ChgoRunr's Profile

I like this small space a lot. Great use of white marble. Since it is obvious money was not much of a constraint, I wish a modern wall system would have been incorporated on the wall opposite the sofa. As it is now, the TV and 4 bars stools give this place a college dorm look (albeit on the high-end). Plus, de-clutter all that stuff on the shelves above the stove. Less is more, as Mies said. Plus, I cannot date or trust a man who does not have at least a few shelves of books around. IMHO, one who is well read is more likley to be very attentive and hot in bed. So, run to B&B Italia and get that wall system pronto!

I agree with you, JYW, $1620 (plus parking) for studio is definitely a bit insane. BUT, I can I walk to the Loop for work (no Red or Blue Line construction delays to deal with and ruin my day). Streeterville is mighty convenient to Michigan Ave. shopping, restaurants, and my gym. I do think $600 is do-able in Chicago. However, some EL stops should be condemned for their filth and smell. Plus, some city neighborhoods, while less expensive, are too gang-friendly. IMHO, the major trade-off is safety and convenience (and several hundred dollars more, unfortunately). I am fortunate I can live where I live, but it is a bit pricey. Different strokes for different folks, as they say. :-)

Sorry, Patrick(the other one), but it MIGHT be possible for the estate of Aalto to sue on the basis of reverse engineering (jsut one argument off the top of my head). Intellectual property law is not my forte; an IP attorney would know for certain.

IMHO, T.Wong does not possess true artitic talent other than being clever. He reminds me of that other fraud and rip-off "artist" Mark Kostabi. Yes, I know, Kostabi made major bucks ripping off other artists. He's still a total LOSER for stealing real artists work.

BTW: Reverse engineering is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object or system through analysis of its structure, function and operation. It often involves taking something (e.g. a mechanical device, electronic component, or software program) apart and analyzing its workings in detail, usually to try to make a new device or program that does the same thing without copying anything from the original.

I love Calatrava's Milwaukee Museum of Art, along with more than one of his bridges in Europe (especailly the Alamillo Bridge in Seville). However, I HATE the now neuterd spire-less Chicago Spire.

I love one block west of the proposed grossly over-scaled edifice to Calatrava's already (self)inflated ego. SO, I can speak to how this building poses many problems to an already poorly conceived, designed, and over-developed Streeterville neighborhood. FOr exmaple, it will literally and figuratively over-shadow and dominate its immediate surroundings. Imagine blopping down a building TALLER than the Sears Tower one block from your home (and add 2600 cars---2 for each unit).

Whether you agree or not, Streeterville is a neighborhood. Sadly, this nieghborhood is rapidly becoming canyonized or Manhattanized with some very ugly cheap-looking and cheaply executed buildings (I refrain from saying architecture, becuase they are not; they are just ugly buildings). Sadder still, these ugly buildings---and the neutered spire-less Chciago "Spire" is among them---will have an adverse effect on our skyline for generations.

I am NOT against high-rises or skyscrapers, increased development or modern architecture (in Streeterville or anywhere else), but I am against BAD ARCHITECTURE and BAD DESIGN. Calatrava's neuterd spire-less Chicago "Spire" is both; and it is the wrong building for this specific small (2.2 acre) plot of land.