Butler joined Chicago city government in 1960, and was appointed as city architect by Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1967. As city architect, Butler helped lead the restoration of the auditorium at the east end of Navy Pier in the 1970s. According to the book "Navy Pier: A Chicago Landmark"...
In one of her final actions as a justice, a dissent to a 5-4 ruling to allow local governments to condemn and seize personal property to allow private developers to build shopping plazas, office buildings and other facilities, she warned the majority had unwisely ceded yet more power to the...
Great Architecture in Chicago, City Of Chicago,Center for Advanced Research in Design. Poster designed by Tomoko Miho, 1966. FromHall of Femmes: Tomoko Miho, courtesy of Hall of Femmes Bobbye Tigerman (Photo: Shira Fischer) Handbook of California Design, 1930-1965 by Bobbye Tigerman, editor T...
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"Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts," Bush said. "...Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning,...
The storms felled trees, knocked out power throughout the Chicago area, and raised the water level of rivers and creeks, flooding basements and even the first floors of some buildings.More than $4 million in damage was reported by hundreds of property owners, with Kane and other counties ...
Category 4 Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys destroying or damaging more than 80% of its buildings. As Irma moved along the coast, the 185 mph winds, tornadoes, and storm surges hit nine states. Florida and South Carolina were the most affected. Jacksonville and Charleston had historic level...
The choreographer envisioned revolutionary works that took harnessed dancers performing vertically along the sides of buildings, and even dangling in mid-air. After studying under José Limón, Merce Cunningham and Anna Halprin, Brown helped found the Judson Dance Theater in New York City, and ...
He would reject the austere designs and spare aesthetics of modernists like Mies van der Rohe, and produce buildings that celebrated complexity and even inconsistency in design. Venturi designed buildings bursting with ornamentation and flourishes, and encouraged architects and consumers to enjoy "messy...
He designed new churches in Gothic Revival style, some of which have been designated as listed buildings, including Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester, Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst, St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill, and Holy Trinity Church, Chester. Harrison also made alterations ...