The Hoxton Chicago: Photographing a Wedding in Fulton Market
A hotel in Fulton Market on Chicago's West Side, with exposed brick interiors in a former meatpacking district.
The Gwen: How the Carved Relief Frame Is Actually Made
A hotel on North Michigan Avenue in a 1920s building with a sculpted limestone facade and an upper terrace.
The Peninsula Chicago: Photographing Pale, Tonal Luxury
A luxury hotel a block from the Magnificent Mile, with pale tonal interiors, a terrace and high guest floors.
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago: Field Notes on a Sealed Ballroom
A hotel occupying upper floors above Michigan Avenue, with interior ballrooms and high-level guest rooms.
The Blackstone: Working a Building With Two Vocabularies
A 1910 Beaux-Arts hotel on South Michigan Avenue, with period public rooms and contemporary renovated interiors.
Virgin Hotels Chicago: A Venue of Small Rooms Rather Than Large Ones
A hotel in a 1928 Loop office building, with a series of smaller event spaces and a rooftop bar.
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: Glass, Butterflies and Prairie
A contemporary nature museum in Lincoln Park, with a glass-roofed butterfly haven and restored prairie planting outside.
The Robey: How Light Moves Through a Narrow Tower
A 1929 Art Deco tower at the Wicker Park six-corners junction, with upper-floor rooms and a rooftop.
The Willis Tower Skydeck: Field Notes on Glass at 1,350 Feet
An enclosed observation deck on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, with glass on all sides and projecting glass ledges.
The Godfrey Chicago: What a Retractable Roof Actually Changes
A contemporary hotel in River North with a rooftop venue that can be enclosed or opened to the sky.