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Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

You don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate this dazzling Krueck & Sexton-designed building, which opened to the public last December. For starters, anyone can savor its glittering facade, made of 756 glass panels set in diamond-shaped projections. It brings new spirit and substance to a somber brick-and-masonry stretch of South Michigan. It also invites you to see what’s behind that pretty face, and doesn’t disappoint there either. The lobby features an architecturally pleasing three-story atrium, while the second-story Wolfgang Puck cafe offers panoramic views and a sky garden on the tenth floor—open weather permitting—has even better ones.  610 S. Michigan, 312-322-1700, spertus.edu, ksarch.com. —Lisa Skolnik

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