Kamin Blair <br/><br/>
Why architecture matters :  lessons from Chicago / 
Blair Kamin. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  2001. 
 - xxi, 386 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. The Evolving Metropolis. The Mediocre Mile. That Comeback Street. Public Works and the Public Realm. Making the Past a Part of the Future. Suburbanizing the City. Urbanizing the Suburbs -- Pt. 2. The Art of Architecture. Sizing Up the Skyscraper. Unsung Heroes. Opportunities Lost (and Found) in Chicago. Architecture with a Capital "A": Look Elsewhere. Importing "Starchitects" -- Pt. 3. Architecture as a Social Art. Places and Catalysts for Gathering. Raising and Razing Temples of Sport. Building a Better Life. Private Housing: Building Boom, Architecture Bust. Public Housing: Sheltered by Design -- Pt. 4. The Lakefront: Democratic Vistas. Putting the Car in Its Place. Reinventing the Lakefront. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226423212 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture--Illinois--Chicago
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Chicago Ill--Buildings structures etc
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NA735.C4 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720/.9773/11