Customer Reviews

Chicago Architecture and Design

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Lasron and Pridmore have put together a wonderful slice of Chicago history through its architecture. An excellent introduction to architecture in Chicago, I would reccomend it to anyone with even a casual interest in the subject. The focus of the book has great historical depth.

This book described many of the significant architects in Chicago history. I found it to be informative and very readable. It is the best book I have found which summarizes Chicago Architecture. The color photograghs are excellent

This book provides an excellent introduction to Chicago's numerous schools of architecture over the years. It also provides a photographic tour of the city's important buildings, from the late 1800s to the present day. The photography is great! Highly recommended for fans of Chicago or architecture buffs in general.

I first saw this title on a trip to Chicago, and thought it would be ideal. But looking through it in the bookstore, I was totally underwhelmed by the quality of the photographs, so I put it back on the shelf. A year later, in the Bobst library at NYU, I found what I thought was a different book - the photos were outstanding. It turned out to be the original 1993 publication, but something was strange. So I went to B&N to see a copy of the 2005 version. It turns out the 93 was printed in Japan, the 05 was printed in China. If you're interested in architecture, the visual details are important. So I went looking for a 2nd hand 93 version, found one for cheap, and am thrilled. The text is fantastic - the authors have selected a great mix of buildings and convey a good level of information. I'm in NY, but have made 4 trips to Chicago in the past year to look at the buildings - it's an incredibly rich city.

I know the 2005 is expanded, but the two versions are worlds apart in visual impact. 3 stars out of 3 for the text, 0 out of 2 for the photos.

I thought this book was very interesting it has great pictures of the buildings in Chicago. It has alot of information about the beginning of when Architects wanted to build something modern but unqiue at the same time. Get inspired by the great exterior and interior of these amazing buildings.

This book has beautifull photographs. The book is much deeper than other Chicago architecture books because it has a well thought out historical review of the progression of Chicago architecture. Interesting even for the lay person like me.

I wanted a book with photos so I could picture the buildings being described. The book is also organized in very sensible chapters. You can pick it up and read as much or as little as you like at any given time. Also a great price from

amazon.

My nephew loved it. He grew up in Milwaukee, went to school and lives in California. He comes to Chicago about every other year.