tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60067671548390524302024-03-05T04:21:32.085-08:00Pretty Art BuildingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272590412504783529noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-46469671096676028352013-09-22T07:42:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.313-07:00Towers, Skylines and Clouds on a Brisk Fall Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C0fPZQBMJ6Dvl7R2gwKt3GKCvq4Ou2GbQ1XsPgABSt3Eh-q8U89QSFTXJgjnYhbQEdI_ax3YxEC1GT-_P-pucehKJP91yNPzG_igW9BiQEOXGx4qebVEuQahQttc2iyRR5mIcjdxLglM/s1600/towers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C0fPZQBMJ6Dvl7R2gwKt3GKCvq4Ou2GbQ1XsPgABSt3Eh-q8U89QSFTXJgjnYhbQEdI_ax3YxEC1GT-_P-pucehKJP91yNPzG_igW9BiQEOXGx4qebVEuQahQttc2iyRR5mIcjdxLglM/s400/towers.jpg" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWC-ocq52dV4YaY2mlMA7DObN1osMkiS4e2LXsiiEOmJ5St8_wsnU7NCtzXWzJdUsHIlhR7YJPPnqvOqh2CJDYU5zv1d9AOEFMm8K9XSmtST8JM8YbJpl1cr1lwXfAg0qmER3BRW4hix1r/s1600/clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWC-ocq52dV4YaY2mlMA7DObN1osMkiS4e2LXsiiEOmJ5St8_wsnU7NCtzXWzJdUsHIlhR7YJPPnqvOqh2CJDYU5zv1d9AOEFMm8K9XSmtST8JM8YbJpl1cr1lwXfAg0qmER3BRW4hix1r/s400/clouds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6Haa1-WwDRm0zkcgRh9KFaNNm-xlMuUW6A81_IWFd1wCRxODXdJAtB3Y95iy_K4b9aTh95xitqq_jhoIaPSg9PlUlzdziVNU4Oh_9vmAGdxf0YhEkkJFGrNEALJFhyphenhyphenExb20Hmbs2VDG7/s1600/river.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6Haa1-WwDRm0zkcgRh9KFaNNm-xlMuUW6A81_IWFd1wCRxODXdJAtB3Y95iy_K4b9aTh95xitqq_jhoIaPSg9PlUlzdziVNU4Oh_9vmAGdxf0YhEkkJFGrNEALJFhyphenhyphenExb20Hmbs2VDG7/s400/river.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYhxrX2hSocBLvE9MjjJkq6HUS7IiVttYJq0QB_GVwA097sTVXOAKRiF6QkZetIhOJnJiVzBw4R0F-JTM6AxhOvZ3g6qvAue0bbAs9XNCFmF7t9YdQg5cAD6hOFV2eQz4tIWGC9_eekB_/s1600/clouds3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYhxrX2hSocBLvE9MjjJkq6HUS7IiVttYJq0QB_GVwA097sTVXOAKRiF6QkZetIhOJnJiVzBw4R0F-JTM6AxhOvZ3g6qvAue0bbAs9XNCFmF7t9YdQg5cAD6hOFV2eQz4tIWGC9_eekB_/s400/clouds3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAA2_ywDUxtQPAkPP5zPzsJgprjebBWQIRNP0oUs0UgWAVQMf6ZYuhxS-oeNu7wN2-SJnOf5TBoAyYNFj5gYbDVxHz7Mwn5WPYRklmnKNG0KruAsDA52alifMaWrb-GMoGSlbEQcXuRxX/s1600/clouds2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAA2_ywDUxtQPAkPP5zPzsJgprjebBWQIRNP0oUs0UgWAVQMf6ZYuhxS-oeNu7wN2-SJnOf5TBoAyYNFj5gYbDVxHz7Mwn5WPYRklmnKNG0KruAsDA52alifMaWrb-GMoGSlbEQcXuRxX/s400/clouds2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-90527509843988340152013-09-20T22:26:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.320-07:00Chicago Under the Dome, only through Sunday. The urban visions of Level Chicago 2013<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XicJgcNFC_DuMLawwI0CxGEkSXBVL07CV-OMW7y4B0Jv1hmAM86Eodb5S2hixMqGKle3RnXYWAqRMH6YbqDEqS5pbrdjgwKFoN855oBHKtvOAbT4M8RUwKdLzoaaWSPw_5d5clx26xPQ/s1600/levelcontainedglobe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XicJgcNFC_DuMLawwI0CxGEkSXBVL07CV-OMW7y4B0Jv1hmAM86Eodb5S2hixMqGKle3RnXYWAqRMH6YbqDEqS5pbrdjgwKFoN855oBHKtvOAbT4M8RUwKdLzoaaWSPw_5d5clx26xPQ/s400/levelcontainedglobe.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view (recommended)</td></tr></tbody></table>You have only through Sunday night to see the installations of <a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-chicago/" target="_blank"><i>Level </i>Chicago 2013</a>, at five separate locations along the Chicago. As <a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/09/tonight-through-sunday-chicago-river-on.html" target="_blank">we wrote recently</a>, it's a project of L.A. based <a href="http://lerata.org/" target="_blank">LERATA</a> (Laboratory for Experimentation and Research in Art, Technology and Architecture) and is intended to be a preview of a far larger project next year.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW6cquKHvMCwOrSssI24vEEBpq_fm32Ixnwh0RvCtg-9Q3H-aigGcMvREHBWTuHkpy6FRaDfYDs8ai8vXg5DtPHC8idrK-x_SY0kKS3XLOeq47gNQ2Cri0LVIiMe5bJ2F6jTBEQ4GCkGG/s1600/levelBuilding-Music.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW6cquKHvMCwOrSssI24vEEBpq_fm32Ixnwh0RvCtg-9Q3H-aigGcMvREHBWTuHkpy6FRaDfYDs8ai8vXg5DtPHC8idrK-x_SY0kKS3XLOeq47gNQ2Cri0LVIiMe5bJ2F6jTBEQ4GCkGG/s400/levelBuilding-Music.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image courtesy LERATA</td></tr></tbody></table>The one installation I haven't seen at all is Julio Obelleiro and Wildbytes <a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-julio-obeillero-play-the-magic-building-music/" target="_blank"><i>Building Music</i></a>, at the plaza of the 2 North Riverside, a/k/a Daily News Building at the river and Madison Street. It projects images against the blank wall of the Civic Opera Building on the opposite of the river.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrcXNbApzCqzgdXTaehmEUyBniD_W8hqF7wLvFMXq2M7G9_jBJp9wgXWvWbAlP0ZeLWI9HwUi9j8fdQApCLM1jEwzBvZX0cD2HbRy5Thn9hCaHlTnq9z5ndAHZ1UQi5nlawM8CLEObxHO/s1600/levelbb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrcXNbApzCqzgdXTaehmEUyBniD_W8hqF7wLvFMXq2M7G9_jBJp9wgXWvWbAlP0ZeLWI9HwUi9j8fdQApCLM1jEwzBvZX0cD2HbRy5Thn9hCaHlTnq9z5ndAHZ1UQi5nlawM8CLEObxHO/s400/levelbb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>What I thought was the <i>Level</i> event at the Daily News Plaza is, instead, <a href="http://bravenewartworld.com/big-ass-camera/" target="_blank"><i>Butterflies and Buffalo</i></a>, which features both the world's largest camera and the images it creates for photographer <a href="http://www.manarchy.com/" target="_blank">Dennis Manarchy</a>. <i>BandB</i> runs all the way through October 31, so we'll discuss it in a separate post, soon. <br /><br />The other installations of <i>Level</i> are along a stretch of the river from Michigan Avenue to Clark.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH17C90w1R_uKFrA5UQfUfTEQPCnA6sH_Fl4ruUE2Xx-P7_ySkhjqXews42xYvXd02FM4qp5TDwzbQPaQty8VGTcT6JhU0SRpxHdUp_LQVVxk7jw4HrBL5xxV6-RGX2wxdy57d7y3P37j/s1600/levelshipurl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH17C90w1R_uKFrA5UQfUfTEQPCnA6sH_Fl4ruUE2Xx-P7_ySkhjqXews42xYvXd02FM4qp5TDwzbQPaQty8VGTcT6JhU0SRpxHdUp_LQVVxk7jw4HrBL5xxV6-RGX2wxdy57d7y3P37j/s400/levelshipurl.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-daniel-sauter-ketai-llc/" target="_blank"><i>Skip message</i></a>, by Daniel Sauter + Ketai LLC, is on the lower riverwalk between Clark and Dearborn. It also features a projection, along the concrete wall that separates the walk from lower Wacker, and it features a mobile phone weblink that allows you to send text to appear on the display.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2QBohRIxiVo6eIS9BODvXEwos49TlJif2MJ-4_nhXUG19d_PLycdeKs4pnfP9ikLIbIs3i9MV21OAkgP94NT0BUUmJp3HyWC-1t68RqvfzA5QFNSJtIVndvcfGoWxyOxSUuYWL2WuU9J/s1600/levelmeanderingnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2QBohRIxiVo6eIS9BODvXEwos49TlJif2MJ-4_nhXUG19d_PLycdeKs4pnfP9ikLIbIs3i9MV21OAkgP94NT0BUUmJp3HyWC-1t68RqvfzA5QFNSJtIVndvcfGoWxyOxSUuYWL2WuU9J/s400/levelmeanderingnight.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A block east, between Dearborn and State, there's Sabrina Raaf's <i><a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-sabrina-raaf-meandering-river/" target="_blank">Meandering River</a>,</i> based on mathematical equations scientists use to predict a river's morphology. To create this installation, these snapshots are etched onto thermal material, hung down at the center, and trailing off to bottom and the sides. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXopEX3sIru7rI6T6nQGt4ECHbMpFeFmcMXIx-KZlxa7RiVn-xx0LUkhCzc8NO5ddxh3lbbsjQtZUlTWFeeC7-EYrK_ywZuSIzT3A55W0x6lQwzi68W4q0zsZzmLeZMn6Bv1m3ps7fypMN/s1600/levelmeanderingday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXopEX3sIru7rI6T6nQGt4ECHbMpFeFmcMXIx-KZlxa7RiVn-xx0LUkhCzc8NO5ddxh3lbbsjQtZUlTWFeeC7-EYrK_ywZuSIzT3A55W0x6lQwzi68W4q0zsZzmLeZMn6Bv1m3ps7fypMN/s400/levelmeanderingday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The last two installations, by Daniel Miller, are in abject utility room under lower Wacker near the Bridgehouse Museum. <a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-daniel-miller-site-a/" target="_blank"><i>Site A</i></a> takes video shot at a suburban site where the world's first nuclear reactor was rebuilt in 1943 and uses a rotating projector to cast the images across all the interior surfaces of the service room. