Harcourt Brace & Co, 1993. Illustrated throughout with B&W photos, maps and other art. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Covers clean, colors bright, spine and extremities with minor wear. A guide to more than 1000 buildings with approx. 400 photos and ca. 35 maps. The result of years of research and writing conducted under the auspices of 3 organizations: The American Institute of Architects Chicago, The Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Illus. by Various Artists. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Completely revised and updated, AIA Guide to Chicago, Second Edition is the liveliest and most wide-ranging guide ever written about Chicago's architecture. More than a thousand individual buildings are featured, along with more than four hundred photos-many taken expressly for this volume-and thirty-five specially commissioned maps. The book is arranged geographically so that the user, whether Chicago citizen or visitor, can tour each area of the city as conveniently as possible. Building descriptions focus on the illuminating-but easily overlooked-details that give the behind-the-scenes, often unexpected story of why a building took the shape it did. And in the best Chicago tradition, this guide does not shy away from opinions where opinions are called for. Comprehensively researched, meticulously written, and more than thorough.

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Bookseller: Inga's Original Choices (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002347
Title: AIA Guide to Chicago
Author: Sinkevitch, Alice [editor]
Illustrator: Various Artists
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0156379759
ISBN 13: 9780156379755
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1993
Keywords: Architecture, History, Reference
Bookseller catalogs: The Arts; Travel & Geography;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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