Chicago's riverfront : where the present meets the past /

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Imprint:Wilmette, IL : Perspectives: Films/Videos, c1991.
Description:1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + architectural guide book (40 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Language:English
Series:Skyline. Chicago ; no. 1
Subject:Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Architecture.
Travel.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Description and travel
Chicago River (Ill.)
Illinois -- Chicago.
Illinois -- Chicago River.
Format: Video cassette Video
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1449249
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Other authors / contributors:Perspectives: Films/Videos.
ISBN:1880005018 $20.00
Notes:VHS format.
Produced in cooperation with the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois by Perspectives.
Summary:Shows how riverfront design reflects change of Chicago River from its contribution to the 19th century boomtown, later becoming a neglected industrial cesspool. Through civic pride it is now a natural resource enhancing the city. Architects William Pedersen, Adrian Smith, Kevin Roche and other discuss their work.
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Summary:Chicago is unique in the history of modern architecture. "Skyline: Chicago," a five part series, explores a century of Chicago's internationally acclaimed architecture, development & urban design. Each program features a different area of significance in the city & tells the story of how the buildings, people, politics & economics have shaped the city through time. The script is enlivened by noted architects & historians describing their works in their own words as well as by comments of civic leaders discussing Chicago's development. Chicago architecture is placed with a broad context: how have decisions about scale & style, form & function, economics & environment created the fabric of this quintessential American city.
Item Description:VHS format.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. +
Production Credits:Produced in cooperation with the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois by Perspectives.
ISBN:1880005018 $20.00