2024-12-22T03:00:21-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150161780/new-book-shares-the-untold-work-of-african-american-architects-from-chicago-s-south-side Katherine Guimapang 2019-09-30T11:49:00-04:00 >2019-09-30T11:49:50-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2e/2e8412f433e82c7e05be6b24fe2826e1.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Chicago is recognized for its iconic architectural history, however, there are some areas of this beloved architectural haven that have not found a voice until now. Writer and photographer Lee Bey has documented buildings located in Chicago's South Side for several years. With the hopes to expose their architectural and cultural influence within the city Bey showcased these photographs in an exhibition, <em>Southern Exposure,</em> during the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. Since then Bey has published the book "<em><a href="https://amzn.to/2n79i2I" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago&rsquo;s South Side</a></em>"&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.mascontext.com/observations/southern-exposure-the-overlooked-architecture-of-chicagos-south-side/" target="_blank">Recently Bey sat with Iker Gil of, director of MAS Studio</a> to discuss the book and the project's origin. According to Bey he explains "The exhibition and the book grew up together [...]&nbsp;The idea was to not make the book an exhibition book, but to use the exhibition as inspiration and to go beyond the show and showcase more buildings and places, and have the text delve deeply into the South Side&rsquo;s&mdash;and Chicago&rsquo;s...</p>