Tag: #champaignurbana
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Documenting the End of a Landmark: University Place Christian Church
A recent assignment took me to Champaign, Illinois, to document the pending demolition of a historic church complex adjacent to the University of Illinois campus, where I pursued my graduate studies in architectural history and urban and regional planning. It wasn’t just any church – it was a familiar landmark as I walked by it…
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Ben Halpern and I
I’ve known Ben Halpern for many years. It was not until very recently, however, that he came to know me. It was last year October, on a chilly, early autumn day that I received an unexpected phone call from him — he was reaching out to me on an architectural photography project he was working…