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The Most Endangered Building in Chicago [Thompson Center]: a Video by Stewart Hicks (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

"In this video, we visit Chicago's most endangered building--the Thompson Center--and discuss issues related to its preservation and impending demolition.""Perhaps no building in Chicago...

WATCH: The Full Announcement and Presentation of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (Length: 57 Minutes)

WATCH: The Full Announcement and Presentation of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length: 57 Minutes)

WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” (Length 3:48)

WATCH: The Video Overview of the Preservation Chicago 2021 "Chicago 7 Most Endangered" (Length 3:48)

Starship Chicago: Thompson Center A Film by Nathan Eddy (Chicago 7 2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

"Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center in Chicago, which shocked the world when it opened in 1985, may not be long...

Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District: The Avenue’s Past, Present and Future. An original video short by Preservation Chicago

"Roseland’s South Michigan Avenue Commercial District is the commercial center and heart of this Far South Side community, located approximately 15 miles from downtown...

Preservation Chicago Tours the Arlington Deming Historic District. An Original Documentary

Host, Ward Miller, Executive Director of Preservation Chicago guides you on a tour of one of Lincoln Park's most important historic districts.Learn how the...

Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–75 Receives Prestigious Docomomo Modernism in America Award

Modern in the Middle Chicago Houses 1929-75 Susan Benjamin and Michelangelo Sabatino; foreword by Pauline Saliga THE FIRST SURVEY OF THE CLASSIC TWENTIETH-CENTURY HOUSES THAT DEFINED AMERICAN...

WATCH: “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” Overview and Full Presentation

2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' Video Unabridged Recording (55:28) presented to live capacity audience at the Preservation Chicago 2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' announcement,...

WATCH: Preservation Chicago’s 2020 “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” Unabridged Presentation

2020 'Chicago 7 Most Endangered' Video Unabridged Recording (55:28) Image Credit: Preservation ChicagoWatch the full, unabridged recording of Preservation Chicago's announcement and presentation of...

WATCH The Fascinating Interview! How the Auditorium Changed Europe with Rolf Achilles and Rich Regan

"This week’s #AudTalk features a conversation between Auditorium CEO Rich Regan and Rolf Achilles, an art historian and historical preservationist who has written and...