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Robie House: A Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece by Patrick F. Cannon with Photography by James Caulfield
"A lavishly illustrated guide to one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most important residential buildings"Completed in 1910, Robie House was one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s...
The Legacy of Julius Rosenwald a Film by Lincoln Presidential Foundation and Looking for Lincoln Nominated for a 2025 Mid-America Emmy Award
"The film, “The Legacy of Julius Rosenwald” has been nominated for a 2025 Mid-America Emmy award!"The film, highlighting the life and works of Julius...
Walter Thomas Bailey: Staring into the Yawning Gulf of Eternity by Dean R. Karau with Dr. Kwesi Daniels, Tuskegee University
"Walter T. Bailey was the first Black American to earn a B. S. degree in architecture from the University of Illinois (1904); the first...
Rosenwald: Toward a More Perfect Union trailer
"The extraordinary story of a forgotten philanthropist, a Jewish son of immigrants from Chicago who became a champion for black education with in the...
Starship Chicago II: What Gives a Building a Soul? A film by Nathan Eddy
Starship Chicago II
World premiere of Starship Chicago II, a film produced and directed by Nathan Eddy."Chicago's postmodern people’s palace, the seventeenth-floor James R. Thompson...
WATCH: Preservation Chicago 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered Full Presentation March 8, 2023 (Length 64:35)
The Preservation Chicago 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered presentation was presented to a hybrid audience, both live in-person audience and a simultaneous virtual audience...
“Early Chicago Skyscrapers” for UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation by AIA Chicago and Preservation Chicago
There is strong support to designate “Early Chicago Skyscrapers” as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site designation would further recognize...
Who Is The City For? by Blair Kamin and Lee Bey
"Who Is the City For? Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago by Blair Kamin with photography by Lee Bey"A vividly illustrated collaboration...
AIA Guide to Chicago, 4th Edition by American Institute of Architects Chicago Edited by Laurie McGovern Petersen
"Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring...
Uptown: Portrait of a Palace A Documentary by John Pappas and Michael Bisberg
"What happens when a building slips through a crack in time? Leftover from an extinct era and useless in modern society, the Uptown Theatre...

