 Preservation
Heroes
Illinois, Indiana Societies Guard Architectural
Heritage
What region of the United States can boast of its architectural
heritage more than the Midwest?
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Illinois
Foundation
Savvy,
Organization Ensure Preservation Message Heard
Some consider it the
most beautiful residential design of the 20th Century. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's
Farnsworth House in Plano, Ill., which is about 60 mi. southwest of Chicago, features
floor-to-ceiling glass walls offering views of the Fox River.
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Indiana
Foundation
Everyone Knows Hoosier Preservationists
A majority of preservation groups have one or two offices in their state's biggest
metropolitan areas.The Indianapolis-based Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
has 10 locations.
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French
Lick, West Baden Resorts
Bringing Back Two Beaux Arts Beauties
It
will take more than a decade, $350 million and the painstaking restoration of
Old World artistry, but Indiana's French Lick is returning to its former grandeur
as a celebrated resort area - but with modern flair.
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Westin
North Shore
Hotel
Reaches Top Of Wheeling's Tallest List
One of Chicagoland's largest
hotel projects isn't downtown or near O'Hare.
It's in north suburban Wheeling.
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Reid
Hospital
New Facility Updates Century-Old Hospital
It is not easy delivering
21st Century health care in facilities a century old.
Renovations and updates
are possible, but as Reid Hospital & Heath Care Services in Richmond, Ind.,
decided, sometimes it is best to start from scratch.
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Children's Research Institute
Coordination and Mock-Ups Key in Lab Construction
The sleek exterior
of the Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Research Institute Biomedical Research
Facility in Wauwatosa hides the complexity of the interior space where multiple
mechanical systems are being knitted together to serve labs and a vivarium.
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