Architecture + Design Collection

I found these sketches and drawings, both delicate and energetic, in the small Architecture + Design Wing at The Art Institute of Chicago. Not their most impressive collection, but still worth skipping work to go there today, if you can.



I posted a few of my favorites for you to check out. If you're interested in a closer look at the architects, but don't want to hassle with the whole four hours on an airplane plus a taxi ride to the museum, I've included some reading material that should be available at your local bookstore.

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Frank Lloyd Wright
read this, you'll like it: Frank Lloyd Wright, An Autobiography



Tadao Ando
read this, you'll like it: Tadao Ando, The Complete Works



Steven Holl
read this, you'll like it: Urbanisms




Frank Gehry
read this, you'll like it: Frank O. Gehry, The Complete Works