I read on the internets newspaper here that the Toyota sign made it through Chicago's Zoning Department. We here at The Wrigley Blog have a lot of differing of opinions on that sign. Some of us just see it as a flawed but inevitable sign of the times; others think it is the most horrific idea we have ever heard. I asked a question to the author of that Tribune article. He is some sort of architecture critic, so I figured he had some knowhow. I did got a brief response. See here:
Posted by: Wayne Buckner | April 19, 2010 at 02:15 PM
Not sure how you can call the sign an "interior element". The brick wall should be considered the "outside wall", not the fence surrounding the walkway. This sign is still placed a few feet outside of line of that brick wall.
Seems to me this revised plan simply satisfies zoning without much concern of whether it is a good idea..
Blair Kamin: I think that's why another layer of review, from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, is appropriate. That review should be more fine-grained than this one.
Posted by: Wayne Buckner | April 19, 2010 at 02:15 PM
Not sure how you can call the sign an "interior element". The brick wall should be considered the "outside wall", not the fence surrounding the walkway. This sign is still placed a few feet outside of line of that brick wall.
Seems to me this revised plan simply satisfies zoning without much concern of whether it is a good idea..
Blair Kamin: I think that's why another layer of review, from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, is appropriate. That review should be more fine-grained than this one.
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