Access Chicago 8e
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2006
Series: Book 1 of 1 - Chicago Access
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With Access Chicago, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- all the art, architecture, and ambience of America's Second City are at your fingertips. 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 sights parks and outdoor spaces Large, easy-to-read maps with entry numbers keyed to text ensure that you will instantly find what you must Access is your indispensable walk-around guide to chicago. Our writers live in and love the city, and they will lead you by the hand down the windy streets of each neighborhood, sharing the unforgettable sights, pointing out the excellent sculptures, and revealing to you the splendor and magic. Discover the colors of Chicago.
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- Title
- Access Chicago 8e
- Author
- Richard Saul Wurman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060828315
- ISBN 13
- 9780060828318
- Series
- Book 1 of 1: Chicago Access
With Access Chicago, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- all the art, architecture, and ambience of America's Second City are at your fingertips.
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 sights
- parks and outdoor spaces
Large, easy-to-read maps with entry numbers keyed to text ensure that you will instantly find what you must
Access is your indispensable walk-around guide to chicago. Our writers live in and love the city, and they will lead you by the hand down the windy streets of each neighborhood, sharing the unforgettable sights, pointing out the excellent sculptures, and revealing to you the splendor and magic. Discover the colors of Chicago.
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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.
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