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGj5A2Wciip_7IStBwJ2LjBxmav6qgkm9d7kAS_KRxBuuYR17upEnN4ei_4zwHHoXSGaWzknnd1qgKDDOZHDN6nE8WYUTiL5E0vWtOTxsDRMerOHzflk7YymDmDFx_LsRZe8w8lQsqzh8/s1600/levelsiteaportal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGj5A2Wciip_7IStBwJ2LjBxmav6qgkm9d7kAS_KRxBuuYR17upEnN4ei_4zwHHoXSGaWzknnd1qgKDDOZHDN6nE8WYUTiL5E0vWtOTxsDRMerOHzflk7YymDmDFx_LsRZe8w8lQsqzh8/s400/levelsiteaportal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Perhaps, the most detailed and intriguing of all the installations is Miller's <a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-daniel-miller-contained/" target="_blank"><i>Contained</i></a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA3YCdJUXCYViNhghazxyXdj1bbSi27S8GLZvD7v-3bsdB_uAO4tR1kfYNUd30uNwHz4aMsxzlkafwBL9NeDW8n4lVqitOjh4RX-6db0JDTBmiph87gGKVqVgaPeVVXqJPFnmCjJBKJJn/s1600/levelcontainedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA3YCdJUXCYViNhghazxyXdj1bbSi27S8GLZvD7v-3bsdB_uAO4tR1kfYNUd30uNwHz4aMsxzlkafwBL9NeDW8n4lVqitOjh4RX-6db0JDTBmiph87gGKVqVgaPeVVXqJPFnmCjJBKJJn/s400/levelcontainedroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In a small, otherwise empty room, under a clear dome, you'll find an incredibly detailed model of Chicago, drawn from images on Google Earth. Two spare metal arms hold lighting that complete a full rotation every 40 minutes to simulate light from the moon and sun falling on the city throughout the course of a day. There's even a humidifier to create ‘smog.’ “In this dome I am exploring the closed system that we live in called earth,” writes Miller. The dome's image is also picked up by a camera that feeds to a video screen just outside the room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqNOtZ6dX92zIH4oX328piPyenDEWnjRI263V_J4dkpMsDY680wwwjz3yP4yfovnitIdtGktuTo0ZCdWk-zbmePGX_MmWuEGQ1azuKcYdXv5g2nwv6Jd2jvRDF1l4QLlzK0MstOeqFqsw/s1600/levelcontaineddowntown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqNOtZ6dX92zIH4oX328piPyenDEWnjRI263V_J4dkpMsDY680wwwjz3yP4yfovnitIdtGktuTo0ZCdWk-zbmePGX_MmWuEGQ1azuKcYdXv5g2nwv6Jd2jvRDF1l4QLlzK0MstOeqFqsw/s400/levelcontaineddowntown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Between the model that is both exact and abstracted, and its sealing beneath the glass dome, in a closed-off room just steps from the actual skyline and the movement of human beings along the walkways, and in cars, buses and boats, <i>Contained</i> captures the mystery that lies between our physical world and the energies and desires that animate it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9mrWu_tQruXoJTq7hJWSkNIcziCoijasPxjSXnzjlsLc2hQf1vh289H3fcD3_s0j06SAfTg-t-PbKYoEPbo2Bz6-HYuvSKUtHxpYuiWBxBAoNEdSPlpC_TXmNyisUFQQaaWoBJSR38qq/s1600/levelcontainedstars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9mrWu_tQruXoJTq7hJWSkNIcziCoijasPxjSXnzjlsLc2hQf1vh289H3fcD3_s0j06SAfTg-t-PbKYoEPbo2Bz6-HYuvSKUtHxpYuiWBxBAoNEdSPlpC_TXmNyisUFQQaaWoBJSR38qq/s400/levelcontainedstars.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>If this is what <i>Level</i> can accomplish with just five installations, a full-up version next year could be a very grand thing, indeed.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FQSLTITUtbtMa-rsOd1sUv_efa8ooyARFjeh6d2WZZluRQofNgq_K-qQAKwo6_zFRRTpxb_ino6_B6hnEhfVANMr9bU98jV2Kt_H3OlDoSs3utTy8eXlFxJuiRsKQJeCPEZ4ozo1czJU/s1600/LEVEL_dates_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FQSLTITUtbtMa-rsOd1sUv_efa8ooyARFjeh6d2WZZluRQofNgq_K-qQAKwo6_zFRRTpxb_ino6_B6hnEhfVANMr9bU98jV2Kt_H3OlDoSs3utTy8eXlFxJuiRsKQJeCPEZ4ozo1czJU/s400/LEVEL_dates_preview.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://lerata.org/level-2013-chicago/" target="_blank"><i>Level</i></a> runs through Sunday at the locations on the map below. Stated time is 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., but it seems that many installations really don't get started until the sun goes down.</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-86378558608387769992013-09-20T11:18:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.327-07:00Hunting of the Snark(itecture): A Photo Tour of Architecture and Design at Expo Chicago 2013, through Sunday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyAeBGNIE4yF8W-jeoLSfGUGiAH6-rJmqrEsJKAYpWw08TyISg03H20CzAWRcKSXeyVCeJCsoAdzQp8oLSVqoeRfsF28F4fTentVai-BICAt2ZUi62MhvbUIBFyeJL1Asw9_hvJwAinh_/s1600/ecshinybend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyAeBGNIE4yF8W-jeoLSfGUGiAH6-rJmqrEsJKAYpWw08TyISg03H20CzAWRcKSXeyVCeJCsoAdzQp8oLSVqoeRfsF28F4fTentVai-BICAt2ZUi62MhvbUIBFyeJL1Asw9_hvJwAinh_/s400/ecshinybend.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view (recommended)</td></tr></tbody></table>Early yesterday afternoon, I made a quick survey of the second annual edition of <a href="http://www.expochicago.com/index.php" target="_blank">Expo Chicago</a>, the massive art show in the Festival Hall of Navy Pier, showing work from 120 galleries representing 17 countries and 37 global cities. (My apologies to all the galleries whose work I photographed while it was still receiving finishing touches.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><a href="http://studiogang.net/" target="_blank">Studio/Gang</a> was back again this year designing the exhibition, with its layout patterned after a Chicago street grid lined with exhibition spaces. Only one of last year's mylar domes returned, the huge reflective piece hovering over the centerpoint of the exhibition space.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MZNTOqxvFoCrlRAlYICGjY2SGFPzi-DQ8LoumJ15W6R5CIWWERRFfr9kAwc2gY7I0orPdTfEimpRYlheQoROfMLukfgri2XeOzt30LQ0XNc_9oQIv6rBKdifesAyMOmUS92iEub_pOCn/s1600/eccone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MZNTOqxvFoCrlRAlYICGjY2SGFPzi-DQ8LoumJ15W6R5CIWWERRFfr9kAwc2gY7I0orPdTfEimpRYlheQoROfMLukfgri2XeOzt30LQ0XNc_9oQIv6rBKdifesAyMOmUS92iEub_pOCn/s400/eccone.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>New this year - and beneath the dome - is <a href="http://www.snarkitecture.com/" target="_blank">Snarkitecture</a> and <a href="http://wvvolumes.com/" target="_blank">Volume Gallery</a>'s <a href="http://www.snarkitecture.com/objects/bend/" target="_blank"><i>Bend</i></a>, “a series of upholstered foam cylinders that bend, twist, and drape over one another to create a reconfigurable seating environment. Inhabiting a world between collapse and animation, the elongated cylindrical forms creating a shifting landscape for relaxation.” Or for checking messages on your smartphone.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcm8iwNbpCIc-wEj9GwDtRUrISWPDRdumHZzriuiqAW1dheNofcgEfibgg2pBhmsoM9b1_xqQykpVhfw_BlvDXfgH1ifOcpX1VqQaGA4mIZfFHDBIxBeJ3gd2ePoXjhdYaUfCWubOJFTe/s1600/ecbend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcm8iwNbpCIc-wEj9GwDtRUrISWPDRdumHZzriuiqAW1dheNofcgEfibgg2pBhmsoM9b1_xqQykpVhfw_BlvDXfgH1ifOcpX1VqQaGA4mIZfFHDBIxBeJ3gd2ePoXjhdYaUfCWubOJFTe/s400/ecbend.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Snarkitecture also designed this year's <a href="http://www.mcachicago.org/" target="_blank">Museum of Contemporary Art</a> Pop-Up Store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLfUf75q3WHdyWyeHSevL_q-tl_FfBA8_zRY0xn-q7JbMcPpN8H66987ygd1IbwrCZ8btxqlkKvT8a_QFoJEEhVfo_gCpoKTVyIeQSUKHzdNGsnghHs3_Y56STkAIqPtCLyTGIF1Xjr7a/s1600/exmca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLfUf75q3WHdyWyeHSevL_q-tl_FfBA8_zRY0xn-q7JbMcPpN8H66987ygd1IbwrCZ8btxqlkKvT8a_QFoJEEhVfo_gCpoKTVyIeQSUKHzdNGsnghHs3_Y56STkAIqPtCLyTGIF1Xjr7a/s400/exmca.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">. . . a scheme based on a singular modular and flexible millwork unit. Each piece has a distinctive excavated surface that is cut away to reveal interior shelves for the display of books and objects . . .</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES-yvtWIxRa5gM5mD9vWuzB6xI8_7l-hl9-cN9taKaV5aauv8HkLjpJ517mCN8qW2QbNmBsmI1HryyMD5xEV5bPXAU5AKIfrLHMDAdkNEaaVv3P0mycfacu2bKWBX71Ni0zX4KcDdBezG/s1600/ecevaerial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES-yvtWIxRa5gM5mD9vWuzB6xI8_7l-hl9-cN9taKaV5aauv8HkLjpJ517mCN8qW2QbNmBsmI1HryyMD5xEV5bPXAU5AKIfrLHMDAdkNEaaVv3P0mycfacu2bKWBX71Ni0zX4KcDdBezG/s400/ecevaerial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The domes that last year marked two other gathering areas were replaced this year with fabric “frustrums”, which both enclosed the area and allow views through them. The one above the cafe, at the east end, is a white scrim . