Millennium Park : creating a Chicago landmark /
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Author / Creator: | Gilfoyle, Timothy J. |
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Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. |
Description: | xiv, 442 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Historical studies of urban America Historical studies of urban America. |
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Format: | Print Book |
Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's copy 5 has original dust jacket. |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6006419 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables
- List of Appendixes
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I. History
- 1. Before Grant Park
- 2. Creating Grant Park
- 3. The Grant Park Problem
- Part II. Politics
- 4. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Master Plan
- 5. Shooting for the Moon
- 6. Art in the Park
- 7. The Culture Broker
- 8. A Theater in the Park
- 9. The Modern Medicis
- 10. Conflict and Controversy
- 11. Defining Art
- Part III. Culture
- 12. Constructing Millennium Park
- 13. Vermeer in Chicago: The Jay Pritzker Pavilion and BP Bridge
- 14. The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
- 15. Cloud Gate
- 16. The Crown Fountain
- 17. The Lurie Garden
- 18. The Subtle Amenities of Millennium Park
- 19. Conclusion: The Multiple Meanings of Millennium Park
- Acknowledgments
- Appendixes
- Frequently Used Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Index