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Pastry Puffing Out Architecture

During a recent screening of the documentary Kings of Pastry at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago’s theater district, I had the pleasure of asking one of its leading characters, Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer from where his design sources come. He tells me he’s a big fan of the work of glass artist Dale Chihuly... Read more »
By Lira,
January 16, 2011 at 3:02 pm
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Theater At Its Quirkiest

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Now that Thanksgiving is over, we know that after Black Friday, it’s downhill from here on out. Next thing you know Christmas has crept up on you. We end yet another season of Fall and begin a new season of Winter. This changing of seasons was the theme of Redmoon Theater‘s Winter Pageant, which has... Read more »
By Lira,
November 27, 2010 at 10:40 am
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Chicago Greenbuilding Action

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This week Chicago saw a surge of nearly 30,000 people at the McCormick Place West for Greenbuild — setting a new record as the largest Greenbuild since the show started in Austin, TX in 2002. Now that the activities surrounding this event have drawn to a close, let’s look at some of great examples of... Read more »
By Lira,
November 20, 2010 at 11:45 am
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Greenbuild Leads "Generation Green"

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At the kick-off of the industry’s largest gathering of representatives from all sectors of the green building movement, we saw the events drew crowds by the thousands, from the International Forum, to the Green Jobs Summit, to the opening of the international expo. At the Opening Plenary of Greenbuild on Wednesday, a new generation was... Read more »
By Lira,
November 17, 2010 at 10:48 pm
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Greenbuild In The White City

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As people from out-of-state begin to flock to Chicago this week for the “world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, Greenbuild, social media sites from Twitter (hashtage #Greenbuild) to Facebook have people wanting to know must-see things about this city. GreenSource Magazine compiled an eclectic mix of Chicago Recommendations from its notable residents... Read more »
By Lira,
November 15, 2010 at 5:41 pm
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An Affair With Athena in Chicago

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In Athens, Greece, the Athenians built a temple in honor of Athena, the goddess of heroic endeavor (in war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill). This marble temple designed in the Doric style is popularly known as the Parthenon. In Chicago’s skyline, a building looks strikingly like an abstraction of the Greek Doric... Read more »
By Lira,
November 4, 2010 at 1:14 pm
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Work Outside The Cube

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Office spaces have seen an evolution over the years. With the changing tide of the economy coupled with a new generation entering the workforce exposed to technology far more advanced than what existed in generations prior, attitudes toward work are quickly evolving. Wired magazine featured an article about the changing attitudes toward work and how... Read more »
By Lira,
August 8, 2010 at 9:10 pm
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An Odyssey

Chicago is the largest city in the Midwest, making it the third most populous city in the United States. (Source: Wikipedia) In 2010, there are approximately more than 2.8 million people living in this city. This partly reinforces the fact that fifty percent of the world’s population, now at 7 billion, live in cities today... Read more »
By Lira,
August 7, 2010 at 7:54 pm
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Wrap Up The WTF

Wrap Up The WTF
Every year beginning in 1969, the Merchandise Mart, an art deco building, has played host to the National Exposition of Contract Furnishings World’s Trade Fair (or simply NeoCon WTF to designers). South entrance of the Merchandise Mart (image by Edmund Dantes) At the culmination of NeoCon WTF on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, we saw over... Read more »
By Lira,
June 17, 2010 at 10:14 pm
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WTF On Day One

WTF On Day One
The Nomkhubulwane (pronounced Nom-koo-bull-wah’-nee) sculpture flanked the entrance of the Merchandise Mart on Day One of NeoCon World’s Trade Fair. Brought to you by InterfaceFlor in partnership with The Human Elephant Foundation. (image by Edmund Dantes) NeoCon WTF is one of the nation’s largest trade show of contract furnishings in North America. The name itself... Read more »
By Lira,
June 14, 2010 at 11:15 pm
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