Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago
$27.00
Subject: Architecture
Author: Quam, Will
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 04-2026
ISBN: 0226828107 | EAN: 9780226828107
BasicBinding: Hardcover
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product | Pages: 320
Annotation: "Will Quam shows that while the bricks that make up so many buildings in Chicago are inherently interesting, they also allow us to see the history of the city afresh. Simply looking-but really looking-at bricks reveals countless stories of the city's growth that have gone untold. Quam's infectious passion for the lowly brick and its history lets him range widely, casting his gaze across buildings of all types, from the famous and prominent to the vernacular and weird. He creates connections that might otherwise be hard to see, and he draws distinctions among buildings that seem practically identical-until you start looking through his eyes"-- Provided by publisher.
"Will Quam shows that while the bricks that make up so many buildings in Chicago are inherently interesting, they also allow us to see the history of the city afresh. Simply looking-but really looking-at bricks reveals countless stories of the city's growth that have gone untold. Quam's infectious passion for the lowly brick and its history lets him range widely, casting his gaze across buildings of all types, from the famous and prominent to the vernacular and weird. He creates connections that might otherwise be hard to see, and he draws distinctions among buildings that seem practically identical-until you start looking through his eyes"-- Provided by publisher.
| Subject: | Architecture |
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