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A beam that projects out and is supported only at one end.
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1909 Plan of Chicago
Milestone
1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition
Style
19th-Century Commercial
Buildings of Chicago
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Macy’s On State Street (formerly Marshall Field’s)
Neighborhood:
Loop
Style:
19th Century Commercial
Architect:
D.H. Burnham & Co.
En Masse Studio
Neighborhood:
Logan Square
Style:
Contemporary
Architect:
En Masse Architecture and Design
Wrigley Field
Neighborhood:
Lakeview
Style:
Beaux Arts
Architect:
Zachary Taylor Davis
University of Chicago’s Keller Center
Neighborhood:
Hyde Park
Style:
Modernism, Contemporary
Architect:
Farr Associates, APMonarch
Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain
Neighborhood:
Streeterville
Architect:
Lohan and Associates
St. Regis
Neighborhood:
River North
Style:
Contemporary
Architect:
Studio Gang
Art Institute of Chicago
Neighborhood:
Loop
Style:
Beaux Arts
Architect:
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Auditorium Building
Neighborhood:
Loop
Architect:
Adler & Sullivan
