Wandering Series: Architecture Guide to Chicago

Architect: Daniel Burnham, Graham, Anderson, Probst and White

Chicago Union Station, 225, South Canal Street, West Loop Gate, Chicago, West Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60606

Architect: Louis Sullivan

Sullivan Center, 1, South State Street, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Philip Johnson and John Burgee

190 South Lasalle, 190, South La Salle Street, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Hammond, Beeby and Babka

Harold Washington Library Center, 400, South State Street, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60605

Architect: Holabird & Root

Chicago Board of Trade Building, 141, West Jackson Boulevard, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60604

Architect: Bennett, Pihlfelt, Young

DuSable Bridge, North Lower Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore East, Streeterville, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: George L. Rapp and Cornelius W. Rapp

Chicago Theatre, 175, North State Street, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Burnham Brothers

Carbide & Carbon Building, 230, North Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Egerton Swartwout

Elks National Memorial Building, 2750, North Lakeview Avenue, Park West, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lake View Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60614

Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White

222, West Merchandise Mart Plaza, River North, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60654

Architect: Hood and Howells

Tribune Tower, 435, North Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore East, Streeterville, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White​

Wrigley Building, 400, North Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge

Chicago Cultural Center, 78, East Washington Street, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60602

Architect: Daniel Burnham & John Root/ Frank Lloyd Wright

The Rookery, 209, South La Salle Street, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60604

Architect: Louis Bourgeois, Alfred Shaw (interior)

Baháʼí House of Worship for North America, 100, Linden Avenue, Wilmette, New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60091

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Rebecca Crown Center, 633, Clark Street, Downtown, Evanston, Evanston Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60208

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Northwestern University Library, 1970, Campus Drive, Downtown, Evanston, Evanston Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60208

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, 3400, North Rockwell Street, North Center, Chicago, Jefferson Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60618

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001, North Clark Street, Old Town Triangle, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60614

Architect: Tadao Ando

659, West Wrightwood Avenue, Park West, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lake View Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60614

Architect: Perkins&Will

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430, North Cannon Drive, Park West, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lake View Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60614

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

905, West Eastman Street, River North, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60642

Architect: Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright

Charnley-Pesky House Museum, 1365, North Astor Street, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60610

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

SOS Children’s Village, 7600, South Parnell Avenue, Auburn Park, Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, Lake Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60620

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

City Hyde Park, 5105, South Harper Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60615

Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts, 915, East 60th Street, Woodlawn, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60637

Architect: Rafael Viñoly Architects

Charles M. Harper Center, 5807, South Woodlawn Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60637

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

Frederick C. Robie House, 5757, South Woodlawn Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60637

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Joseph Regenstein Library, 1100, East 57th Street, Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60637

Architect: Helmut Jahn

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, 1100, East 57th Street, Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60637

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

Kacek Hall, 3101, South Wabash Avenue, Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

S.R. Crown Hall, 3360, South State Street, Bronzeville, Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

Materials Technology Building, 3350, South Federal Street, Bronzeville, Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: Helmut Jahn

Rowe Village North, 3303, South State Street, Bronzeville, Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: OMA

McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 3200, South Wabash Avenue, Bronzeville, Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: John Ronan Architects

Kaplan Institute, 3137, South Federal Street, Bronzeville, Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: John Heinrich, George Schipporeit

Lake Point Tower, 505, North Lake Shore Drive, Lakeshore East, Streeterville, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: Foster + Partners

Apple Store, 401, North Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore East, Streeterville, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: Josef Paul Kleihues

Museum of Contemporary Art, 220, East Chicago Avenue, Streeterville, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

880 Lake Shore Drive, 880, North Lake Shore Drive, Streeterville, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

875 N Michigan, 875, North Michigan Avenue, Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

330 North Wabash, 330, North Wabash Avenue, River North, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60611

Architect: John Ronan Architects

Poetry Foundation, 61, West Superior Street, Near North Side, Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60654

Architect: Bertrand Goldberg

Marina City, 300, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60654

Architect: Perkins&Will

Contemporaine, 516, North Wells Street, River North, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60654

Architect: Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

The Godfrey Hotel Chicago, 127, West Huron Street, River North, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60610

Architect: Gene Summers, C. F. Murphy

McCormick Place, 2301, South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: Bertrand Goldberg

Hillard Senior Homes I, 2111, South Clark Street, Chinatown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center, 1600, South State Street, South Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60616

Architect: Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr.

Adler Planetarium, 1300, East Solidarity Drive, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60605

Architect: Rafael Viñoly

NEMA Chicago, 113, East Roosevelt Road, Dearborn Park, South Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60605

Architect: Bertrand Goldberg

River City, 800, South Wells Street, Dearborn Park, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60607

Architect: Krueck & Sexton Architects

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 610, South Michigan Avenue, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60605

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

Farnsworth House, Fox River Drive, Plano, Little Rock Township, Kendall County, Illinois, 60545

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

Unity Temple, 875, Lake Street, Samuel A Rothermel Houses, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, 60301

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

Arthur B. Heurtley House, 318, Forest Avenue, Samuel A Rothermel Houses, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, 60302

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951, Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, 60302

Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects

900, West Randolph Street, Fulton Market District, Chicago, West Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60661

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

800, West Fulton Market, Fulton Market District, Chicago, West Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60607

Architect: Goettsch Partners

150 N Riverside, 150, Riverwalk, Fulton River District, Chicago, West Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60606

Architect: Pickard Chilton Architects

River Point, 444, West Lake Street, Fulton River District, Chicago, West Chicago Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60606

Architect: SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Willis Tower, 233, South Wacker Drive, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60606

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

Kluczynski Federal Building, 230, South Dearborn Street, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60604

Architect: Sheldon Schlegman

Crain Communications Building, 150, North Michigan Avenue, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Goettsch Partners

110 North Wacker, 110, Riverwalk, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60606

Architect: KPF Kohn Pedersen Fox

333 Wacker Drive, 333, West Upper Wacker Drive, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60606

Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop

The Art Institute of Chicago, 111, South Michigan Avenue, Printer’s Row, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Nichols Bridgeway, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Kathryn Guftafson, Piet Oudolf, Robert Israel

Lurie Garden, Pedway, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Jaume Plensa

Crown Fountain, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Architect: Anish Kapoor

Cloud Gate, AT&T Plaza, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh

Maggie Daley Park, 337, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Frank Gehry

BP Bridge, South Columbus Drive, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60603

Architect: Frank Gehry

Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 100, North Columbus Drive, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge

Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205, East Randolph Street, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Mies van der Rohe

One Illinois Center, 111, East Wacker Drive, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

Aqua, 225, North Columbus Drive, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

Architect: Studio Gang Architects

St. Regis Chicago, 375, East Wacker Drive, Lakeshore East, Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601

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