Sensuality And Architecture

It might not be a coincidence that a lot of our associations with Chicago's best architecture have to do with sensuality and sex.

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May 17, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Maybe you can't put your finger on what you like best about Chicago architecture, but you know there's something sensuous about it. Think of Lake Point Tower its voluptuous curves and shimmering, glassy façade rise up right where the lake meets the shore. Or, there's the soon to be completed bandshell by Frank Gehry, with its cladding made of lyrically folding strips of metal. As part of Chicago Public Radio's series Speaking of Sex, Annie Baxter reports." This presentation requires the use of the RealMedia player.

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