Patrick Sisson - Writer, Journalist, Cultural Documentarian, Music Lover

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Dwell Post June 22, 2014 Link Kitchen and Dining Room A dimly lit living space above a former funeral home, the kitchen and dining rooms have become animated, illuminated family spaces with splashes of color and light-providing transom windows. The dining space features Hans Wegner chairs circling a Matthew Hilton Cross-Extension table and a Pallucco […]

Dwell Post July 16, 2014 Link Louis Kahn at the Auditorium of the Kimbell Art Museum, 1972   The architect famously asked, “What does this building want to be?” when starting a project. In the case of this museum, Kahn incorporated skylights to diffuse natural light throughout as a way to illuminate the artworks. A master of […]

Chicago Reader Post July 29, 2014 Link Every week during a stretch of the Chicago Seed‘s 1967 to 1974 print run, staffers would make the trip: a pickup or VW Minibus loaded with hand-mixed ink and negatives for the next issue—diligently pasted up and typed out twice on an IBM Selectric—would drive two hours north […]

Feature Chicago Reader July 24, 2014 Link The worst winter in decades inspired a design firm and frame builder to fashion a bike tough enough for this town. During last winter’s polar vortex, the brave souls who cycled through the ice, snow, salt, and sludge could be viewed as examples of midwest resiliency. They also could […]

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