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December 2023

The Family Homes of Harry Weese
One thing that has always stood out to me about the modernist architecture of Harry Weese is that he did not follow the trends of the day. In my…
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October 2023

September 2023

Good-Bye to Architecture Twitter
As people delete or abandon their Twitter accounts due to its changes related to content ownership etc. that begin today, September 29th, I thought I’d…
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Be a Tourist in Your Own City
Over the weekend I found myself chatting with strangers, two older women sitting on a bench with a dog in Dawes Park on Evanston’s lakefront. What…
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August 2023

July 2023

Carl Koch, Roy Schoenbrod, and the Techbuilt Homes in Northfield
I don’t know what immediately comes to your mind when you think of suburban Northfield. Maybe Chief Keef? But architecture is probably not at the top of…
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April 2023

My Corner of the Internet...For Now
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The Desecration of Pleasant Home
On Friday Steve Kelley, a longtime volunteer for the Pleasant Home Foundation Restoration Committee and member of its Board of Trustees, informed the…
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March 2023

Women's History Month: Jean Wehrheim
Did you know that today only 23.3% of all American-based architects are women? Considering March is Women’s History Month when we commemorate the vital…
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