TY - BOOK AU - Kamin Blair TI - Why architecture matters: lessons from Chicago SN - 0226423212 AV - NA735.C4 U1 - 720/.9773/11 PY - 2001/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Architecture KW - Illinois KW - Chicago KW - Chicago Ill KW - Buildings structures etc N1 - Includes index; 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 ER -