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The Architect · Caleb · Chicago

The Rookery

The Loop · Historic Building · Free

The light court is the best free room in Chicago. Wright's white-and-gold remodel inside Root's iron cage is a masterclass in two eras talking.

Burnham & Root's 1888 masterpiece with a light court Frank Lloyd Wright remodeled in 1905 into white marble and gold.

— Caleb, The Architect
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