THE SPACE WITHIN: Inside Great Chicago Buildings

For the first time, the interiors of some of the Chicago area's greatest buildings, designed by celebrated architects, are brought together and featured in truly stunning original photographs. These Chicago-area homes, religious spaces, and commercial and public structures give visual meaning to Frank Lloyd Wright's belief that "the space within becomes the reality of the building." Text by author Patrick F. Cannon, who has lived and worked in Chicago and its suburbs for more than sixty years, discusses each building's architecture, architect, and place in history. James Caulfield, a noted architectural photographer, leads a visual tour into both the intimate and grand interiors of the Chicago area's finest buildings. Now the duo's fifth book, The Space Within demonstrates that good design comes in many styles. While many of these architectural masterpieces are open to the public, others particularly the private homes can only be seen here.

Patrick F. Cannon is the author of several books on architecture, including Hometown Architect: The Complete Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois ; Prairie Metropolis: Chicago and the Birth of a New American Home ; and Louis Sullivan: Creating a New American Architecture, all published by Pomegranate. He has also led tours of Chicago-area architecture for nearly forty years.


James Caulfield has been a commercial and advertising photographer in downtown Chicago for thirty years. His photographs have been featured by the Society of Architectural Historians, the Glessner House and Clarke House museums, and the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation. Caulfield provides ongoing site documentation for the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.