Reading About Jeanne’s Gang
There is a pattern that people follow when they make the transition from ordinary to noteworthy on the way to celebrity. It goes like this: Toil in obscurity Do something people like Get lots of local newspaper coverage Get a smattering of local TV coverage Get national newspaper coverage Get a coffee table book made about you Local architect Jeanne Gang is up to step #6 with the release of “Reveal: Studio Gang...
Review: Marina City: Bertrand Goldberg’s Urban Vision
“The Corncob Towers.” “The Pie Spires.” “Aunt Flo’s Curlers.” People may not always know what the twin towers on State Street at the Chicago River are called, but they at least know them. Bertrand Goldberg’s penultimate architectural creation, Marina City (300 North State Street), has inspired and amazed a generation of tourists and locals. Now a new book chronicles how the...
Quickie: Blue Chip Casino review
The Tribune has posted an architectural review of the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana.