Some studio-mates and I are heading off to Chicago for the weekend. Other than the bandshell, Mich. Ave, FLW, Mies, and IIT-- what should we see? (contemporary stuff preferred)!!
check out the MCA (museum of contemporary art)
Shedd Aquarium is cool/expensive
take a boat tour (if they still do them at this time of year), best way to get a sense of the city layout, they're relatively cheap too
contemporary bldgs:
Contemporaine- Perkins + Will [516 N. Wells]
Thompson Center- Murphy/Jahn [Dearborn & Randolph?] for some reason i'm one of the few people who likes this bldg.
Soldier Field
Skybridge- Perkins + Will [1 North Halsted]
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off to CHICAGO-- any suggestions on what I should see?!
Some studio-mates and I are heading off to Chicago for the weekend. Other than the bandshell, Mich. Ave, FLW, Mies, and IIT-- what should we see? (contemporary stuff preferred)!!
Let me know!!
~KSArcher
I noticed theres another thread asking the same thing =) either one is fine to put your suggestions
check out the MCA (museum of contemporary art)
Shedd Aquarium is cool/expensive
take a boat tour (if they still do them at this time of year), best way to get a sense of the city layout, they're relatively cheap too
contemporary bldgs:
Contemporaine- Perkins + Will [516 N. Wells]
Thompson Center- Murphy/Jahn [Dearborn & Randolph?] for some reason i'm one of the few people who likes this bldg.
Soldier Field
Skybridge- Perkins + Will [1 North Halsted]
....
Crown Fountain in Millennium Park.
http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/crown_fountain.html
Check here, they are some award winning buildings done by last year:
http://www.aiachicago.org/special_features/2005DEA/
If you have see some buildings you really like, you might just rent a car and drive to there.
Does everyone visit Chicago? Where's the 'off to Topeka - what to see' thread?
oh man... topeka
when i was little... we played a soccer tourn there every year... they have some of the most incredible grain silos
crown fountain/prizker pavillion at millenium park
stateway gardens...it's beautiful this time of year.
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