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Author Event: Will Quam (@brickofchicago) celebrates Fire and Clay
Featured Book
Fire and Clay
Preorder your book with us ahead of the event! A remarkable exploration of Chicago’s architectural history through the humble brick. By the late 1920s, at its peak of brick making and consumption, Chicago was making over a billion bricks a year for its buildings and importing almost another billion nicer face bricks for their front facades. Throughout Chicago’s history, brick dramatically transformed from a simple fireproof building material into an integral piece of architectural design. And no one knows the hidden details and stories of this fascinating history like Chicago’s foremost brick aficionado, Will Quam. More than just an investigation into brick, Fire and Clay gives readers a fresh lens through which to explore the city anew and find clear connections across its different neighborhoods. By the end of this lively tour through Chicago’s history, readers will never look at a brick building the same way again.
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
Author Event: Will Quam (@brickofchicago) celebrates Fire and Clay
Join Will Quam, the man behind the beloved @brickofchicago instagram account, to celebrate his new book, Fire and Clay! Will Quam will be in conversation with Andrew Schneider from Logan Square Preservation. If you love Chicago's architectural personality, you don't want to miss this event.
Free RSVP is requested (scroll to the end)
Featured Author
Will Quam,
Will Quam is an architecture historian and photographer. Since 2016, he’s shared Chicago’s architecture and history through his project Brick of Chicago, also leading award-winning walking tours for thousands across the city. His photographs and expertise have been featured by PBS Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, Block Club Chicago, McSweeney’s, and more. You can find him at @brickofchicago on Instagram.
In Conversation With
Andrew Schneider
President at Logan Square Preservation, Associate Broker at Corcoran Urban, Publisher/Owner Screen Magazine
About the Venue
City Lit Books
Located in the heart of Logan Square, City Lit specializes in contemporary fiction and non-fiction, with a richly curated collection of children's literature, speculative fiction, poetry, and more. Our store is a literary hub for the community, hosting many book clubs, poetry readings, and author events.
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