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrKm7Ye1Y04s0tJ9F8zm5oTPAAtjQoVklnnySrnSbUgJIMcovTZrTo_ALmZNlA5gG7t8GXgJKyTVQFevJriZvLf05r_A3_Zz_hxw2nuVsv8o5R_bO1IbLxrI0INk9oSL8inZwiJVDKCxS/s1600/eccafeaerial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrKm7Ye1Y04s0tJ9F8zm5oTPAAtjQoVklnnySrnSbUgJIMcovTZrTo_ALmZNlA5gG7t8GXgJKyTVQFevJriZvLf05r_A3_Zz_hxw2nuVsv8o5R_bO1IbLxrI0INk9oSL8inZwiJVDKCxS/s400/eccafeaerial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxYHFK4PxP6xuGTyn4QOW820ncOeFPk3kadOiC3sP7FULf52Ry22kVqEXSxrkkGaqTiXecGKAYvrdomHAyve4QmsJWoiDbBFmWKCCAlKGDLr90LfWu51TdXQ-pKGZbzZHYLd5McZtZvN2/s1600/eccafefrombelow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxYHFK4PxP6xuGTyn4QOW820ncOeFPk3kadOiC3sP7FULf52Ry22kVqEXSxrkkGaqTiXecGKAYvrdomHAyve4QmsJWoiDbBFmWKCCAlKGDLr90LfWu51TdXQ-pKGZbzZHYLd5McZtZvN2/s400/eccafefrombelow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>. . . while the other, at the west end, is an almost turban-like affair that marks the exhibition area and lounge for Expo Video - new this year - which will show videos curated by the Walker Art Center's Dean Otto.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUw2vh3S5I8MqjE8tppRRThyFxRK74U7tWgbjejR7nyAKMWqWzeEEs2E_h0Hmcb38CXEFn4hwSROXlzBsJltE-BfYQgorJpu-Z4Qcq1g0cr1J8ywpPWa5H5cekAqYHbdQNZVpU5FL-Sfnp/s1600/ecevaerialtight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUw2vh3S5I8MqjE8tppRRThyFxRK74U7tWgbjejR7nyAKMWqWzeEEs2E_h0Hmcb38CXEFn4hwSROXlzBsJltE-BfYQgorJpu-Z4Qcq1g0cr1J8ywpPWa5H5cekAqYHbdQNZVpU5FL-Sfnp/s400/ecevaerialtight.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>“Natural wood display display stands and log seating define the lounge space without obstructing views to the galleries beyond.”<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBieeQi-ohZlCO7HwYcbEBhvc9fvgTbJJfld_5jrLJ0xGIB4Dji0o_SmDgk0bl8gV9ei1yiDGJC5gepbD-m5WdE8sTejUCBeFBoMoAoTacdY8O9yMiC8lb3MIblZYOingIxifImS_izz_/s1600/ecevbeneath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBieeQi-ohZlCO7HwYcbEBhvc9fvgTbJJfld_5jrLJ0xGIB4Dji0o_SmDgk0bl8gV9ei1yiDGJC5gepbD-m5WdE8sTejUCBeFBoMoAoTacdY8O9yMiC8lb3MIblZYOingIxifImS_izz_/s400/ecevbeneath.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>While you're at the south end, be sure to walk up the stairs to the mezzanine to check out Edgewater's <a href="http://6018north.net/" target="_blank">6018|North</a>'s <i>Home</i>, curated by Tricia Van Eck, in which four artists have each made a room for an “artists' home.” The kitchen . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPJsGuK1ngN_eZCnFVFpm9RLRugmXVYS8zTOLOCq0tCM4-VSFiqoTezf9sFANWmS7aT8pn5IX5q0BcBy3DcCCql2MNl98pwxLiHrMC1OLDn7TK1A3nzt0uG_eWmmScMaU3_EKXaB1FDLu/s1600/echomekitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPJsGuK1ngN_eZCnFVFpm9RLRugmXVYS8zTOLOCq0tCM4-VSFiqoTezf9sFANWmS7aT8pn5IX5q0BcBy3DcCCql2MNl98pwxLiHrMC1OLDn7TK1A3nzt0uG_eWmmScMaU3_EKXaB1FDLu/s400/echomekitchen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>. . . by <a href="http://www.dilettantestudios.org/" target="_blank">John Preus and Dilettante Studio</a>, is constructed out of reclaimed cabinetry, and will host performances, workshops and talks curated by SHOP's Laura Shaeffer with John Marciniak.<br /><br />Lise Haller Baggesen created her own artists' studio . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTWeWdEtXvyZlxRwoXX9eqbIkGRlczD9pBgofZPa4WLbyFKQUOaUvUiZAG0C5LvtrF_ISBK4BzTvTHJay5ORQcU7DCJ61Be7YI-TojYK7a_MTUYDp1nYBKxY4xvFuHK2M-6GlEmHlSyPU/s1600/echomestudio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTWeWdEtXvyZlxRwoXX9eqbIkGRlczD9pBgofZPa4WLbyFKQUOaUvUiZAG0C5LvtrF_ISBK4BzTvTHJay5ORQcU7DCJ61Be7YI-TojYK7a_MTUYDp1nYBKxY4xvFuHK2M-6GlEmHlSyPU/s400/echomestudio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />. . . “replete with disco balls, glitter, and glam” for visitors to sit in and “contemplate life as an artist.” There's also a “chill-out living room” from Sabina Ott, and Jane Jeradi's “performative bedroom [which] presents a captivating space to relax.”<br /><br />The relationship between art and architecture, of course, is a strong one, and as you walk through the galleries, you'll encounter it repeatedly, from intricately constructed sculptures, architecture captured and transformed through photographs, actual furnished rooms . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mxcJV5zd78F7X_uj_01sCdoOT01eITJ-ZIzdDtCHgxldbwJWQ7qawZTw3GtMJPMAoBAjDIGafO67MvzRDo7KocU64YPFSSQ2a29SZtpCqJfbRa8OfiO6rnq099PT4av13hwlPWzBMcPO/s1600/ecfurnituyre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mxcJV5zd78F7X_uj_01sCdoOT01eITJ-ZIzdDtCHgxldbwJWQ7qawZTw3GtMJPMAoBAjDIGafO67MvzRDo7KocU64YPFSSQ2a29SZtpCqJfbRa8OfiO6rnq099PT4av13hwlPWzBMcPO/s400/ecfurnituyre.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>and even debate, as at the gallery of the <a href="http://www.hydeparkart.org/" target="_blank">Hyde Park Art Center</a> . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ky_nToL0LrUOPcalWtpnnGTOfB7QmEmFxiocytmRFSdTXRhYFnksHOlZtlzNZ2hL959fZWHH7KFf6RCQZqYx34qZcJOPMcKBiU3sNGSS3_0Mh2Yx7ixdYYIX4z-taWBRYFi9kyA8Jj4E/s1600/echpacless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ky_nToL0LrUOPcalWtpnnGTOfB7QmEmFxiocytmRFSdTXRhYFnksHOlZtlzNZ2hL959fZWHH7KFf6RCQZqYx34qZcJOPMcKBiU3sNGSS3_0Mh2Yx7ixdYYIX4z-taWBRYFi9kyA8Jj4E/s400/echpacless.jpg" width="272" /></a></div>And if you really like getting your head into art, the <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/media/2013/130903a.asp" target="_blank">National Resources Defense Council</a> has constructed <i>Metropolis</i> by Vaughn Bell . . . <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkFqHBHHkr-qS-rYDbDigWRRGlehSdNxCIm0iqnfaVZnc8KEeLHumE1udB4aGKA-KkCKjg1cEQgcQOLsn7gCQI-C43OL-eRUWfQ3hpMTOT4lkNX7tOTzn3HzmRrNkD17-mpbb-U5yE5gy/s1600/ecnrdcmetropolis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkFqHBHHkr-qS-rYDbDigWRRGlehSdNxCIm0iqnfaVZnc8KEeLHumE1udB4aGKA-KkCKjg1cEQgcQOLsn7gCQI-C43OL-eRUWfQ3hpMTOT4lkNX7tOTzn3HzmRrNkD17-mpbb-U5yE5gy/s400/ecnrdcmetropolis.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>. . . in which you can actually pop up your head into “a large-scale terrarium comprised of acrylic skyscrapers composed of native Midwestern plants and mosses,” creating “an immersive experience that challenges our relationship to the natural world.” <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVnNWqF6lwbpr9bHpOc3wNhDH0RBb-dcTzgl36s63ox92iHFna1szQZmD8Pkq2Kq2sk3GH6Bd9p1NUnMq6-mpwZr5rZyG7Af52pVMnyhmDh71o0fhK-k7Nyi8PQ-qQad4VPbFEHsWPLWR/s1600/eccourtesycar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVnNWqF6lwbpr9bHpOc3wNhDH0RBb-dcTzgl36s63ox92iHFna1szQZmD8Pkq2Kq2sk3GH6Bd9p1NUnMq6-mpwZr5rZyG7Af52pVMnyhmDh71o0fhK-k7Nyi8PQ-qQad4VPbFEHsWPLWR/s320/eccourtesycar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Expo Chicago 2013</b></span> runs Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) <a href="http://expochicago.com/pdf/ExpoMap2013.pdf" target="_blank">Map</a> and information <a href="http://expochicago.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. This year also marks the first edition of Expo Art Week, which a large number of related events throughout the city. Info <a href="http://expochicago.com/visitors/expo-art-week" target="_blank">here</a>.</blockquote><br /><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From Last Year:</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ey6LiaFjCuYDikwElLCw2eO9Sd11kw2mtojg58C3C9aFiy4nRwpJ6Gt7a_cvGkUz5oqxhojx2Kd92HGud2L9oKyu12s70Jr-e663SIWPpoKe0WtzTP7QDkOxSvHtTZhV9fp0QV50_PBw/s1600/ec2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ey6LiaFjCuYDikwElLCw2eO9Sd11kw2mtojg58C3C9aFiy4nRwpJ6Gt7a_cvGkUz5oqxhojx2Kd92HGud2L9oKyu12s70Jr-e663SIWPpoKe0WtzTP7QDkOxSvHtTZhV9fp0QV50_PBw/s400/ec2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2012/09/big-shiny-things-studiogang-at-expo.html" target="_blank">Big Shiny Things</a>: Studio/Gang at Expo Chicago 2012<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-68158081958474472352013-09-19T20:01:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.334-07:00Flash Mob All-in-White Diner Pops Up in Pioneer Court<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZQ8i4EJyomGfdURtAb0Zz3qDucRxfFE9ju0keMb1g3jpOsuPr5ZMqt7dtUxQ3A4YQ8En3egWy377e-exGfGfLuuRysiFW0Y97XNilG6Ar0K7R1VQrNFE-0q2-BlJrzeKGfibmEyyBnFX/s1600/dibwide2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZQ8i4EJyomGfdURtAb0Zz3qDucRxfFE9ju0keMb1g3jpOsuPr5ZMqt7dtUxQ3A4YQ8En3egWy377e-exGfGfLuuRysiFW0Y97XNilG6Ar0K7R1VQrNFE-0q2-BlJrzeKGfibmEyyBnFX/s400/dibwide2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>It was like Richard Meier had bled all over Pioneer Court. The usually underpopulated plaza had become a sea of white - tableclothes, linens, shirts, party dresses and . . . bowling pins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpss4QLNOJWY1TFvyXb1LZnjDaGEC3NT-HZHUkcDX0supNzoqwLUfin_dBfBx4rYzOwMm03fo_uAXit6VKsYwccc3P4fO8e4WUFDBHOkOU6pCi-q5VQ1pOkEAkOKWFjYu-nAn2D9aNirA0/s1600/dibjugglers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpss4QLNOJWY1TFvyXb1LZnjDaGEC3NT-HZHUkcDX0supNzoqwLUfin_dBfBx4rYzOwMm03fo_uAXit6VKsYwccc3P4fO8e4WUFDBHOkOU6pCi-q5VQ1pOkEAkOKWFjYu-nAn2D9aNirA0/s400/dibjugglers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />What gives?