This monthly feature will aim to shed light on little known and under-appreciated but nontheless beautifully designed architecture. Enjoy!April's pick is a 12 floor condominium on the North side of Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood. 1550 North State Parkway was designed by Marshall and Fox and built in 1911. The building is an American adaptation (in that it is quite tall) of a Hausmannian apartment. While neither Marshall nor Fox studied at the Ecole de Beaux Arts, the influence of the Beaux Arts movement is evident in this design (as well as several of their other buildings in Chicago).
Most of the exterior cladding and ornament is terra cotta.
The inner lobby is vaulted and gilded.
This section of terra cotta is being replaced, note the steel structure and arch framing. 
If you have a suggestions for next month's building (and it's within visiting range) let me know!
