They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Fight to Preserve American Architecture - A Historical Account for Architecture Students and Preservationists
They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Fight to Preserve American Architecture - A Historical Account for Architecture Students and Preservationists

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"Richard Nickel, whom I had the delight of knowing during hisall too brief life, is one of the unsung heroes of Chicagoarchitecture. He was not an architect himself, nor a designer. Hesimply took pictures, but what pictures! He was, for want of abetter description, one of the most sensitive of architecturalphotographers. More than that, his life--and ironically,tragically and poetically, his death--were fused to Chicagoarchitecture. How he died tells us how he lived: for the beauty inthe works of Sullivan, Wright and the others. His story is one thatmust be told." --Studs Terkel, author "He was completely understanding of architecture and genius andof the quality of the work he was dealing with. He wassingle-minded in his pursuit and dedication to quality in history,art and architecture. That is an increasingly rare quality." --Ada Louise Huxtable, former New York Timesarchitecture critic "Richard was an excellent photographer--sensitive andintelligent, and a very good craftsman". --John Szarkowski, former Director, Photography, Museumof Modern Art, New York "Richard Nickel was one of those who saw architecture, and whopassionately and skillfully pursued its portrayal. He was one of avery small number, and to make his work known would be afundamental service to architects, students, and teachers as wellas to the art of architecture." --Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., architectural historian

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Cahan has done a fine job chronicling Nickel's heroic but futile effort to halt the destruction of old Chicago. Nickel's passion for preserving whatever remnants he could of grand old buildings about to meet the wrecking ball was so admirable. It's infuriating to think of the disdain that progressive city planners have for history and architectural beauty. Nickel's love and devotion to the glories of the past, even as it literally crumbles before him, is as fine an example of true conservatism that a rebellious city boy could offer.