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFpK4z6g77JqBbvMWjY8zxPeU721mBX0ruiA8Os_QWVPS2eNxH655OTpRANf6CY923JstjGhimZi6A0Xlj8WoChXuA5vct5mqYxabu5fke4DVGU8BAGRY45jA7u5B5ZoSL58lyRl81s4u/s1600/dibcarry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFpK4z6g77JqBbvMWjY8zxPeU721mBX0ruiA8Os_QWVPS2eNxH655OTpRANf6CY923JstjGhimZi6A0Xlj8WoChXuA5vct5mqYxabu5fke4DVGU8BAGRY45jA7u5B5ZoSL58lyRl81s4u/s400/dibcarry.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>If you were anywhere near the Michigan Avenue bridge Thursday night, you probably saw women in elegant dresses improbably trundling down the street with collapsible tables and folding chairs under their arms, followed by hunter-gatherer males carrying food in everything from classic picnic baskets to see-through plastic bags. It looked like a man's paradise, with an almost indecently favorable ratio of XX's to XY's.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLMpCbPJ5t3SOoVh-kT9vIUerEC-x6O15hOj5OiODI1GLfDPpHilIpSd1Y6uQJaVwabKMfXxkQNUrxa-vqUU2GHbq4vtb4JXlbw6kUCuZqLaofi5mXB-joZNPmgBC6dqXP4BZQwh80Gp0/s1600/dibtableside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLMpCbPJ5t3SOoVh-kT9vIUerEC-x6O15hOj5OiODI1GLfDPpHilIpSd1Y6uQJaVwabKMfXxkQNUrxa-vqUU2GHbq4vtb4JXlbw6kUCuZqLaofi5mXB-joZNPmgBC6dqXP4BZQwh80Gp0/s400/dibtableside.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>They all converged on Pioneer Court, set up their tables if they had 'em (this year the event also supplied the furniture), rolled out the tablecloths, laid out the food and candles, and transformed the plaza into the city's largest upscale outdoor dining hall. Onlookers regarded the scene with a mixture of amusement and astonishment.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4X9nvZy3vQ6UtKbu1D0mPnWF0fPS7B4ynk-wHDeJt4gScqL0S_QLgyTTEVFvyQvWbL3SL2pPMB3hSmgSryr-XlWzVMhqSw2-5DoAKBOcJx4Eq8qCmyrJ8NzP1nuxbzD7oSYIx4YAV4AW/s1600/dibequitable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4X9nvZy3vQ6UtKbu1D0mPnWF0fPS7B4ynk-wHDeJt4gScqL0S_QLgyTTEVFvyQvWbL3SL2pPMB3hSmgSryr-XlWzVMhqSw2-5DoAKBOcJx4Eq8qCmyrJ8NzP1nuxbzD7oSYIx4YAV4AW/s400/dibequitable.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://chicago.dinerenblanc.info/" target="_blank">Dîner en Blanc (DeB) Chicago</a> is the officially sanctioned version of the French original began by François Pasquier in 1988. It now includes events in over 40 cities on five continents. The rule was everyone dressed in white to make it easier for the participants to find each other. People buy tickets, which usually sell out fast. They're instructed to bring their own picnic dinner and supplies, which can be in any color as long as they're white. Alcohol can be purchased. Those with reservations are given the date of the event, but the location is kept a secret. The day of the event, an e-mail or text message directs ticket-holders to one of several staging points from which a guide leads them to the actual location. Last year's event was in the Dan Kiley-designed <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2010/01/south-garden-was-constructed-in-1965.html" target="_blank">south garden</a> of the Art Institute, with Lorado Taft's <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2009/06/fountain-of-great-lakes-south-garden.html" target="_blank"><i>Fountain of the Great Lakes</i></a> filling the role of world's largest sidetable centerpiece.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP0GafbyqkGAs0yP3yP2YHPawRxmOzBzsB6yw_KhOrXLGlRpw6wlltWlBYaGZssv_vG2zoy9eFh3rNr4uuAukrziGra3mSZlWX1KK0tZb-M4Mei7CWoiLsisb_4v3erN6SrhmWT9VdGr2/s1600/dibic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP0GafbyqkGAs0yP3yP2YHPawRxmOzBzsB6yw_KhOrXLGlRpw6wlltWlBYaGZssv_vG2zoy9eFh3rNr4uuAukrziGra3mSZlWX1KK0tZb-M4Mei7CWoiLsisb_4v3erN6SrhmWT9VdGr2/s640/dibic.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>It would be hard to beat this year's setting however, with decor by Bruce Graham/SOM (Equitable Building), Holabird and Root (333 North Michigan), Office of Mies van der Rohe (Illinois Center), Hood and Howells (Tribune Tower,) and Graham, Anderson, Probst and White (Wrigley Building). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkj-nVNUFSt6Rx-QvjgsH7inS54dYNf3Q6o4lgHCby61SPXQIltU5jDkkW1fio_pTv9TJY_2OjSRUuitvIUgqFbbmhBan49fha4r5CYifRZHY1VgV1NiNAEX95ocMnqAC85YG1T9rKQ9O/s1600/dibwrigley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkj-nVNUFSt6Rx-QvjgsH7inS54dYNf3Q6o4lgHCby61SPXQIltU5jDkkW1fio_pTv9TJY_2OjSRUuitvIUgqFbbmhBan49fha4r5CYifRZHY1VgV1NiNAEX95ocMnqAC85YG1T9rKQ9O/s400/dibwrigley.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>You may recall my <a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2012/11/mother-of-mercy-is-this-really-gateway.html" target="_blank">writing about a year ago</a> about the need to make Pioneer Court a more active Chicago civic presence. Tonight, between the Thursday Night Football crowd at the Hood and Howells restaurant and Dîner en Blanc sprawled across the plaza on a balmy, early-fall night, it's hard to conceive how it could have been <i>any more</i> active.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJeGtrkbSeAK85OTfmSyQ6iqCkzvFu-7Fs9uGmhFq20c8niDimjARO1UB5n5cwLnmlmy47QMlhqNFu4UaCE-aed4pRpTut4A09t8v1SMPE-1IobuqTfwUXF2zVnfUKCVt7yfierej52iw/s1600/dibtable2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJeGtrkbSeAK85OTfmSyQ6iqCkzvFu-7Fs9uGmhFq20c8niDimjARO1UB5n5cwLnmlmy47QMlhqNFu4UaCE-aed4pRpTut4A09t8v1SMPE-1IobuqTfwUXF2zVnfUKCVt7yfierej52iw/s400/dibtable2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Strangely enough, Chicago has not one, but two annual dining pop-up events. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoInWhite" target="_blank">Chicago in White</a>, which in previous years set up shop in Daley Plaza and the Merchandise Mart, will incite its own flash mob this coming Sunday, September 22nd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-14023143762841231162013-09-19T13:48:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.343-07:00It's official: AMA abandons Kenzo Tange - now Married to Mies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCLS1wVIBY1BRwWU4ncO1o5R8TzZgAdx29-zpliBt_FoE4Db6D7ygXsupl9tIGXW8NwOLhF1BqkBye_z8gVDSbo7buNYJUljW-SXlJLGBMTNeSJRGG-1IIlF5iS-XTHd1PQn3H6om1epu/s1600/ama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCLS1wVIBY1BRwWU4ncO1o5R8TzZgAdx29-zpliBt_FoE4Db6D7ygXsupl9tIGXW8NwOLhF1BqkBye_z8gVDSbo7buNYJUljW-SXlJLGBMTNeSJRGG-1IIlF5iS-XTHd1PQn3H6om1epu/s400/ama.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>As <a href="http://www.marinacityonline.com/news/mayor0919.htm" target="_blank">reported by Marina City Online</a>, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today officially welcomed the 1,100 employees of the America Medical Association, who have ditched the 1990 State Street skyscraper . . . <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjt9JdLwrvFgTqGNb2MRN-Rx6jsYMcJ8WnTScMdaAeNuOj4fffk_mBbZinMS_wF5Jw0S2lVB1YgvZDQTJZFOmRdyktGRWgWJad2nMH2qC8JE2k6-gLZ5-N0p9ly2LTCeQIb8RtdjuHaig/s1600/amabuilding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjt9JdLwrvFgTqGNb2MRN-Rx6jsYMcJ8WnTScMdaAeNuOj4fffk_mBbZinMS_wF5Jw0S2lVB1YgvZDQTJZFOmRdyktGRWgWJad2nMH2qC8JE2k6-gLZ5-N0p9ly2LTCeQIb8RtdjuHaig/s640/amabuilding.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AMA Building, Kenzo Tange, architect</td></tr></tbody></table>. . . Kenzo Tange had designed for them in favor of new digs at Mies van der Rohe's 1973 IBM Building, on Wabash just a couple blocks to the south. After the departure of its anchor tenant, the IBM had been known by its address, 330 North Wabash. It's new name? AMA Plaza. What used to be the AMA Building will now be known, at least until a new anchor tenant is found, as “空虚の寺塔” or “Temple Tower of Emptiness.”<br /><br />How did the IBM get to the AMA, hotel attached? It's an epic story, which we've told in three parts . . . <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0s8t9ztRwD0mPMUYiRfpR8w3qY_5A0g-g8xq_qnCUp0CscxKMPhuhkXQAz4Tp548LZ9T6PfMk5AwMpnv1CY7T5FHm12Cwj8Fu_nJStYr7hEBmkUZyNDG3nS25Nkd6R-OX4eWCjDdpCwx/s1600/ibmcst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0s8t9ztRwD0mPMUYiRfpR8w3qY_5A0g-g8xq_qnCUp0CscxKMPhuhkXQAz4Tp548LZ9T6PfMk5AwMpnv1CY7T5FHm12Cwj8Fu_nJStYr7hEBmkUZyNDG3nS25Nkd6R-OX4eWCjDdpCwx/s400/ibmcst.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-do-you-get-to-ama-plaza-high-tech.html" target="_blank">How Do You Get to AMA Plaza</a>? High-tech, decline, and revival at Mies van der Rohe's IBM Building.