Monthly Archives: February, 2010
How do you feel about parking in Chicago?
Here’s an altered parking sign on North Avenue in Wicker Park.
Chicago’s giant ice machine
The Citigroup Center Chicago building is located at Madison and Canal. This 42-story skyscraper was designed by the firm Murphy/Jahn and completed in 1987. Wayne Lorentz describes the building on Chicago Architecture Info: A massive hulk of a building that manages to not feel imposing in spite of its girth. The Citigroup Center combines reflective [...]
Current reading: Palladio (continued)
I completed Palladio’s Second Book of Architecture last week. I’ve decided to take a break and read Le Courbusier before finishing Palladio’s Four Books. A Courbusier/Palladio comparison might be interesting. The Second Book book is primarily comprised of 45 short analyses of Palladio’s designs for city and country residences. Although these analyses are all cursory, [...]