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When I found out the current Chicago Federal Plaza was once home to this building, I pretty much thought it was a joke. I can’t fathom putting those faceless monoliths in place of a place that radiated grandeur and authority[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you know not to what the title refers, wonder no more. It is truly mind-blowing. The first incidence of C2E2 is now a thing of the past. Much was learned, much info has yet to be parsed, much sleep[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really need to see 2001 again. In other news, I dislike po-mo architecture. I respect that it’s efficient and has advantages over older, bulkier, more intricate designs. But cripes, are the buildings ugly. To me, they really do resemble[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember, this weekend I’ll be at McCormick Place for C2E2! Joe Hills of Team Snow Day and I will be kickin’ it old school at booth WC-R! (It’s a webcomics thang.) (They’ve corralled us all together for easy extermination) Drop[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Concerning “Grosse Point” in the first panel, that’s the Chicagoland area’s “other” lighthouse, located in Evanston. It too is venerated, a national landmark, blah blah blah. In my opinion it’s not nearly as nice or unique as the CHL, so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Welcome to chapter two of Wighthouse, the second-most chapter there is! A little background: the San Diego is a play on the Santa Fe building, where the Chicago Architecture Foundation maintains its headquarters. You’ll notice Daniel works not for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
