Architecture City Guide: Chicago

Jan 2011

By Kelly Minner — Filed under: Architecture City Guide , Bertrand Goldber, Chicago, Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Illinois, Jaume Plensa, John Ronan Architects, Kruek & Sexton Architects, Mies van der Rohe, Murphy Jahn, OMA, Perkins + Will, Renzo Piano, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, SOM, Studio Gang Architects

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We are headed to the windy city of Chicago for this weeks Architecture City Guide series. Jam packed with architecture from Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, here are our 12 recommendations if you are visiting Chicago. Head to the comment section and share your recommendations for additional buildings to include on our list!

The Architecture City Guide: Chicago list and corresponding map after the break!

Marina City / Bertrand Goldberg
Aqua Tower / Studio Gang Architects
University of Chicago – South Campus Chiller Plant / Murphy Jahn
John Hancock Center / SOM
Unity Temple / Frank Lloyd Wright
Willis Tower (Sears Tower) / Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
Frederick C. Robie House / Frank Lloyd Wright
IIT Master Plan and Buildings / Mies van der Rohe, MTCC / OMA, State Street Village Dorm / Murphy Jahn
860-880 Lake Shore Drive / Mies van der Rohe and Restoration / Kruek & Sexton Architects
Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago / Renzo Piano, Millenium Park Jay Pritzker Pavilion / Frank Gehry, Crown Fountain / Jaume Plensa
Contemporaine / Perkins + Will
Gary Comer College Prep / John Ronan Architects

If you are up for a trip outside the city, an hour train ride and $16 (if you pre-purchase a ticket), you will arrive in Plano, Illinois the site of The Farnsworth House / Mies van der Rohe

The Farnsworth House / Mies van der Rohe

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Cite:
Minner , Kelly . "Architecture City Guide: Chicago" 26 Jan 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 21 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/106787>

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turner design studio says:

Can’t believe you left off anything from the first wave of Chicago architecture. The Rookery, Monadnock, Reliance, and Auditorium buildings are all must-sees.

# January 26, 2011 at 12:17

AJ says:

Don’t forget the Glessner House, there are’t too many Richardson’s left out there.

And I have to agree on the Farnsworth – easily worth the drive

# January 26, 2011 at 22:41

Gookin says:

Here, here!

# September 1, 2011 at 18:32

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YEAH!

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# November 5, 2011 at 13:05

Jess says:

The Aqua Tower looks nice from this particular angle. But from a distance, it doesn’t look outstanding. And based on what I’ve seen from the street level, the quality of craftmanship of the facade is not top notch.

# April 17, 2012 at 11:47

2:27 PM Jan 26th

Jonathon Moreels

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