brick architecture of chicago - hyde park

When Chicago burned down in 1871, it was largely a city of wood. Chicago was rebuilt as a city of brick and came to be one of the great brick centers of the world, producing 1.5 billion bricks a year. On this tour, we'll see how homes, churches, and school buildings of Hyde Park offer an amazing and surprising look at the way brick architecture shaped Chicago and the world. You'll learn about all the different ways architects have used brick to create beautiful buildings and how to read the secret language written in the brick. After this tour, you'll never look at Chicago or the humble brick the same!

About the tour guide: Will Quam is an architecture photographer, researcher, and enthusiast behind Brick of Chicago. He has been called "Chicago's premiere brick expert" by Geoffrey Baer, and his photography and passion for Chicago's brick history have been featured on CBS, WTTW, The Chicago Tribune, Masonry Magazine and more. His architecture tours were named one of Chicago's best tours by Curbed Chicago in 2020 and his Instagram (@brickofchicago) was named Chicago's best Instagram in 2019 by the Chicago Reader. www.brickofchicago.com

5711 & 5715 S Kimbark Ave

Ray Elementary School

St Thomas the Apostle Church

St Thomas the Apostle School

Augustana Lutheran Church

Riddle Houses

Fenn House

Saieh Hall, University of Chicago

Robie House

Brick Architecture of Chicago - Hyde Park

Cuando Chicago se incendió en 1871, era principalmente una ciudad de madera. Chicago fue reconstruida como una ciudad de ladrillo y se convirtió en uno de los grandes centros mundiales de ladrillos, con una producción anual de 1.500 millones de ladrillos. En este recorrido, veremos cómo las casas, iglesias y escuelas de Hyde Park ofrecen una perspectiva asombrosa y sorprendente de cómo la arquitectura de ladrillo moldeó a Chicago y al mundo. Aprenderá sobre las diferentes maneras en que los arquitectos han usado el ladrillo para crear hermosos edificios y cómo interpretar el lenguaje secreto escrito en él. Después de este recorrido, ¡nunca volverá a ver Chicago ni al humilde ladrillo de la misma manera!

Sobre el guía turístico: Will Quam es fotógrafo de arquitectura, investigador y entusiasta de Brick of Chicago. Geoffrey Baer lo ha calificado como "el principal experto en ladrillos de Chicago", y su fotografía y pasión por la historia del ladrillo de Chicago han aparecido en CBS, WTTW, The Chicago Tribune, Masonry Magazine y otros medios. Sus recorridos de arquitectura fueron nombrados uno de los mejores recorridos de Chicago por Curbed Chicago en 2020 y su Instagram (@brickofchicago) fue nombrado el mejor Instagram de Chicago en 2019 por Chicago Reader. www.brickofchicago.com

Arquitectura de ladrillo de Chicago - Hyde Park

Will Quam

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