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The Monroe Building: A Chicago Masterpiece Rediscovered by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams

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Purchased in 2005 by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), Chicago’s Monroe Building has been lovingly re-stored, updated, and reborn—now serving as home to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. The Monroe Building: A Chicago Masterpiece Rediscovered chronicles the history of the building from conception through restoration, presenting a history of Chicago architecture through the lens of one building and detailing just how a Chicago masterpiece was rediscovered.

“It is rare that a book can be equally enjoyed by casual architecture buffs and offer deeply researched narratives informing those vested in Chicago’s architectural history. Embedded with stunning photography, The Monroe Building: A Chicago Masterpiece Rediscovered offers levels of engagement for a wide audience. Page for page, one of the most interesting, deeply researched and graphically rich architecture books written. The photography alone stands as an escape, but also, at once, the text brings readers into the dynamic process of building America’s most important architectural city!”
- Charles Smith, AIA LEED AP Director Education Principal CannonDesign

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152 Pages
Trim Size: 9.25 in x 1 in x 12 in

ISBN/EAN: 978-0692258965

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Richard Cahan

Richard Cahan is a journalist and author who writes about photography, art and history, with one of his many publications being The Monroe Building: A Chicago Masterpiece Rediscovered. He worked for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1983 to 1999, during which time he acted primarily as the paper’s picture editor. He is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, with his latest release Un-American, about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Cahan currently is an independent scholar at Chicago IL’s Newberry Library, where his belief in the power of words and pictures continues to drive him to create.

Michael Williams

Michael Williams is a writer, designer, and publisher who helped create The Monroe Building: A Chicago Masterpiece Rediscovered. He is the coauthor of eight books, including Richard Nickel’s Chicago and Who We Were: A Snapshot History of America.

He lives in Chicago, Illinois.