Tag: Kardas Photography

South Loop riverfront poised for major development

South Loop riverfront poised for major development

Crain's Chicago Business is reporting that CMK Companies is acquiring a vacant 6.5-acre parcel south of Harrison St and north of River City along [...]
Chicago images painted with light and love

Chicago images painted with light and love

We began this business in 1987 by publishing a real estate newspaper. A regular feature of the weekly paper in its early days was Kardas' Chic [...]
Views from the neighborhoods – and beyond

Views from the neighborhoods – and beyond

You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
A video look at Helmut Jahn’s University of Chicago utility plants

A video look at Helmut Jahn’s University of Chicago utility plants

Architect / photographer Tom Rossiter and architectural historian Jay Pridmore are teaming up on a new book titled Building Ideas; an Architectura [...]
Aqua’s underutilized high-floor balconies

Aqua’s underutilized high-floor balconies

In the torrent of words that's been written about Aqua's balconies, I haven't seen any mention of the fact that they're almost completely unused. [...]
Look up in the sky this morning and wave to YoChicago

Look up in the sky this morning and wave to YoChicago

Almost two years ago we chartered a helicopter from AM Air Service in Schaumburg and flew around Chicago, from South Shore up to Wilmette, with ha [...]
Skyline views from the neighborhoods – and Skokie

Skyline views from the neighborhoods – and Skokie

You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
The views from the West Loop

The views from the West Loop

The Loop at dusk, viewed through the lens of Michael Kardas. The West Loop doesn't rank high on the list of downtown Chicago neighborhoods with [...]
A Kardas Photography display at Wishbone in Lake View

A Kardas Photography display at Wishbone in Lake View

We began showcasing the visual artistry of Michael Kardas in our print publications, twenty-five years ago. Ever since, I've leapt at every opport [...]
Light posting, much news and great views ahead

Light posting, much news and great views ahead

I'll be taking some time off and posting less than usual, much of it time-stamped in advance and mined from our archives of video of Chicago's gre [...]
Ace photographer ready for work

Ace photographer ready for work

Photographer Michael Kardas has freelanced for our publications and Web sites for nearly 25 years, and every time we’ve given him an assignment we [...]
Loft post was YoChicago’s most viewed

Loft post was YoChicago’s most viewed

Back in October of 2007, when then-editor Barry Pearce wondered whether loft condo design in recent developments was stylish or ‘super crappy’ he [...]
The view from Lake Michigan over Navy Pier

The view from Lake Michigan over Navy Pier

Photo by Michael Kardas, from our helicopter jaunt last Friday. [...]
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