Book of the Moment

It's been twelve years, but finally the AIA Guide to Chicago has been updated, its second edition released on April 12.



From the book description:

More than a thousand individual buildings are featured in 574 pages, along with over 400 photos -- many taken expressly for this volume. Building descriptions focus on the illuminating but easily overlooked details that give the behind-the-scenes, often unexpected story of why a building took the shape it did. And in the best Chicago tradition, the book does not shy away from an opinion where an opinion is called for.