Access Chicago 8e - Softcover

Wurman, Richard Saul

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ISBN 10: 0060828315 ISBN 13: 9780060828318

Publisher: Collins Reference, 2006

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Paperback. Pub the Date: April. 2006 Pages: 256 in Publisher by: Collins the Reference WithAccess Chicago. Your visit will be an the easy. Enjoyable experience - all the art. Architecture. And ambience of America's Second City are at your been alive in. Chicago has been divided and organized into neighborhoods. so you know where you are and where you're headed. Unique color-coded and numbered entries allow you to discover the best: hotels restaurants attractions shopping ...

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About the Author:

With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. & B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships & two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland & awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design & was Chairman of Graphic Design & Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.

Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design & understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children & lives in Newport, Rhode Island.

Synopsis:

A guide to the Windy City's rich cultural and historic sites, its architectural treasures, its popular blues and jazz clubs, its sports arenas and its many shops and restaurants. Each city block is shown with colour-coded entries describing the restaurants, hotels, shops and parks, and cultural and historic sites of interest to visitors. Along with maps keyed to these entries, each guide in this series features prices and quality ratings, notes on the city's history and architecture and "Bests" sections in which well-known residents share their personal recommendations.

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