Dramatic Architecture | The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer

Dramatic Architecture

Chicago's architecture is world-renowned, and this category showcases some of the most stunning and dramatic structures in the city. From towering skyscrapers to historic landmarks, each building tells a story of Chicago's rich history and vibrant present. Take a journey through the city's impressive skyline and explore the intricate designs, styles, and influences that make Chicago's architecture truly unique.

AMA Plaza

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed this modernist building…

Chicago Cultural Center

Once dubbed “The People’s Palace,” the Chicago Cultural Center is an opulent landmark in the Loop...

Chicago Vocational Career Academy

Chicago Vocational Career Academy sits in all its impressive beauty in the city’s Avalon Park community area...

El Centro

While much of Chicago’s architectural beauties are concentrated downtown...

875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center)

The building formerly known as the John Hancock Center (now officially known by its address)...

Lavezzorio Community Center

As architecture critic Lee Bey told Geoffrey Baer in The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2, some...

Manhattan Building

It might be hard to imagine a time when 16 stories was considered a towering skyscraper...

Marina City

Architect Bertrand Goldberg wanted his dynamic corncob duo to become a “city within a city”...

Pui Tak Center

The Pui Tak Center is an ornate building in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood that has been an official Chicago landmark...

Reliance Building

Passersby in the late 1800s must have been astonished by the Reliance Building...

Carl Schurz High School and James H. Bowen High School

Carl Schurz High School and James H. Bowen High Schools are nearly identical buildings, but as Lee Bey...

The St. Regis Chicago

In 2020, the St. Regis was completed and became the third-tallest skyscraper in Chicago at 101 stories...

Tribune Tower

Tribune Tower was built as part of a competition to create the most beautiful building in the world...

Dramatic Architecture | The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer