The Chicago Architecture Center is a non-profit that supports design and architecture. First, visit their building at 111 E. Wackier Drive for its resources, glorious modern design store and then get tickets for The First Lady tour of the marvelous buildings along the riverfront.
If you took this tour a while ado, as we did, a lot has changed. For the better. Our docent was remarkable. She shared an extraordinary knowledge of design, zoning, engineering, changes in building techniques over times. There was a good deal of info about building tall buildings under local conditions of swirling Chicago winds. It’s not The Windy City for no reason.
It was 45 degrees at 1 pm when we left the dock but it was sunny and warm anyway, somewhat out of the wind. We returned to the dock at exactly 2:30 as advertised. A marvelous experience.