You can dress it up all you want, it’s still a garage

5 Jan 2007 – 2:07
By adam | Posted in architecture, chicago | Comments (0)

Kudos to chicago's Landmarks panel for rejecting a plan wherein yet another building is stripped down to its historic terra cotta facade, and had something completely unrelated stuffed inside.  I've had enough of projects that use a multistory garage as street frontage, and dress it up in a fake ...

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that time again

5 Jan 2007 – 1:51
By adam | Posted in blogging | Comments (0)

i've been resistant to upgrading for the last few release-tuneup-release-tuneup cycles. Upgrading (at least on IIS) is always a matter of crossing my fingers and praying, so i try to avoid it, unless there are clear ...

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