Featured web
videos highlighting Chicago area subjects as they relate to
architecture
LEE BEY
DISCUSSES LOCAL ARCHITECTURE CONCERNS
Bey joined Bob
Sirott live on FOX Chicago News at 9 p.m. to talk about the
Old Post Office. Bey is a former achitecture critic for the
Chicago Sun-Times. He also worked as Deputy Chief of Staff
for Mayor Richard M. Daley and served as director of
governmental affairs for the Chicago office of Skidmore
Owings & Merrill.
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ARCHEOLOGY
DIGS ON CHICAGO'S GOLD COAST
This Tribune
story reveals that that archeology is not just for realms
overseas but that there is a past yet to be unearthed and
discovered right here in Chicago. Mary Leighton and Rebecca
Graff are co-directors and co-instructors of the DePaul
Urban Historical Archeology Field School-Summer 2010 program
work with students at an archeological dig at The Charnley
House, 1365 N. Astor Street in Chicago.
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CHICAGO THE
BEAUTIFUL 1948
From
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Traveltalks series, Chicago best from
an outsider's perspective is covered in this 10 minute film
presentation. Its a fascinating look at how the city looked
only 60 years ago or so architecturally.
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LINCOLN
PARK ZOO'S NEW SOUTH POND
Lincoln Park
Zoo has put together this simple video to show the
progression of construction of its new Nature Boardwalk in
the South Pond area of the park.
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CHICAGO
PARK DISTRICT WASHBURNE CULINARY INSTITUTE
Established in
1937, the program at Washburne Culinary Institute is one of
the oldest in the nation, providing students with the basic
skill set necessary for any kitchen. Washburne operates and
staffs the renowned Parrot Cage Restaurant at South Shore
Cultural Center. This video not only introduces us to the
historic facilities of the Institute and restaurant but also
Buckingham Fountain's Fountain Cafe which they also operate.
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ARCHITECTURE IN CHICAGO
Answers.com
takes us on a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
in Oak Park, IL. In this video, a caretaker from the
foundation highlights various elements of Wright's organic
design and the principles of an emerging Prairie-style
architecture.
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CHICAGO'S ARCHITECTURE
A brief
documentary on Chicago’s architectural mecca created by high
school classmates in an Honors World History class for the
Chicago Metro History Fair competition. This their project
came in first place in CPS area 26 fair.[02-23-2010] Some of
the references are dated (no mention of the Trump Tower as
Chicago's second tallest building - not to nitpick) but
overall they did a good job
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UNIVERSITY OF
CHICAGO'S LOGAN ARTS CENTER
Architects Tod
Williams and Billie Tsien unveiled their designs for the
Logan Arts Center
and presented
their plans for the 155-foot towering center Nov 10, 2009 to
a standing-room only campus audience of students, faculty,
alumni, staff, and friends. This video is a series of brief
interviews and visuals to form a picture of what is touted
to become the
cornerstone of
south campus as a striking figure of minimalist modernism
with a visually stunning glass and stone building design
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CHICAGO GREEN ROOF
Chicago's
efforts and accomplishments in the green movement have been
well-documented. The roof atop city hall was no doubt the
"breakout" project in officially launching Chicago's
sustainable campaign. Since the instillation of city hall's
green roof, grandiose intentions have been voiced to "green"
all the roofs along the Red Line and other such
transformative projects. This narrative featuring a
representative from Chicago's Department of the Environment
extols the benefits of greening the roof of Chicago's
municipal headquarters and beyond.
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SKIDMORE, OWINGS AND MERRILL IN CHICAGO
Perhaps no
other contemporary architecture firm in the world has
attained the level of impact in Chicago and the world as has
Skidmore. Owings and Merrill. This video gives us a glimpse
of the scope of influence of this firm and the extent to
which they have contributed to the definition of what we
have become in Chicago.
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ARCHITECTURAL VIDEOGRAPHY
Josh Pabst
sets to classically-themed music his movements around and
throughout some of Chicago's most interesting and intriguing
architectural spaces and structures. Although this 3 minutes
plus presentation is comprised of only a couple of buildings
at best, it is nevertheless well worth the viewing.
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COMMON'S
CHICAGO
As far as the
offerings among music videos out there which prominently
depict Chicago, this one by Kanye West featuring
Chicago-born rapper Common does it as well any we've seen.
All manner of photographic representations are used
including neighborhood and downtown areas, iconic buildings
and not-so-well-known ones, aerials, streetscapes and more.
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FILM IN
CHICAGO
Typically,
an almost 9 minute video is difficult to endure; but this
presentation from the Chicago Film Office is an exception.
An intro of the city's iconic streetscapes and buildings
leads quickly into scenes from the many unforgettable movie
moments made in Chicago over the years. See how many of
these you can recognize and identify.
