Architecture
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Demolition of Sun-Times Building, January 2005
Originally uploaded by juggernautco. Here are some photos I took from the ground floor and 37 floors above the demolition of the Sun-Times Building in Chicago to make way for the new Trump Tower. Here’s some stuff on the new building from Emporis: * The building was originally planned with a large office section…
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New Look at Mies
The Chicago Sun-Times has a piece about the temporary de-obstruction of the IBM Building while the old Sun-Times building has been razed and before the Trumpalicious Tower is raised. Here’s an excerpt: The IBM building at 330 N. Wabash has been there for decades, but never before have we seen famed architect Mies Van Der…
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Daley Center Chicago: HVAC for the Weary
I’ve always been attuned to HVAC– Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning— in architecture. the design of a building’s HVAC system can make or break its success, but it seems that too few architects pay much attention to it. Very often you’ll walk into a place that blasts you with hot stale air as soon as…
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Upon First Entering Millennium Park
Last night I experienced Millennium Park. It is immense and personal. Everything was gigantic and felt just right. There were dozens of thousands of people there and I was with Deirdre, solo. We entered from the northwest corner, at a pond circled by names of the monied class who donated to help make the park.…