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“After reading Fire and Clay, you’ll never walk down a street the same way again. Thanks to Quam’s passion and masterful writing, you’ll recognize how burly bricklayers and artistic architects wove patterns and colors together to build the story of Chicago.” * Geoffrey Baer, WTTW * “This book is a love affair with brick—smart, beautiful, and deeply human, revealing the soul of the city it shapes.” * Carol Ross Barney, design principal and founder of Ross Barney Architects * “Quam’s book—like his fascinating tours—is a clever and generous act of obsession, transforming Chicago’s most ubiquitous building material into a beautiful way of understanding the city, the people who built it, and those who live in it today.” * Stewart Hicks, architectural designer and educator * “With stunning photographs, intriguing facts, and a lively narrative, Fire and Clay is a very valuable addition to the Chicago canon.” * Laurie Petersen, editor of AIA Guide to Chicago * “Quam uses the brick to fashion a fascinating story of Chicago’s people and history, while shining an overdue spotlight on the craftspeople whose work turned this lowly material into architectural gold.” * Lee Bey, author of Southern Exposure *

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Will Quam is an architecture historian and photographer. Since 2016, he’s shared Chicago’s architecture and history through his project Brick of Chicago, also leading award-winning walking tours for thousands across the city. His photographs and expertise have been featured by PBS Chicago, The Chicago Tribune, Block Club Chicago, McSweeney’s, and more. You can find him at @brickofchicago on Instagram.

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