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A detailed graphite drawing of an ornate architectural pattern consisting of repeated geometric and organic shapes.

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 18, Untitled, 1923

Louis H. Sullivan

A work made of graphite pencil on tracing paper mounted on board.

Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin, Elevation, 1919

Louis H. Sullivan

A rough sketch in green ink of a building interior drawn in one-point perspective. Arrows and text throughout the image annotate the scene.

Art Institute of Chicago Addition, Concept Sketch Perspective, 2001

Renzo Piano

A work made of pen and black ink on cream wove paper.

Sketches of Roman Architecture, c. 1935

Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret)

A work made of graphite and watercolor on paper.

View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago, 1908

Daniel Hudson Burnham

A work made of ink & pressure sensitive film on paper.

Monument to the French Revolution at the Pont des Arts, Paris, France, Perspective Study, 1989

Architecture Studio

A work made of graphite on linen.

860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, Plan, 11/22/1949

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

A drawing of curvilinear architectural ornamentation detail. Title reads "Fantasy, a study of curves in three dimensions."

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 14, Fantasy, 1922

Louis H. Sullivan

A work made of marble.

Capital with Man Fighting Lion (A) and Riding Griffin (B), c. 1180

Lombard

A work made of ink on polyester film.

Johnny's Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois, Oblique Aerial View, 1979

Chicago Art and Architecture

Drawing of a street view of a light-beige Art Deco–style skyscraper surrounded by a dark-blue sky.

Cornell Towers, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Rendering, c. 1925

Maurice L. Bein

A drawing of a soaring, ethereal white skyscraper situated by water and surrounded by short buildings. In the sky are birds and a blimp.

Century of Progress Exposition Tower of Water and Light, Chicago, Illinois, Final Design, 1930

Ralph Thomas Walker

A gray-scale drawing from street level of a building with a prominent central dome framed by lower vertical wings with diagonal ends.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Addition: Design Drawings, West Elevation, c. 1995 (building completed 1999)

Lohan Associates

A work made of terra-cotta.

Spandrel Panel from the Western Methodist Book Exchange, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1899

Harry Bergen Wheelock

A work made of graphite on strathmore paper.

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 19, Untitled, 1923

Louis H. Sullivan

7 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective View

7 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective View, 1999

Adrian D. Smith

A work made of graphite on linen.

860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, Elevations, 11/22/1949

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

A color drawing of a spiral-shaped, stone-clad house with a suspended bridge projecting from it on the left, trees in the background.

Gene and Nancy Bavinger House: North Elevation Showing Suspension Bridge over Ravine, 1950/51

Bruce Goff

A sketch made up of scribbles in black ink centered on the page with a line of notes, difficult to decipher, and a signature in the bottom-right corner.

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Concept Sketch, 1990

Frank O. Gehry

A work made of sandstone.

E. W. Blatchford Residence: Lunette Depicting Autumn, c. 1875/77

Peter Bonnett Wight

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