Each year, the Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts “Open House Chicago,” a chance for the public to get inside a host of Chicago’s remarkable buildings. We attended this year and toured several buildings. Some photos are here. More to come.
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church In Ukrainian Village
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
At Sts. Volodymyr & Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Fatso’s Last Stand, not on the architectural tour, but it should be.
Groupon, in the former Montgomery Ward & Co. warehouse along the Chicago River.
At the corporate headquarters of Groupon, in the old a former Montgomery Ward & Co. warehouse along the Chicago River.
The atrium in the lobby of Groupon, in the former Montgomery Ward & Co. warehouse along the Chicago River.
The unofficial mascot of Groupon
Row after row of computer screens and phones used by the sales staff at Groupon.
Swing seating at Groupon
An informal meeting area in the Groupon headquarters.
An informal meeting area in the Groupon headquarters.
The House of Blues
The House of Blues
The House of Blues
Above the stage at the House of Blues, “Unity in Diversity: All Are One”
In the Foundation Room, a private club at the House of Blues
In the Foundation Room, a private club at the House of Blues
Ganesh, in the Foundation Room, a private club at the House of Blues
Bottle cap art
Appreciating bottle cap art
Bottle cap art
The House of Blues is filled with remarkable folk art.
The House of Blues is filled with remarkable folk art.
The House of Blues is filled with remarkable folk art.
The House of Blues is filled with remarkable folk art.
The view of the Chicago River from the offices of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., in IBM Plaza, designed by Mies van der Rohe
Thornton Thomasetti does structural design work for major buildings around the world.
The Elks National Memorial. Constructed in the 1920s to memorialize the more than 70,000 members of the Order of the Elks who served in World War I.
The Elks National Memorial. Constructed in the 1920s to memorialize the more than 70,000 members of the Order of the Elks who served in World War I.
The Rotunda of the Elks National Memorial
The Rotunda of the Elks National Memorial
The Rotunda of the Elks National Memorial
One of the four cardinal virtues of the Order of the Elks
One of the four cardinal virtues of the Order of the Elks
One of the four cardinal virtues of the Order of the Elks
One of the four cardinal virtues of the Order of the Elks
A mural by Eugene Francis Savage
Built in 1893. Features a manually operated elevator and suspended glass block walkways in the atrium.
