A park ethic. -- Preface. -- Introduction: Chicago's changing paradigms. -- Pt. I. Central Chicago: the emerald crown. Sears Tower overview ; City Hall Roof Garden ; Michigan Avenue ; Millennium Park (Grant Park North) ; Cancer Survivor's Garden ; Aon Plaza ; Two Prudential Plaza ; Art Institute Gardens (Grant Park Central) ; Buckingham Fountain (Grant Park South) ; Museum Campus ; Soldier Field and Northerly Island (Burnham Park North) ; Dearborn Park neighborhood ; Burnham Park Central ; Ping Tom Memorial Park ; Henry B. Clarke House and Women's Park and Gardens. -- Pt. II. Near Northeast: public-private cooperation par excellence. Riverwalk Gateway ; Navy Pier ; Jane Addams Memorial Park, Milton Lee Olive Park, and Ohio Street Beach ; Ogden Park Plaza ; Water Tower ; Fourth Presbyterian Church and Court ; John Hancock Building Plaza and Observatory ; Washington Square Park ; Connors Park. -- Pt. III. Chicago River walks: from Industrial Canal to Promenade. North Bank: east of Michigan Avenue ; South Bank: Wabash Plaza ; North Bank: west of Michigan Avenue ; South Branch of the Chicago River, West Bank. --