RECORD interviewed a number of Chicago-savvy experts for their opinion on the following question:

In 1991, architects polled by the AIA ranked Chicago first among U.S. cities on the basis of design quality and innovation. Does Chicago still deserve that ranking? Why or why not?

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	Lee Bey, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning and Design in Chicago, Director of Media and Governmental Affairs at SOM. Click here to read more about Lee Bey.
	Blair Kamin, Pulitzer Prize winner, Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic. Click here to read more about Blair Kamin.
	Donna Robertson, M.Arch, Dean of the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology. Click here to read more about Donna Robertson.
	Stanley Tigerman, FAIA, Principal-Tigerman McCurry Architects.

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