August 2025 Newsletter
THE UPTOWN: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel and Andy Pierce
Preservation Chicago is thrilled to support the new book, The UPTOWN: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel and Andy Pierce."This new book from...
The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon by Robert Sharoff and William Zbaren
"Resolved: the Wrigley Building is a beautiful, beloved jewel of Chicago, though not great architecture. Discuss."'Beautiful' is a value judgment, one I endorse fully....
Chicago’s Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder by Keir Graff
"Let Keir Graff take you inside Chicago's Fine Arts Building - a building that hides worlds behind its doors."Exploring the Fine Arts Building’s warren...
John Mills Van Osdel, Architect, and his Chicago: The Story of His Life, 1811 to 1891 by Burtram Collver Hopkins
"There is no question that Chicago is an architecturally significant city. But before Louis Henry Sullivan, John Wellborn Root, and Frank Lloyd Wright, before...
Chicago Homes: A Portrait of the City’s Everyday Architecture by Carla Bruni and Phil Thompson Illustrations by Wonder City Studio
"Chicago is famous for its architecture. People move here for it, form cults around particular styles, and fight with New Yorkers about who...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Preservation Chicago and Goodman Theater present “Chicago Legacy Business Panel Discussion ” Saturday, September 27
Preservation Chicago and Goodman Theater presentChicago Legacy Business Ice Cream Social and Legacy Business Panel DiscussionSaturday, September 27 at 6:00pm followed by the play...
Preservation Chicago Hosts Successful Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2025 Coach Tour
Preservation Chicago hosted the Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2025 Coach Bus Tour Saturday, September 6, 2025. The coach bus tour led by Ward Miller,...
Floating Museum presented “Mecca” Flats and Bronzeville Floating Monuments Exhibit at IIT Crown Hall on August 9, 2025
"In 2019, the Floating Museum introduced the world to an inflatable monument named “Founders,” a sculpture that featured four visages — interpretations of Jean...
Chicago Architecture Center presents “Open House Chicago 2025” Oct 18-19, 2025
Open House Chicago 2025October 18-19, 202510:00 am to 5:00 pm"The Chicago Architecture Center revealed this year’s Open House Chicago sites on Wednesday, and it...
Maxwell Street Foundation presents “Poor Man’s Paradise” August 15, 2025 to September 27, 2025
"There will be an opening on Friday August 15, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM for the exhibition “Poor Man’s Paradise” at Project...