Luftwerk from Richard Prouty on Vimeo. Last Saturday night I attended an event staged by Iker Gil and MAS Context … More
Category: Chicago
Donald Trump, the Hottest Brand in the World
[O]n The Wall Street Journal's website Tuesday, Trump lambasted the lead architect of his tower, Chicago's Adrian Smith, for calling … More
Literary Modernism in Chicago
The Newberry Library has posted some interesting documents from their collection as part of their online exhibit, Making Modernism: Literature and Culture … More
The Chicago Spire Is Back from the Dead
Mary Ellen Podmolik reports that the developer of the Chicago Spire has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permission to … More
Pullman National Park?
Chicago's Pullman neighborhood, where Pullman railroad cars were once manufactured, may become a national park. Located on Chicago's South Side, … More
CIMMfest Chicago
The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival runs through Sunday, April 21 at theaters scattered throughout the north side. The … More
Do Cities Need Artists?
Richard Florida, head of the Creative Class Group and chief advocate of the hipster approach to urban renewal, now admits … More
German Expressionism Architecture Spotted in Chicago
A very rare U.S. instance of German Expressionist architecture has been discovered in an old German neighborhood in Chicago. Expressionist … More
End of the Road for Prentice
It’s all over except the wrecking ball for Bertrand Goldberg’s Prentice Woman’s Hospital. Today Northwestern University confirmed that the building … More
Post-Rock and the City
Augusto Contento’s Parallax Sounds is unlike any music documentary you’ve ever seen–and unlike any documentary you’ve ever seen. The film … More
One-Way Street 