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In the closing chapter of Archinect In-Depth: Visualization, we return to one Renaissance painting referenced in an earlier article from the series. What does this painting, and our wider series, teach us about the relationship between technology and visualization? What do they tell us about the potential for visualization to open new worlds not beholden to the natural laws of space and time?
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Archinect City Guide returns with an architect's perspective of Chicago! Our guide this time is Ann Lui, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan's Taubman College and one of the two founding principals (with Craig Reschke) of the architecture and design research office Future Firm based in the Windy City. Lui was a co-curator of the 'Dimensions of Citizenship' 2018 U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, and Archinectors may also remember our Next Up: Exhibit Columbus podcast interview and the Studio Snapshot special with Future Firm. For our City Guide, Lui shares her insider tips on which Chi-Town eateries, bars, cafés, bookstores, and museums might be especially interesting for architects and designers visiting the city.  Are you a Chicago local with your own go-to spots? Or have a city you think we should cover next? Share your thoughts, suggestions, and favorite places in the comments.

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