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD2fVsP8ZFf-TkXaptFGUZhrH9TkOpeYpi-Zjyc6zH7hDZ54w4eFFKt-CuHx0xtEXvu4DAkxq-IhtPURzxbxw2aPwj4dK51YS2M3T9ugM8DiV7QPOjH1cclu9TK95ckQmN9TeOZDe7nBz/s1600/ibmclouds3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD2fVsP8ZFf-TkXaptFGUZhrH9TkOpeYpi-Zjyc6zH7hDZ54w4eFFKt-CuHx0xtEXvu4DAkxq-IhtPURzxbxw2aPwj4dK51YS2M3T9ugM8DiV7QPOjH1cclu9TK95ckQmN9TeOZDe7nBz/s400/ibmclouds3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/05/apotheosis-of-skyscraper-rise-of-mies.html" target="_blank">Apotheosis of the Skyscraper</a> - How Mies's Spartan IBM Gained New Life by Going Soft<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hEFWyo00uv5n4Q7EvQwGloeM-2BeWahISQfMQhtvlfQhIuAz2OyDxKFBnlAAVnhizJgA5NcD_ESyf9LWKD48ajzVqv_2qp1SKHghr4bNtIYUomYZwGBqq3fQM4zXFuDfK2ZRJ__Lwn2c/s1600/ibmlangham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hEFWyo00uv5n4Q7EvQwGloeM-2BeWahISQfMQhtvlfQhIuAz2OyDxKFBnlAAVnhizJgA5NcD_ESyf9LWKD48ajzVqv_2qp1SKHghr4bNtIYUomYZwGBqq3fQM4zXFuDfK2ZRJ__Lwn2c/s400/ibmlangham.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/07/mies-goes-soft-at-ibm-building-langham.html" target="_blank">Mies Goes Soft</a>: At the IBM Building, The Langham Chicago Pushes Against the EnvelopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-89137704865195239302013-09-18T11:34:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.352-07:00Tonight through Sunday, Chicago River on the Level - it's Expo Chicago weekend!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TTpKP7HayxtdnGTdPzDNF-g_y4zYjgvgm3yAkBq6dJsQ4D2nLBd-IBSEEKDMmuYigU_4ClPPhfqv9mNiiXX4Ulv2XkSGVcn_pjNWiqmfHLnHMRz11cTKdBGivlsJt6aSkP6HVjbmOkzq/s1600/LEVEL_dates_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TTpKP7HayxtdnGTdPzDNF-g_y4zYjgvgm3yAkBq6dJsQ4D2nLBd-IBSEEKDMmuYigU_4ClPPhfqv9mNiiXX4Ulv2XkSGVcn_pjNWiqmfHLnHMRz11cTKdBGivlsJt6aSkP6HVjbmOkzq/s400/LEVEL_dates_preview.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>As we <a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/08/snarckitecture-added-studiogang-back-at.html" target="_blank">wrote back in August,</a> this is the big weekend. <a href="http://expochicago.com/" target="_blank">Expo Chicago</a>, with over 120 international art galleries, is back for its second year at Navy Pier, Thursday through Sunday. It's become something of an organizational marvel, spawning an increasingly <a href="http://expochicago.com/sites/default/files/ExpoArtWeekCalendar%20of%20Events.pdf" target="_blank">wide ranging set of parallel events</a> - not officially connected, some not - during <a href="http://expochicago.com/" target="_blank">Expo Art Week</a>.<br /><br />One of those events begins tonight at 6:00 p.m. It's called <i>Level</i> 2013 , and it's. . .<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">. . .is a free, five-day, annual architecture and art event that showcases site specific, experimental, interactive installations that embrace Chicago’s rich cultural landscape. During <i>Level</i> 2013, architects, designers and artists will transform four unique spaces along the Chicago River into destination places for visitors and locals alike. <i> Level</i> is being held during EXPO CHICAGO contemporary art fair as a complementary design and new media experience. The exhibition dates are September 18-22, 2013, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly.</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r1sqsz7C0fnr0xe70dyA8KlCilD9siKdEP3zROUw0dEUdHoTo3s6a9TEg37mWYXZEGNtQJELoungg-EL1qwNB3N91VOz4gSVIDYc_NM_nhrCXLUSuv7AU_7juZsy12xDL6UGvOPmnMRy/s1600/levelmap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r1sqsz7C0fnr0xe70dyA8KlCilD9siKdEP3zROUw0dEUdHoTo3s6a9TEg37mWYXZEGNtQJELoungg-EL1qwNB3N91VOz4gSVIDYc_NM_nhrCXLUSuv7AU_7juZsy12xDL6UGvOPmnMRy/s400/levelmap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There are five separate locations along the Chicago River, from Michigan Avenue, all the way down to the <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/dailynews/dailynews.htm" target="_blank">Daily News Building</a> plaza at 2 North Riverside. It's being organized by L.A.-based <a href="http://lerata.org/about-lerata/" target="_blank">LERATA</a> (Laboratory for Experimentation and Research in Art, Technology and Architecture), who say the event will “invite locals and visitors to view the Chicago River in a new way.” It's described as a "preview" of an anticipated city wide event to be held sometime in 2014, the same year Redmoon Theater is scheduled to <a href="http://www.redmoon.org/events/category/currentupcoming-events" target="_blank">set the Chicago River on fire</a>. LERATA's website doesn't offer many details , but in February they're producing <a href="http://lerata.org/upcoming-projects/1783-2/" target="_blank"><i>Skyline</i></a> in L.A., as a “ten-day, free, art, architecture and entertainment event [which] will include 16 installations located in five different downtown Los Angeles districts.” LERATA says the Chicago event will expand to 16 sites, and that they're going to send out an RFP (request for proposal) on the way to choosing eight local Chicago architects and artists to participate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvR8Z34pV9nBtr6zdYg7fOHw-vnnilcgeSHtNsz_E-6S8Uan9pgXQDRRLg_TIhbi7k1Z2ZjS20ykMDl4D0RiNl7EsAt0N9va812WIhaa8p20vXr-s9sUDIa-XczmY-LYvVO9WEmbaMDFb/s1600/levelLERATA_LEVEL_secondary_info_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvR8Z34pV9nBtr6zdYg7fOHw-vnnilcgeSHtNsz_E-6S8Uan9pgXQDRRLg_TIhbi7k1Z2ZjS20ykMDl4D0RiNl7EsAt0N9va812WIhaa8p20vXr-s9sUDIa-XczmY-LYvVO9WEmbaMDFb/s400/levelLERATA_LEVEL_secondary_info_small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For <i>Level</i>, two of the events will take place along riverfront locations between State and Clark that are expected to soon shut down for the construction of the first phase of Chicago's <a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/02/finishing-river-walk-introduction-and.html" target="_blank">new riverwalk.</a> Musical performances will take place at two of the sites Friday and Saturday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCmGOOJ3nw9kGxV0WY-Py3x6xdtgRVEGq8KdFPzM2pOg_Mli8s5JoIpi18fsg6aSxNhMyBR4HJ0QPcdh1evMWiKg70mH-FY-csLQe-s9ICwQZe6Tl_3l3oVoRk47xWZtsRhTZ14oRgNwt/s1600/expoloungeabove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCmGOOJ3nw9kGxV0WY-Py3x6xdtgRVEGq8KdFPzM2pOg_Mli8s5JoIpi18fsg6aSxNhMyBR4HJ0QPcdh1evMWiKg70mH-FY-csLQe-s9ICwQZe6Tl_3l3oVoRk47xWZtsRhTZ14oRgNwt/s400/expoloungeabove.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Back at Expo Chicago, the <a href="http://studiogang.net/work/2012/expochicago" target="_blank">Jeanne Gang design</a> of the exposition for the second year. New for 2013, she's also designing the viewing stations, located under the west frustum in Festival Hall, for <i>Expo Video</i>, an international selection of “cutting edge film, video and new media works” curated by Dean Otto of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, including Columbia College student Ahmed Hamads “The Home of the Dead.”. There's also a new installation from Brooklyn-based Snarckarchitecture.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">In August, we had also written on how the <a href="http://www.manafinearts.com/" target="_blank">Mana Contemporar</a>y storage and support facilities for local artists at the old Warshawsky tower in Pilsen would be holding an exposition during Expo Art Week. It now looks like Mana Fest has now been rescheduled for September 29. More info <a href="http://www.artmanafest.com/index.php" target="_blank">here</a>. However, the Chicago version of the Fountain Art Fair will ran at the Mana Friday through Sunday. <a href="http://www.fountainartfair.com/fountain-art-fair-reveals-weekend-art-installations-readies-for-chicago-fair/" target="_blank">Info here</a>.</blockquote><br />Read More:<br /><br />Expo Chicago (<a href="http://expochicago.com/" target="_blank">official site</a>) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0ODMwkgSsRXOJm9MknGzgEsinzSbCAymJ7UOc8j2twpTi7Vcs_CktOMpVtBiRgnUHx4bhdBrH4mXHj4Cwh-2BK1A4a7uPLIlD6jml6jZH_d2GvLoDRLc5mw-OrW2E8-LSsp_dPZNwqQ0/s1600/expolsignaturewide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0ODMwkgSsRXOJm9MknGzgEsinzSbCAymJ7UOc8j2twpTi7Vcs_CktOMpVtBiRgnUHx4bhdBrH4mXHj4Cwh-2BK1A4a7uPLIlD6jml6jZH_d2GvLoDRLc5mw-OrW2E8-LSsp_dPZNwqQ0/s400/expolsignaturewide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/08/snarckitecture-added-studiogang-back-at.html" target="_blank">Snarckitecture added</a>, Studio/Gang back at Expo Chicago for 2013<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYmgpIxynM7ereIqlPwd1jeHLNr-uWsbPtb3cKsI-V7RJYYygLmv5-VPAF7yfh-7QGx_hilH79tccqoOeAEOBQ_5Usylxjs84TOaBKbdMFOqCMkQlyKWJL1Nr1n-p1iVg45WKDrLZ3OIP/s1600/expoloungehigh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYmgpIxynM7ereIqlPwd1jeHLNr-uWsbPtb3cKsI-V7RJYYygLmv5-VPAF7yfh-7QGx_hilH79tccqoOeAEOBQ_5Usylxjs84TOaBKbdMFOqCMkQlyKWJL1Nr1n-p1iVg45WKDrLZ3OIP/s400/expoloungehigh.