I’m very happy to share that I’ll be in conversation with Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey at the Newberry Library on October 12. Registration opens on Sept. 1. More information is on the Newberry’s website.

Lee’s 2019 book, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side, was a constant companion and guidebook as Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986 was coming together; it inspired a lot of long bike rides during the pandemic that led me to important high-rises that I would have missed otherwise. So this is a particularly welcome invitation. Expect to hear about Lake Meadows, South Commons, and why Dubin, Dubin, Black, and Moutoussamy should be far better known than they are…