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By Peter Mavrikos, Class of   2017 Amazon’s second headquarters are not coming to Chicago. They’ve chosen to split their HQ2 between New York and Virginia. But if you’ve been to…

Let me start my last letter of 2018 by confessing that I am sometimes intimidated by the blank sheet of paper that, each month, seems to be demanding me to…

By Sabra Goldman, Class of 2010 Union Station is considered to be one of the most historically significant passenger railroad stations in the nation for its planning and grand architectural design.…

By Bruce Moser, Class of 2001 The Michigan Avenue Street Wall is one of Chicago’s marvels---an ensemble of 50 mid and high-rise structures built between 1890 and 1930. CAC offers…

By Hy Speck, Class of 1995 Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukah! Chicago is welcoming the holiday season with spectacular seasonal displays. Where can these be found?   Please send…

“The year end brings no greater pleasure than the opportunity to express season’s greetings and good wishes.”                       -Charles Dickens As my last posting of 2018 bridges the gap between…

By Thomas Stelmack, Class of 2017 In February I wrote the article "Saint Julian Watches over Millennium Mile." It described the challenges that developer Oxford Capital / Quadrum Global with…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 He’s an Angelino – born and bred in Los Angeles. And with the snow swirling around so early in November, perhaps he may be…

Hard to believe that another year is coming to a close, but our recent All-Docent Day and Annual Meeting marks the beginning of turning our attention to next year. Chief…

By Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 In Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”, a character utters these words: “Comparisons are odorous”. I offer the following essay titled: Odorous Comparisons An architect…