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2012/09/big-shiny-things-studiogang-at-expo.html" target="_blank">Big Shiny Things</a>: Studio/Gang at Expo Chicago<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6tsssQ1oDxO2AwuReCiizMcHzcNlexY_K1XqZExBH51VQ9-alxHqtx9dsYNtv8Yl-PTNiDmVrthyphenhyphenUEmujD2m0E5MLTAEzQ96UUZMq_2PcYiRDvdPTRkUgCXbwUhpWMsuQfESf8Mdyynj/s1600/manawide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6tsssQ1oDxO2AwuReCiizMcHzcNlexY_K1XqZExBH51VQ9-alxHqtx9dsYNtv8Yl-PTNiDmVrthyphenhyphenUEmujD2m0E5MLTAEzQ96UUZMq_2PcYiRDvdPTRkUgCXbwUhpWMsuQfESf8Mdyynj/s400/manawide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/08/from-auto-parts-to-art-mana.html" target="_blank">From Auto Parts to Ar</a>t - Mana Contemporary opens at landmark Warshawsky tower in Pilsen <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgmp2FsFe7mxJXZINVIHQL_2nZSEwEZy5FiDMTCinDZ2xW6mKN4zMrg1MNsXnVZFtzbE09oYIr2IdPaI9uXOs7st6eatGhBsOzDVap_wJw5VXdypDsUuP7EQn8zar2XrSVE6TgTgSuYOI/s1600/rwmarina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgmp2FsFe7mxJXZINVIHQL_2nZSEwEZy5FiDMTCinDZ2xW6mKN4zMrg1MNsXnVZFtzbE09oYIr2IdPaI9uXOs7st6eatGhBsOzDVap_wJw5VXdypDsUuP7EQn8zar2XrSVE6TgTgSuYOI/s400/rwmarina.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/02/finishing-river-walk-introduction-and.html" target="_blank">Finishing the Chicago River Walk</a><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-80087185585674020972013-09-16T07:33:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.360-07:00Relief for Art Deco Reliefs and the Ashland Avenue Bridge?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLKIKyFkiSxuHujBhTKS4i8ixYgk0F1B3YLSJXKo6BAsHPTQOFXdnt3v8m7vbFAGsMKea21hbBGUUtXj0CzV-PAARD3PwMNJzOD0LIsc3k1MGA085swMnnnLwiTo3Nf-VKZY6FGzTRa0n/s1600/ashlandjosphat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLKIKyFkiSxuHujBhTKS4i8ixYgk0F1B3YLSJXKo6BAsHPTQOFXdnt3v8m7vbFAGsMKea21hbBGUUtXj0CzV-PAARD3PwMNJzOD0LIsc3k1MGA085swMnnnLwiTo3Nf-VKZY6FGzTRa0n/s400/ashlandjosphat.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>With all the current controversy over economic stimulus, it's easy to forget how much of the infrastructure that today allows Chicago to function arose out of just such stimulus during the Great Depression. And how much of it today is crumbling in the absence of a modern equivalent. <br /><br />A case in point is the Ashland Avenue bridge over the north branch of the Chicago River. It was part of a $50 million stimulus package from the FDR's Public Works Administration that built bridges, schools, and fire and police stations throughout Chicago.<br /><br />The biggest component of the package was the new $7 million Outer Drive bridge, whose October 5, 1937 dedication was attended by no less than FDR himself. One year before, there had a more locally-based celebration for another component of the $50 million plan - the new Ashland Avenue bridge over the north branch of the Chicago river. It's dedication on August 20th, 1936 brought out 10,000 spectators. 80 associations participated in organizing a massive parade that began all the way down at 69th street, moved north to the bridge for the noon ceremonies, and then past it to Irving Park.<br /><br />The $1,713,000 cost for the new bridge included $483,500 of PWA funding, bringing out agency head Harold Ickes to witness what he had got for his money. The balance came from the City of Chicago's share of Illinois motor fuel taxes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6JezdywPBZazdpWNWPmwmU2LKKFbcq8X2u8T5_H7UPEjTXa4Hh4iaonUP9e-DULf_HEy8Hfv2iktFYI6kcYcu94uhDAuTCAeggjtoXJgJQerYpwCc3_4z2-Vfre3TTBCf53d7EbpFgun/s1600/ashlandstructure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6JezdywPBZazdpWNWPmwmU2LKKFbcq8X2u8T5_H7UPEjTXa4Hh4iaonUP9e-DULf_HEy8Hfv2iktFYI6kcYcu94uhDAuTCAeggjtoXJgJQerYpwCc3_4z2-Vfre3TTBCf53d7EbpFgun/s400/ashlandstructure.jpg" width="323" /></a></div>Designed by City of Chicago architect Scippione Del Campo, the <a href="http://www.historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=illinois/ashlandnorth/" target="_blank">double-leaf bascule bridge </a>has a span of 232 feet, an overall length of 386.5 feet, and a roadway width of 60 feet, with 12-foot sidewalks on either side. Tall steel pylons mark each entrance. The American Bridge Company of New York was the fabricator. The robust structure was visually anchored at either end by a tender house with art deco reliefs. 20,000 vehicles were projected to cross the bridge every 24 hours. The two Ashland Avenue bridges, including a second bridge dedicated along the southern branch the following year, were the culmination of a $22 million project to transform Ashland Avenue into “a modern highway 21 miles long.”<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WL3xVpmNQQ_nNB4bDQQuPBmVB7suva5CTWt1jPFVb6xf3hTJxMVzPi2V-E8_vE2h1zgQCykwKxxePatsXHV5VbZofUd5V1uDmNYH0DpJ8IQY67QwXejjrYv_s2PO35oD9AUBRgSLkgS5/s1600/ashlandnorthbridgehosuetall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WL3xVpmNQQ_nNB4bDQQuPBmVB7suva5CTWt1jPFVb6xf3hTJxMVzPi2V-E8_vE2h1zgQCykwKxxePatsXHV5VbZofUd5V1uDmNYH0DpJ8IQY67QwXejjrYv_s2PO35oD9AUBRgSLkgS5/s640/ashlandnorthbridgehosuetall.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>It's clear the long-neglected bridge needs some tender loving care. The windows of the tender houses have been replaced with glass block, now damaged. Of the four relief panels depicting the river as a heroic figure, the two on the north tender house seem in best shape.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldFMJaCAoDfnXy_fmWlLQ98dP2vFny5GWFZdGhWzTsiK92Soc6lmtbsaCOfm41WGlOJX6DJvkwfGvOIN8mcWhi5mi-LUtgp5PMKcc8Gd2VDKG9ISjZuaLKwR2Pld5fZwcQlypjcOL8U0u/s1600/ashlandreliefarchitect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldFMJaCAoDfnXy_fmWlLQ98dP2vFny5GWFZdGhWzTsiK92Soc6lmtbsaCOfm41WGlOJX6DJvkwfGvOIN8mcWhi5mi-LUtgp5PMKcc8Gd2VDKG9ISjZuaLKwR2Pld5fZwcQlypjcOL8U0u/s400/ashlandreliefarchitect.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">river architect</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU8O5oO7zK4knbQh4QKZCFzDrlGgTO1ADoJ4H8SRRhS0eDdoxRQ824JEf_dW6FPw6Hi8xCXgm9xvFct0boolQ7YgCROf9l1BlaUY_FzeSpW3BuUAjdb34kNfeAKwNDRSCpkDhd2pv5rFz/s1600/ashlandreliefmechanic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU8O5oO7zK4knbQh4QKZCFzDrlGgTO1ADoJ4H8SRRhS0eDdoxRQ824JEf_dW6FPw6Hi8xCXgm9xvFct0boolQ7YgCROf9l1BlaUY_FzeSpW3BuUAjdb34kNfeAKwNDRSCpkDhd2pv5rFz/s400/ashlandreliefmechanic.jpg" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">river mechanic</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Those to the south, however, are being taken over by vines much like the jungle overtook old Manaus. Both green vines . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7wHSVA6-5Xuc4mqZz0GkBpLwzR5X3RPh-WnxbzgYgCsdZWNmC4vx1rbtsk3SNdZ7bGhGm71UsA5IWmVIzq7w_0NEtYbW-n0QWVCS06gzSd76LZZQKqvuc_a3I5KRnylax1_K2pSQ4u3j/s1600/ashlandreliefbridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7wHSVA6-5Xuc4mqZz0GkBpLwzR5X3RPh-WnxbzgYgCsdZWNmC4vx1rbtsk3SNdZ7bGhGm71UsA5IWmVIzq7w_0NEtYbW-n0QWVCS06gzSd76LZZQKqvuc_a3I5KRnylax1_K2pSQ4u3j/s400/ashlandreliefbridge.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>. . . and dead branches overtaking the handsome relief like a spider capturing a victim in its web.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfUw5ZwIY4QoI-EA4BobKoAsZDGJex2GDaueccN43MHq7r2yY0-AAGKYpW0b1tRU8iNX88m1E53SG47iQ53fATwF6U1olpuBCoL4hmAkFUHsB5xzSHACNHsYIeSLsvA2glwQF7gEhJwSV/s1600/ashlandreliefbranches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfUw5ZwIY4QoI-EA4BobKoAsZDGJex2GDaueccN43MHq7r2yY0-AAGKYpW0b1tRU8iNX88m1E53SG47iQ53fATwF6U1olpuBCoL4hmAkFUHsB5xzSHACNHsYIeSLsvA2glwQF7gEhJwSV/s400/ashlandreliefbranches.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>As far back as 2010, <a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2010/08/help-on-the-way-for-art-deco-ashland-avenue-bridge.html" target="_blank">Blair Kamin was reporting</a> that help was on its way, with the Chicago Department of Transportation promising to remove the overgrown vegetation, clean the gutters and provide other basic maintenance. Yet today, the bridge seems to have been left to rot. Complicating the process is that since Ashland is a county route, the bridge is technically owned by Cook County. CDOT is only responsible for maintenance.