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Art Institute Chicago – The Modern Wing

defne — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:54:43 +0000

With Selin in town I finally got a chance to see the new Modern Wing at Art Institute Chicago. Most pictures below were taken my sister Derya.

The collections on display aside, there are two things I really like about museums; the museum shops and the museum architecture.

60% Off Design and Architecture Books!

defne — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:36:01 +0000

Prairie Avenue Bookshop of Chicago is closing down so all their books are %60 off! I just spent an hour browsing through and got myself 4 books for $30!

Liz Diller: Architecture is a special effects machine

defne — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:21:58 +0000

Liz Diller from DS+R sharing work including the amazing Blur Building which she refers to as a “meaning machine”. Thank you Deniz for sharing this talk with me! =)