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A Perfect Summer Day: Art and Architecture in Chicago

Jennifer Rose Realms Of Gold July 15, 2015April 11, 2017333 West Wacker Building, Adrian Smith, Aqua Tower, Architectural designs, Architectural styles, Art Deco, Art Institute of Chicago, Burj Khalifa, Carbide and Carbon building, champagne building, Chicago architecture, Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise, Chicago architecture history, Chicago River, Cloud Gate, Contextualism, Dubai architecture, Famous architects, Famous Chicago architecture, First Chicago School, Jeanne Gang, Jonathan Glancey, Kingdom Tower, Modern skyscrapers, NYC architecture, The Merchandise Mart, The Story of Architecture, The Trump Tower, Trump International Hotel & Tower, William Le Baron Jenney, world’s tallest building 0 Comment

“The story of architecture,” writes Jonathan Glancey in his book The Story of Architecture, “is one of remarkable human endeavor…[a]t its best…it lifts our spirits and sends shivers down our spines…”*

Chicago, world renowned for its architecture and considered the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, has its own unique story, which is delightfully told by professionally trained docents on the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise, a spirit and eye lifting adventure for the rich history lessons it offers. Read more

Skating Into The New Year

Katharine Rose Realms Of Gold January 6, 2015April 11, 2017Chicago, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, New Year, New York City, Rockefeller Center, Vervacious, vervacious foods, vervacious portland, vervacious spices 3 Comments

The holidays are over and January – in its cold, snowy and post-holiday glory – is settling in. But, despair not! The excitement, merriment and cheer of the joyous holiday season don’t have to end.

Let a new book, a trip to an ice skating rink with friends or a cup of hot cocoa with fresh whipped cream revive your spirit, carrying you into the New Year with hope and joy, and curing you of those inevitable “January blues.”

World-famous and one of the quintessential New York City experiences, the ice-skating rink in the center of Midtown Manhattan at Rockefeller Center is worth a trip for both tourists and city-goers alike. Read more