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In the summer of 1893, more than 27 million people visited a temporary city built on Chicago’s lakefront. They called it the White City. It… Read more: What the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Did to Chicago’s Art and Architecture Forever - Chicago’s Most Underrated Architectural Landmarks That Aren’t the Willis Tower
Chicago’s skyline gets most of the attention. The Willis Tower, the John Hancock Center, the Tribune Tower — these are the buildings tourists photograph and… Read more: Chicago’s Most Underrated Architectural Landmarks That Aren’t the Willis Tower - The Buildings That Made Chicago Famous: A Beginner’s Guide to the Chicago School of Architecture
Every major city has a defining contribution to the world. Paris has the boulevard. Rome has the piazza. Chicago has the skyscraper — and more… Read more: The Buildings That Made Chicago Famous: A Beginner’s Guide to the Chicago School of Architecture - Chicago’s August 2026 Art Roundup: Everything Worth Seeing This Month
August is Chicago’s last full month of summer, and the city’s art institutions are making the most of it. From a landmark photography retrospective arriving… Read more: Chicago’s August 2026 Art Roundup: Everything Worth Seeing This Month - Chicago’s Art Summer Is Here — Here’s Everything Worth Seeing Right Now
Some summers are just louder than others. Chicago in 2026 is one of them. Between a once-in-a-generation cultural opening on the South Side, a pair… Read more: Chicago’s Art Summer Is Here — Here’s Everything Worth Seeing Right Now
