Brick of Chicago

A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Will Quam is a theater teaching artist, director, sound designer, and a self-taught brick enthusiast. Exposed to architecture as a child, and after walking the streets of his newly adopted city of Chicago in 2014, Will became fascinated by all of Chicago’s brick work and design. Will began researching and learning all he could about brick history, design and manufacturing and started posting photos of brick on an Instagram account calledBrick of Chicago, which now has over 8,000 followers. Will has since created a companion websiteBrickofChicago.com to serve as a repository of brick information.  Will organizes and guides walking tours of various Chicago neighborhoods to highlight brick features for other brick, architecture and Chicago history enthusiasts. Will’s work has been featured on WTTW Chicago, CBS 2 Chicago, Chicago Tribune, and WGN radio.