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Art and Nature: How They Can Intersect And Save Us From Ourselves

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John Wasik
Jun 28, 2024
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I was browsing the Chicago Cultural Center, as I often do, when I looked out the window of a stairwell, which is normally a dead space of ducts and mechanicals.

Surprisingly the space was alive and brimming with vitality. It was a green roof planted with ferns that appeared to be thriving. Despite the countless times I had visited this stunning building,…

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