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Eight Forty-Eight

Chicago Architecture

	Marktown March 22, 2001
Architecture contributor Ed Keegan visits with Paul Myers, the unofficial historian of the community of Marktown, in East Chicago, Indiana, about this historic and architectural treasure by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw.

	Terra Cotta March 21, 2001
Timothy Lynch, structural engineer and associate at Robert Silman Associates in New York, talks with Steve Edwards about repairing the aging facades on downtown high rises.

	Endangered Landmarks March 21, 2001
Architecture contributor Ed Keegan visits with Paul Myers, the unofficial historian of thDavid Bahlman, executive director of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, reviews the council’s annual list of the 10 most endangered historic places in Illinois.

	Bronzeville March 12, 2001
Chicago Public Radio’s Richard Steele visits the Wabash YMCA and gets a tour of the newly restored facility with Pat Abrams, executive director of the Renaissance Apartments and Fitness For Life Center.

Wacker Drive February 23, 2001 Chicago Historical Society Historian Tim Samuelson joins Steve Edwards on lower Wacker to talk of the history of this street, as it closes for major renovation. A view of the construction on Wacker Drive near the intersection of Wacker and State

	Landmarks vs. Zoning Commissions February 21, 2001
Architecture contributor Ed Keegan dissects the differences between Chicago's landmark and zoning ordinances.

South Michigan Avenue Landmark District February 15, 2001 A soundscape inside one of Michigan Avenue’s landmark structures, the Fine Arts Building at 410 S. Michigan, followed by a conversation about the pros and cons of the City of Chicago’s proposal to designate a 12-block section of South Michigan Avenue a landmark district. Steve Edwards is joined by Brian Goeken, assistant commissioner of the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development; Blair Kamin, architecture columnist for the Chicago Tribune, and Bob Wislow, Chairman of U-S Equities and member of the Central Michigan Avenue Association.

A view of South Michigan Avenue from Randolph Street.

	Good Towers February 8, 2001
Architecture contributor Ed Keegan views some promising residential towers on the Chicago’s horizon.

	Millennium Park January 25, 2001
A discussion with talks with Charles Waldheim, from UIC’s Architecture Department, and Ed Uhlir, design director for the Millennium Park project, about the new design for Chicago’s “front yard”.

	Block 37 January 25, 2001
Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed Keegan talks with Steve about plans for the North Loop's Block 37.

	Museum Campus January 9, 2001
Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed Keegan talks with Wolfgang Waldner, CEO of Vienna Quarter Project, about what makes museum campuses appealing.