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Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred

Till We Have Built Jerusalem lays out architectural and philosophical assumptions that informed the University of Notre Dame graduate architecture curriculum during the fourteen-year period from 2005 through 2019.

Inland Architecture: Subterranean Essays on Moral Order and Formal Order in Chicago

Inland Architecture is a collection of fourteen essays about architecture and urbanism by Philip Bess, all written from Chicago and most touching upon the moral implications of architectural and urban form. Though gathered from a variety of publications, many appeared first in Inland Architect magazine, where for ten years Bess was a Contributing Editor and co-authored “The Chicago Architecture Police” column with fellow officer Howard Decker.

City Baseball Magic: Plain Talk and Uncommon Sense About Cities and Baseball Parks

Informed by both urban history and a deep knowledge of America’s pastime, City Baseball Magic documents the ground-breaking Armour Field project, a 1987 counter-proposal to Chicago’s New Comiskey Park that argues for neighborhood baseball parks as civic buildings, and cities as places for human flourishing.

Localism in the Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto

Localism in the Mass Age includes the chapter by Philip Bess on “Chicago 2109: The Metropolitan Region as Agrarian-Urban Unit.”

Why Place Matters: Geography, Identity, and Civic Life in Modern America

Why Place Matters includes the chapter by Philip Bess on “Metaphysical Realism, Modernity, and Traditional Cultures of Building.”

Visions of Seaside: Foundation / Evolution / Imagination. Built and Unbuilt Architecture

Visions of Seaside includes the chapter by Philip Bess on “Seaside and the Sacred.”

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