Buildings of chicago
Chicago has long been a laboratory for architectural innovation and experimentation. Discover the stories behind some of the city’s most significant skyscrapers, museums, theaters, bridges, homes, schools, houses of worship and parks.
Chicago has long been a laboratory for architectural innovation and experimentation. Discover the stories behind some of the city’s most significant skyscrapers, museums, theaters, bridges, homes, schools, houses of worship and parks.
860–880 North Lake Shore Drive
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: International Style
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
875 N. Michigan Ave
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Modernism
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Access Living Headquarters
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Contemporary
Architect: LCM Architects
Charnley-Persky House
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Architects: Adler & Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago Water Tower
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Gothic Revival
Architect: William W. Boyington
Holy Name Cathedral
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Gothic Revival
Architect: Patrick C. Keely
Merchandise Mart
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Michigan Avenue Bridge (DuSable Bridge)
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Beaux Arts
Architects: Edward H. Bennett, Hugh Young, Thomas G. Pihlfelt
Poetry Foundation
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Architect: John Ronan Architects
Tribune Tower
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Gothic Revival
Architect: Howells & Hood
Trump Tower
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Contemporary
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Wrigley Building
Neighborhood: Near North Side
Style: Spanish Colonial Revival
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White