ""Garfield Park/Austin""; ""Oak Park""; ""Pilsen/Heart of Chicago/Little Village/Lawndale""; ""SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST""; ""Near South Side""; ""Bridgeport/Canaryville/McKinley Park/Back of the Yards""; ""Oakland/Kenwood""; ""Hyde Park/South Shore""; ""Beverly/Morgan Park""; ""Pullman""; ""PHOTO CREDITS""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: "An unparalleled architectural powerhouse, Chicago offers visitors and natives alike a panorama of styles and forms. The third edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago brings readers up to date on ten years of dynamic changes with new entries on smaller projects as well as showcases like the Aqua building, Trump Tower, and Millennium Park. Four hundred photos and thirty-four specially commissioned maps make it easy to find each of the one thousand-plus featured buildings, while a comprehensive index organizes buildings by name and architect. This edition also features an introduction providing an indispensable overview of Chicago's architectural history"--Page 4 of cover.
• Titolo autorizzato: AIA guide to Chicago
• ISBN: 0-252-09613-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465023903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II