A Brief and Exciting History of Brick Architecture in Chicago
This presentation covers the history of brickmaking and brick building in Chicago, from 1830 to today. We'll follow the trends and fashions in Chicago's brick buildings: From homegrown common bricks, to imported red bricks, to wild colors, textures, and terracottas of the 1910s-30s, to Miesian modern bricks, and more. The presentation will also look into several buildings from the past 10 years that have used brick in innovative and dynamic ways. The presentation will be accompanied by photos of beautiful brick buildings from across Chicago's many neighborhoods.
The Presenter
Will Quam lives in Chicago and is an architecture photographer, architecture writer, and researcher. Did we mention he loves bricks?
He documented the brick as a way to pay more attention to the world around him and encourage others to do the same. And it was like learning a whole new language and suddenly discovering great texts hidden in the buildings around him.
Above all, he believes that nothing is boring. Everything can be interesting and exciting. Even bricks.
$10 general admission/$8 members
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