Architecture
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On A Walk, Christmas Day 2011
We took a walk in Lincoln Park yesterday in bright blue Chicago. Here are some pics. Bench overlooks barren great garden and waits for lush return. I have no idea what kind of trees these are that produce such bright orange limbs: The sublime blues of Jeanne Gang’s People’s Gas Education Pavilion seem so stark:…
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Three Window Washers Race to Clean Mies
I work in a complex created by Mies van der Rohe in 1970. This pleases me. This morning I noticed these workers getting started on their day. Maintenance is key.
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Peoples Gas Education Pavilion at Night
I’m somewhat obsessed with this place— one of our great public spaces.
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A Boy, A Dog, and a Jeanne Gang Education Pavillion Presented by People’s Gas
We live in a world where wonder is often sponsored. So it goes. This is a beautiful place.
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Hand-Painted Newstand at 4700 South Michigan Avenue
I encountered this gem while on a car tour of Bronzeville a couple weeks ago. I wish I had gotten out to get some better shots of it. Here it is: Here are closeups of each element: And the text: Chi-Town SteppersThe Peanut ManDancing Peanuts– Mr. Peanut in the middle flanked by two female peanuts“Defender…