<br /><br />The original Bedford limestone balustrades and pylons - nearly a mile's worth - are crumbling and collapsing. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwTRR7uvOjkcG2mQysT9cKi7wHdCFK4Y-hQiCUCQMIiGsrXbu9usX9GGS8QOdE9KdA_qyL94nTz_3CY6M7AiVVrO-TvW3aYVwotKOmbcUntqaOulzJdMg_5TC9oy7scm02dsjioGajknL/s1600/ashlandlimestone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwTRR7uvOjkcG2mQysT9cKi7wHdCFK4Y-hQiCUCQMIiGsrXbu9usX9GGS8QOdE9KdA_qyL94nTz_3CY6M7AiVVrO-TvW3aYVwotKOmbcUntqaOulzJdMg_5TC9oy7scm02dsjioGajknL/s400/ashlandlimestone.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In April of this year, the <a href="http://www.chicagoartdecosociety.com/news/ashland_bridge.pdf" target="_blank">Chicago Art Deco Society</a> filed a community recommendation with the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the bridge be designated a Chicago Landmark. It's also one of the <a href="http://www.landmarks.org/ten_most_2013_chicago_bascule_bridges.htm" target="_blank">Chicago Bascule Bridges</a> listed among 2013's Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list from Landmarks Illinois.<br /><br />The Ashland Avenue bridge is an enormously attractive piece of civic infrastructure. Once such Art Deco panels could be found on the Ogden Avenue viaduct, but since the viaduct's demolition in 1995, the Ashland bridge is the only place where they survive. You can still see some of the Ogden panels in the <a href="http://forgottenchicago.com/articles/st-ignatius-architectural-ornament-graveyard/" target="_blank">St. Ignatius Architecture graveyard.</a> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzNL59S3oDbcVM5LIhlcvipJXTlkug_kb5kyJdqDow6k_58mJmB2L5PUjx7h1D20Rbp9OrALNhsOSJMe4isEeDOTQCT6jlL1SoWwMach-bGnG1ovzdwtJLX00VEc5Xol-eOougvR5HfBA/s1600/ashlandogden1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzNL59S3oDbcVM5LIhlcvipJXTlkug_kb5kyJdqDow6k_58mJmB2L5PUjx7h1D20Rbp9OrALNhsOSJMe4isEeDOTQCT6jlL1SoWwMach-bGnG1ovzdwtJLX00VEc5Xol-eOougvR5HfBA/s400/ashlandogden1.jpg" width="351" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ogden Viaduct panel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuKv0kws6BzDamrZ-kBSSHn5O5sGvfvGtEA6AbuxV8Xb9BOB5bCpycJyFRmtEkYxbjAhLE3HkeMLEepTyXMbKjjE9ukdFq2iD2-30KomYusOySZERSi4SvVjaxVXqNunk6MUBsyDcEk7i/s1600/ashlandogden2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuKv0kws6BzDamrZ-kBSSHn5O5sGvfvGtEA6AbuxV8Xb9BOB5bCpycJyFRmtEkYxbjAhLE3HkeMLEepTyXMbKjjE9ukdFq2iD2-30KomYusOySZERSi4SvVjaxVXqNunk6MUBsyDcEk7i/s400/ashlandogden2.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ogden Viaduct panel</td></tr></tbody></table>According to a <a href="http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/07/preservation-progress-on-landmarks-illinois-endangered-chicago-sites.php" target="_blank">Curbed Chicago report</a>, the Chicago Department of Transportation is preparing a Chicago Bascule Bridge Preservation Plan. It can't come too soon. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEqru56hh9PXjWlzDZMb54sdKR5wPazzkmVXW3QT_Gtzjf0lPaSBHXRKYI-rC7QAgdIOHn44wa2ZaZY8FQjYmC13ke5yCOT3CD04PE9t1x628njYAh_xP7deRrmwHq8micg2dnHrGExvv/s1600/ashlandsouthbridgehouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEqru56hh9PXjWlzDZMb54sdKR5wPazzkmVXW3QT_Gtzjf0lPaSBHXRKYI-rC7QAgdIOHn44wa2ZaZY8FQjYmC13ke5yCOT3CD04PE9t1x628njYAh_xP7deRrmwHq8micg2dnHrGExvv/s400/ashlandsouthbridgehouse.jpg" width="270" /></a></div>I suppose the Ashland reliefs could be added to St. Ignatius's holdings, but that's not really where they're most needed. It may be the kind of infrastructure that we use every today without really seeing, but the Ashland Avenue bridge, its tender houses and reliefs, are essential elements of Chicago's cultural history. They cannot be sacrificed without unmooring the city from the timeline that gives it meaning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K_rxmSi8BgESExNWPZSsAaguVSYxhHLj8_SolkIV2ptGg1wHQ9Rf1gPOkiglrZEQoSsV_NDlTlsr26hPCedYGBQOKNAnmzxf_wZsJT5oMi4byZkbt4c0P4ZKGdhnKcWfiMrhtLOWcR8E/s1600/ashlandwide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K_rxmSi8BgESExNWPZSsAaguVSYxhHLj8_SolkIV2ptGg1wHQ9Rf1gPOkiglrZEQoSsV_NDlTlsr26hPCedYGBQOKNAnmzxf_wZsJT5oMi4byZkbt4c0P4ZKGdhnKcWfiMrhtLOWcR8E/s400/ashlandwide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-78403174381530062302013-09-15T11:02:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.367-07:00Stacked Box Gateway: Pelli Clarke Pelli's new DePaul University Theatre School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2TSSfEvfHm1p1VDGjErDdv0HmImCSj3DlUhl357z-eJo_nsePQ7nhJkVy1ofFjVYdmTyI4xDRuZIt1koGT1I4vSC4oLLnElgocBKg6nes7a_KI3ubfOStZLZ7rHBHc76Bumm_OMag0oh/s1600/depaulfromwest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2TSSfEvfHm1p1VDGjErDdv0HmImCSj3DlUhl357z-eJo_nsePQ7nhJkVy1ofFjVYdmTyI4xDRuZIt1koGT1I4vSC4oLLnElgocBKg6nes7a_KI3ubfOStZLZ7rHBHc76Bumm_OMag0oh/s400/depaulfromwest.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>DePaul University is celebrating the opening of its new Theatre School building by architects Pelli Clarke Pelli. Blair Kamin offers a <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-depaul-theatre-school-kamin-0915-20130915,0,5616304.column" target="_blank">full-up review</a> in today's Chicago Tribune.<br /><br />[Inexplicably, although the print version of Blair's review includes three black-and-white photographs, the web version has only a single shot of the black box theater interior. Apparently, the Trib still hasn't figured out the basic concept that photos draw readers to a website, and once you've gone through the cost of shooting them, posting them is essentially free. The web version of Kamin's review also carries a different address for the building than the one on the school's own website.]<br /><b>Update</b>: a gallery of striking photographs from Tribune staff photographer Antonio Perez was added this afternoon<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vwV-Y0EPudrQOFm1yaoGDiFbJfMv5A3k7d3n8OjxocxqbkR4WyfIJULgc4FZO4FaqFa8Eq-DP0nppwOHKlnTlWgMwuEqSjwCndPBaz4_VVb8zynOcoAA51nTQ3BWYbjPPj9t1xU4nRRx/s1600/depaulcirculation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vwV-Y0EPudrQOFm1yaoGDiFbJfMv5A3k7d3n8OjxocxqbkR4WyfIJULgc4FZO4FaqFa8Eq-DP0nppwOHKlnTlWgMwuEqSjwCndPBaz4_VVb8zynOcoAA51nTQ3BWYbjPPj9t1xU4nRRx/s400/depaulcirculation.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">central staircase</td></tr></tbody></table>In any event, we thought we'd supplement Kamin's thorough review with some shots we took yesterday. You can find a lot more interior shots and renderings on the Pelli Clarke Peilli <a href="http://pcparch.com/project/depaul-theater-school" target="_blank">website</a>, and see Jeff Goldberg's shots on the DePaul website <a href="http://theatre.depaul.edu/news-and-events/Pages/Press-Room.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. Through November 24th, the DePaul Art Museum, on Fullerton at the L, has an exhibition, <a href="http://museums.depaul.edu/exhibitions/designing-performance-cesar-pelli-depaul-university/" target="_blank"><i>Designing for Performance: Cesar Pelli at DePaul University</i></a>. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A2VsIyzT0hyphenhyphen-al2x8d4ZZZglEWOydsvQQmnZ6HBUp3dU3ZMnFcUVdc2F6MGmSl6XdqQjt2cBMGXobdxKRSqOpCGseQAGlgX-_G8zw0cCI8CZkxdA-6Wv5ClWvN5sQYOFhsfR9QOhL_tG/s1600/depaulfullertonlofts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A2VsIyzT0hyphenhyphen-al2x8d4ZZZglEWOydsvQQmnZ6HBUp3dU3ZMnFcUVdc2F6MGmSl6XdqQjt2cBMGXobdxKRSqOpCGseQAGlgX-_G8zw0cCI8CZkxdA-6Wv5ClWvN5sQYOFhsfR9QOhL_tG/s400/depaulfullertonlofts.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />At the corner of Fullerton and Racine, the new $73 million, 165,000-square-foot structure provides a new visual gateway to the campus. Along with <a href="http://www.aisc.org/uploadedFiles/Steel_Solutions_Center/Technical/Dormitory_Solutions/Files/Fullerton_DePaul.pdf" target="_blank">steel exoskeleton</a> of Antunovich Architects' 2006 <a href="http://antunovich.com/projects/loft-right/index.html" target="_blank">Loft-Right dorms</a>, now known as <a href="http://www.1237west.com/" target="_blank">1237 West</a>, the articulated massing and the facades of white <a href="http://www.classicstoneadb.com/projects-exterior.html" target="_blank">Turkish Limra limestone</a> marks a major break with the university's traditional affection for vaguely Prairie School brick buildings. Cannon Design, Schuler Shook and Kirkegaard Associates contributed to the design. Full list of credits <a href="http://theatre.depaul.edu/news-and-events/Pages/Press-Room.