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Millennium Park
Timothy J. Gilfoyle
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Description for Millennium Park
Hardcover. Chicago's Millennium Park is hailed as one of the most important millennium projects in the world. This is a biography of this phenomenal undertaking, beginning before 1850 when the site of the park was part of Lake Michigan. This is also a study of the globalization of art, the use of culture as an engine of economic expansion, and more. Num Pages: 480 pages, 361 colour plates, 145 halftones, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1632.
At its opening on July 16, 2004, Chicago's Millennium Park was hailed as one of the most important millennium projects in the world. "Politicians come and go; business leaders come and go," proclaimed Mayor Richard M. Daley, "but artists really define a city." Part park, part outdoor art museum, part cultural center, and part performance space, Millennium Park is now an unprecedented combination of distinctive architecture, monumental sculpture, and innovative landscaping. Including structures and works by Frank Gehry, Anish Kapoor, Jaume Plensa, and Kathryn Gustafson, the park represents the collaborative efforts of hundreds to turn an unused railroad yard in ... Read more
At its opening on July 16, 2004, Chicago's Millennium Park was hailed as one of the most important millennium projects in the world. "Politicians come and go; business leaders come and go," proclaimed Mayor Richard M. Daley, "but artists really define a city." Part park, part outdoor art museum, part cultural center, and part performance space, Millennium Park is now an unprecedented combination of distinctive architecture, monumental sculpture, and innovative landscaping. Including structures and works by Frank Gehry, Anish Kapoor, Jaume Plensa, and Kathryn Gustafson, the park represents the collaborative efforts of hundreds to turn an unused railroad yard in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
474
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226293493
SKU
V9780226293493
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About Timothy J. Gilfoyle
Timothy J. Gilfoyle is professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. The author of City of Eros and, most recently, A Pickpocket's Tale, Gilfoyle also writes a regular column for Chicago History magazine.
Reviews for Millennium Park
"Now everyone who visits Millennium Park can take the memory home with them. This beautiful book is the story of a monument in the making and a testament to a park for all the people of Chicago." - Mayor Richard M. Daley"