Chicago's Modern Architecture Movement

Is Mayor Daley driving the Modernist architecture comeback in Chicago?

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June 5, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"Glass residential buildings with floor-to-ceiling windows are starting to sprout up in and around the city. Shining glass boxes are beginning to have their day in the sun. Just look around in downtown Chicago. Adventurous architects and developers are starting to throw off the shackles of the tried-and-true Old Chicago Look... Has Mayor Richard M. Daley steered the architecture of new structures toward a traditional style?"

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FULL STORY: Modern Architecture Movement Revitalized in Downtown Chicago

Sunday, June 2, 2002 in The Chicago Tribune

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