Buildings Tell Stories

Chicago's architecture is famous, but its unique sense of place cannot be reduced to a worship of icons. The fabric of the city's everyday spaces bears witness to a dynamic history, triumphs and mundanities jostling for position. This site aims to explore in photographs the composition of a great American city.

Go ahead and look around by neighborhood or on a map (slow to load; please be patient), or learn more about this site. If you're interested, you can also read about updates to this site on my blog (or subscribe via RSS).