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Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze
Special to The TimesBy 8:50 a.m., they temporarily had to close the women's restroom at the Chicago ArchiCenter. "There were so many people here already, they had to restock all the toilet paper," said Elaine Rosen, a retired biology teacher from the Streeterville area of...Tags: Hyde Park, Architecture, Louis Farrakhan, Palmer House Hilton, Mrs. O'Leary
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Eight sides to this story
Times Staff WriterWhen Benedikt Taschen, a globe-trotting publisher of stylish art books, and his then-wife first laid eyes on Chemosphere House in 1997, the iconic Los Angeles structure had seen better days. The sleek, octagonal house, perhaps the boldest work by the...Tags: Family, Metal and Mineral, Architecture, Homes, Book
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Wilde Building: An Old Piece Of Junk
ColumnImagine that you live in a state with almost no population growth, little appeal to young people, of no interest at all to low-tech, metal-banging manufacturers, of only modest interest to glamorous high-tech boys and girls who prefer Palo Alto, Calif.,...Tags: Architecture, Companies and Corporations, Arts and Culture, Sports, Long Island
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Michael Triegel's joys revealed in new show
Tribune art criticMichael Triegel's last show in Chicago five years ago presented nearly 80 pieces, emphasizing prints, drawings and watercolors. His present exhibition--again at the Worthington Gallery--has fewer than half that many but includes some recent paintings that...Tags: Death, Illinois Institute of Technology, Germany, Arts and Culture, Documentary (genre)
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Rick Morrissey: Under scrutiny, Soldier Field is bearing up
Opponents of the "new" Soldier Field, the renovated Soldier Field, the tourists'-tax-dollars-at-work Soldier Field would like to see Mayor Richard M. Daley send his convoy of backhoes from Meigs Field to the stadium and turn it into the vacant-lot-that-...Tags: Soldier Field, Richard M. Daley, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Bears, Architecture
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Open communication
Times Staff WriterJoe Day and Nina Hachigian's ultra-contemporary Silver Lake house, built primarily with industrial materials used in airports, looks down on the lights of Los Feliz and Hollywood like a control tower. An electronic sign facing the street displays...Tags: Colleges and Universities, George W. Bush, Family, Marcel Duchamp, Metal and Mineral
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Chicago's art and soul
Times Staff WriterSome said it looked like a rusty tin can. Others likened it to a baboon with wings. An editorial in the Chicago Tribune derided it as a "predatory grasshopper." Alderman John J. Hoellen even introduced a City Council resolution to have the piece removed....Tags: Richard M. Daley, Chicago Loop, Family, Metal and Mineral, Architecture
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Invasion of the lakefront
Tribune architecture criticThe new Soldier Field, the face that launched a thousand quips ("Monstrosity of the Midway," "Eyesore on Lake Shore," "Mistake by the Lake"), is almost here -- a skillful, sometimes brilliant and ultimately jarring failure. With its spaceship-like...Tags: Soldier Field, Unexplained Phenomena, Richard M. Daley, Society, Chicago Bears
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Bonding: $400 a bottle
Special to The TimesConsider it more than a coincidence. Two identical silver Mercedes SL 55 AMGs sit side by side in the Zen-inspired courtyard of Jefery Levy's glass and steel 1960s house in Laurel Canyon. One belongs to Levy, a collector of rare wines, the other to...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Film Festivals, Robert Davi, EMI Group Ltd., Celebrities
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The next days of disco
Special to The TimesUnless he is entertaining — and his friends do like to hang at his plastic-fantastic bachelor pad — Leon Gazarian is the only living thing in his Encino condominium. If he wants to see plant life, Gazarian looks out the window, past his...Tags: Fashion Shows, Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Architecture, Homes, Paul Evans
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Brains behind design of new Soldier Field
Tribune architecture criticThe firestorm of controversy over the redesign of Soldier Field, which makes its debut Sept. 29, began with a spark lit during a tennis game on Martha's Vineyard. In the 1980s, Boston architect Ben Wood found himself on the same tennis court as Michael...Tags: Soldier Field, Richard M. Daley, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Bears, Architecture
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Design center fulfills a promise
Times Staff WriterSouth-Central Los Angeles has never been considered a hot spot for flashy architecture. A decade after the L.A. riots, few of the businesses that fled the area have returned. The city's promise that it would work to encourage development has largely...Tags: Riots, Metal and Mineral, Architecture, Economy, Business and Finance, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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