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Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was formed by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a vast centralized processing area.
Schulze Baking Company Plant is a factory building located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.It is located at 40 East Garfield Boulevard (also described as 55th Street and Wabash Avenue) [2] in the Washington Park community area in Cook County.
Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago's Chinatown St. Simeon Mirotočivi, a Serbian Orthodox church located in East Side Greektown Fiesta Boricua on Paseo Boricua in Humboldt Park The Robie House in Hyde Park is a Frank Lloyd Wright design. The Gateway Theatre's Solidarity Tower in Jefferson Park is a replica of the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
UrbanLab's projects range in scale from houses such as the Hennepin, Illinois, Residence, [1] mixed-use residential and commercial buildings such as Upton’s Naturals Headquarters, [2] public open spaces such as the Smart Museum of Art Courtyard [3] at the University of Chicago, and large scale, urban design projects such as Growing Water in Chicago [4] and a masterplan (13 square kilometers ...
Shaw was asked to design this center, and in 1915, he designed a U-shaped mall surrounding parking spaces and a central courtyard. Shaw collaborated with Edward H. Bennett on the design, a local architect that rose to prominence after co-authoring the Burnham Plan for Chicago. Shaw's design was inspired by a trip he made through Europe in 1913.
David Adler FAIA (January 3, 1882 – September 27, 1949) was an American architect who mostly practiced around Chicago, Illinois. He was prolific throughout his career, designing over 200 buildings in over thirty-five years. He was also a long-time board member of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Studio Gang is an American architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. [1] Founded and led by architect Jeanne Gang, the Studio is known for its material research and experimentation, collaboration across a wide range of disciplines, and focus on sustainability. [2]
Lurie Garden is a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) garden located at the southern end of Millennium Park in the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Designed by GGN (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol), Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel, [3] it opened on July 16, 2004.