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Originally Posted by sentinel
^^Agree 100%. U of C has created a very nice architectural haven within a relatively small area. Vinoly, Pelli, Legoretta, Williams & Tsien, Jahn and now Jeannie Gang...and this is just within the past 15 years or so!
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That's not even taking into account the older works they have ranging from the gothic original buildings to one of the most important architectural treasures on earth: Robie House. They also have a relatively rare Saarinen, the Mies Social Sciences School, and Netsch's brutalist masterpiece the Regenstein Library.
As if that weren't enough there are even more treasures just off campus including the Burnham designed MSI, Fredrick Law Olmsted's Jackson Park and Washington Park, another half dozen or so wright houses, and the treasures of Indian Village.
All in all probably one of the most, if not THE most, architecturally significant campuses on earth. There are very few places on the planet where you will find such a collection in such a small area. I always take visitors from out of town down here to demonstrate how massively awesome Chicago is.