One of my favorite things to do after work is to meet my dad for coffee or a late lunch. We often walk around the city talking about the different architecture. For Christmas he got me an architecture "walking tour" DVD of the Loop, so we have been going inside some of the buildings from the DVD (which I never realized you can do)!
This was inside One North Lasalle. I love the Art Deco light fixtures and marble.
I'm pretty sure this was the Bank of America building (this was from Christmas time).
Last week, I went down to meet Dad for lunch, then he showed me another spot from the architecture DVD. I found it so interesting... The Northern Trust building was built of granite and marble, and its pillars reach down to bedrock. It is considered sag-proof, so this little spot is the benchmark that they use to calculate the height of all the buildings in Chicago.
We walked over to the Art Institute so he could show me another building (not from the DVD)...
Dad thought this building was almost as pretty as the Trump Tower, which is my favorite Chicago building (the taller building on the right). I just think it's so stunning.
