Chicago Architecture Center

🎶 Catching a concert at Millennium Park this summer? You're sitting beneath one of Chicago’s most famous architectural works. Designed by Frank Gehry, the pavilion’s sweeping steel ribbons make it one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.

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📸: Pritzker Pavilion, Architect: Frank Gehry

✅ Another piece of Chicago history on its way to being protected.

First Immanuel Lutheran Church has received a preliminary recommendation to be designated a Chicago Landmark. Designed by Frederick Ahlschlager and completed in 1888, the Gothic Revival church is one of the city's oldest Lutheran congregations and an important part of Chicago's architectural and social history.

The church was among the first in Chicago to officially vote to integrate in the 1950s and this Sunday is celebrating the 60th anniversary of hosting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for a speech in 1966.

📸: Steve Geer via iStock

☀️ Summer time = tour time 🚶‍♂️‍➡️
Check out these upcoming walking tours ⬇️

🤔 Did you know Wrigley Field wasn't originally built for the Cubs? ⚾
When it opened in 1914, it was called Weeghman Park and was home to the Chicago Whales of the Federal Baseball League. It didn't become Wrigley Field until 1926.

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Concrete in architecture isn’t just Brutalism—it's a core material essential to many architectural styles.

From the curves of Marina City to the sculptural balconies of Aqua Tower, concrete has shaped some of Chicago's most iconic buildings. Even steel and glass skyscrapers such as Willis Tower rely on reinforced concrete for strength and stability.

📸: Aqua Tower, Architect: Studio Gang

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