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7uEL4bsywWs4nNfF1LP1vuzTWkwXqLyqurlslEc15Uuh2o87UvTCfPF7Pc-upswu8sJo7GtRX6hgyWkP26-7s55KQj5B7N_55C6_RqYScsOYanUc2VxiKnz_LlvPtRTLIf3qWk0m-Cgq/s1600/depaulbikeracks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7uEL4bsywWs4nNfF1LP1vuzTWkwXqLyqurlslEc15Uuh2o87UvTCfPF7Pc-upswu8sJo7GtRX6hgyWkP26-7s55KQj5B7N_55C6_RqYScsOYanUc2VxiKnz_LlvPtRTLIf3qWk0m-Cgq/s400/depaulbikeracks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24jg8jJ8o2TRyic4J5T2iTe3Do_rDz81Oi84QgOlZZjImwA29UBD6XGuobKAsmsmE6v3vJYTEHfcBLnfFi1wxveccew6XnYOWTnsawqN7i72BZENtPkOLcnoQwIhDUdLJtITZof8bs9ab/s1600/depaulcorner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24jg8jJ8o2TRyic4J5T2iTe3Do_rDz81Oi84QgOlZZjImwA29UBD6XGuobKAsmsmE6v3vJYTEHfcBLnfFi1wxveccew6XnYOWTnsawqN7i72BZENtPkOLcnoQwIhDUdLJtITZof8bs9ab/s400/depaulcorner.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qZd-v1aRw-yzSwoeNYMLf_YGOUnhAq4CDUWItxpGzVeti3NJPFqhLUb0vCVXOa7yi-jHfC6C9mgk6Pa4ckfs4MKEOjWntdR5vRI4uArWGwYqpgr0lWdG-pSBVDN2IpcUz5iLmlBQcBmN/s1600/depauloblique.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qZd-v1aRw-yzSwoeNYMLf_YGOUnhAq4CDUWItxpGzVeti3NJPFqhLUb0vCVXOa7yi-jHfC6C9mgk6Pa4ckfs4MKEOjWntdR5vRI4uArWGwYqpgr0lWdG-pSBVDN2IpcUz5iLmlBQcBmN/s400/depauloblique.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EF_8OdnbPaykCgvKOimgKH3JdCbSy0eJ9Ma4DaxM-eDnaEHWPjtkkHNvyaD6h4ih65YikOf_47pXpZMXd2JFVsNeGPYIrX4seRr0gzEsrkDgyGBVRtIW0Hlb9hesMJKQVWwdA5qBRJXI/s1600/depaulsouth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EF_8OdnbPaykCgvKOimgKH3JdCbSy0eJ9Ma4DaxM-eDnaEHWPjtkkHNvyaD6h4ih65YikOf_47pXpZMXd2JFVsNeGPYIrX4seRr0gzEsrkDgyGBVRtIW0Hlb9hesMJKQVWwdA5qBRJXI/s400/depaulsouth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDnsd7HG_GpwcEZIQgCcx1-m5KkvXsDuv12b6fIbSkj-LCN3lFlPyCSW_DgVMVv0iotmYE3TbvfizDoc-NgKlnrbldIHbiMMXJfn3TzuSejF4EQRNwpb_NUCVYBnmuR1QBYB_jIqwPpku/s1600/depaulworkshop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDnsd7HG_GpwcEZIQgCcx1-m5KkvXsDuv12b6fIbSkj-LCN3lFlPyCSW_DgVMVv0iotmYE3TbvfizDoc-NgKlnrbldIHbiMMXJfn3TzuSejF4EQRNwpb_NUCVYBnmuR1QBYB_jIqwPpku/s400/depaulworkshop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Theatre School building finds a visual strong counterpoint in two industrial loft buildings across the street. One is now the Lincoln Park Library; the other is a U-Haul facility.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozCMjM_H4tXkx4erpbYyeMQns0E6tZVA7HNAlDhGIBNqgJ-WFFRVQ1ZK3gTBzBJFzPRPF_0V9-VtvJ1W0_Zv5O13f1vr0MY7qE9p57flAJxdKHmSPbC2RqVRCFORXSSvnaoEczpmYFpms/s1600/depauluhaul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozCMjM_H4tXkx4erpbYyeMQns0E6tZVA7HNAlDhGIBNqgJ-WFFRVQ1ZK3gTBzBJFzPRPF_0V9-VtvJ1W0_Zv5O13f1vr0MY7qE9p57flAJxdKHmSPbC2RqVRCFORXSSvnaoEczpmYFpms/s400/depauluhaul.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Theatre School's name tastefully inscribed in the limestone of the pristine blank white wall of the black box theater finds its traditional down-and-dirty Chicago doppelganger in the reflection of the painted U-Haul painted signage of the water tower reflected in the DePaul theatre's front glazed facade. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lRmaP1Q4mn-fRn9Xcmy_lU6AZ8uBtjVxy05LxeN34ML0mnPp5YHoNIu_HIFkoq3rRG_GDPnxmdBFt_TLCCVHPo9wAZhMhI1zhcqYKRiBsAD2ZC6ogKksyXHxmls8EbZT3DIzLtCjNjCq/s1600/depaulreflect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lRmaP1Q4mn-fRn9Xcmy_lU6AZ8uBtjVxy05LxeN34ML0mnPp5YHoNIu_HIFkoq3rRG_GDPnxmdBFt_TLCCVHPo9wAZhMhI1zhcqYKRiBsAD2ZC6ogKksyXHxmls8EbZT3DIzLtCjNjCq/s400/depaulreflect.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-69802859507827554252013-09-13T09:33:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.373-07:00Florian Ortkrass of rAndom International tonightWell, our blog is running fine, but our Repeat website, including the calendar of architectural events, is currently down, the victim of a server migration at my hosting service that so far is not running smoothly. (My email is also down; if you need to write me, call or use my alternative email address or leave a comment here and how to get back to you. )<br /><br />In the interim, we're passing on information about a lecture we just heard about . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdA_diwNvpBKdkGBfH-PPxa_5EzpZnu0XnUugMCx-C-7Z7WhYTIjfMzlaFFb8adnhyphenhyphen0fdvmoqa8AdF5KOFVpncouBXnZWVU0FwMj_1E_WnDy8GL_fIXmTy-zYKwF3NwxmMFC4guTk-WI3/s1600/ortkrass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdA_diwNvpBKdkGBfH-PPxa_5EzpZnu0XnUugMCx-C-7Z7WhYTIjfMzlaFFb8adnhyphenhyphen0fdvmoqa8AdF5KOFVpncouBXnZWVU0FwMj_1E_WnDy8GL_fIXmTy-zYKwF3NwxmMFC4guTk-WI3/s400/ortkrass.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Florian Ortkrass of rAndom International <br /></b><br />6:00- 8:00 p.m. - School of the Art Institute, Columbus Auditorium, 280 South Columbus <br />Sponsor: <a href="http://www.saic.edu/calendar/" target="_blank">School of the Art Institute of Chicago</a><br />Free and open to the public <br /><br />Visiting artist Florian Ortkrass' practice revolves around the creative conceptionof <a href="http://random-international.com/" target="_blank">rAndom International</a>'s work - led together with Stuart Wood and Hannes Koch - as well as its physical and functional interestin applied science and human cognitive development fuels the evolution of new works and studio culture. <br /><br />Florian Ortkreass is founding director of the London-base experimental design group rAndom International, famous for installations such as <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1380" target="_blank">The Rain Room</a>, which wason exhibt at MOMA in New York this summer. Floria discuss rAndom Internationl's diverse practice ranging from responsive environments such as The Rain Room and Audience, to high technically innovative design objects such as their Temporary PrintMachine and Pixelroller.<br /><br />Information <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=ZTY3c2E0NDc0dm0zNmZwZjdtNTBzNWVyaDggc2FpYy1tZWRpYS5uZXRfNHV1YWp0b290N3ZvN3E5M3NwZTF2cmEyYzhAZw&ctz=America/Chicago&pli=1&t=AKUaPmYV7X9M7-Qxw-B4CFRyeoBySaUSNmtYb2XJhS0wWjdtRTyM4IanWAJY5HGMVWpVXUKFJioh&sf=true&output=xml" target="_blank">online</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-10094825217790510682013-09-12T12:22:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.379-07:00At the Northwestern Medical Campus: One up; One Down<b>One up . . . </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMmEEdYI3gFmiV7eRkD8H8RU1fyTUjKeVC609Gb3qx49xK1Ja0ElNCgbF0-NSe2buttgF7iFxH8ejfmW970UF6boMaY9eRfatfVfuLSBMvthHWPIA41vfC1gWPUjojKJkb_OBFA98qEe9/s1600/nop1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzSnyQ8R_AxWds_YC-q75yfsqaSBE48pI8rin8S9nHsMagePgZBnTD0binYQ6eH_A_cjuCOR1Td1gUc1Sp5k56NfbPtC9JAjYyRQO2x98qUqWKHMwyzvRCJnGx6Himtyq66AV4Ayji-jI/s1600/nprentice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzSnyQ8R_AxWds_YC-q75yfsqaSBE48pI8rin8S9nHsMagePgZBnTD0binYQ6eH_A_cjuCOR1Td1gUc1Sp5k56NfbPtC9JAjYyRQO2x98qUqWKHMwyzvRCJnGx6Himtyq66AV4Ayji-jI/s400/nprentice.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2012/10/landmarks-commission-eloquent-requiem.html" target="_blank">Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Hospital</a> - Landmark's Commission's Eloquent Requiem to the Building it's About to Destroy<br /><br /><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/01/striking-new-images-of-save-prentices.html" target="_blank">Striking new images</a> of Save Prentice's latest proposals and analysis to save Bertrand Goldberg's landmark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-6344288991026943322013-09-11T02:17:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.385-07:00The Prudential Rediscovers its Shine<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfbN7gG1OrrkVkx8G831aJXxn0PyKegJZfkTzTUxtaNhUySO0F4QHF6wRSFPFsc3zr1OVOT45Iq8Djpys8j1c7xtVTgY52OEsBz9q6ogxBm_WyxuTRSFO3_i7aWvfEn6jnKVzpAoGwdf5/s1600/prudentialbobjohnson.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfbN7gG1OrrkVkx8G831aJXxn0PyKegJZfkTzTUxtaNhUySO0F4QHF6wRSFPFsc3zr1OVOT45Iq8Djpys8j1c7xtVTgY52OEsBz9q6ogxBm_WyxuTRSFO3_i7aWvfEn6jnKVzpAoGwdf5/s400/prudentialbobjohnson.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photograph: Bob Johnson (click images for larger view)</td></tr></tbody></table>In Chicago's skyscape, the Prudential Building was once cock of the walk. Today, it's a background building. But if you happen to be walking by, look up. The limestone facade of the Prudential has taken on a creeping two-tone, a kind of ghostly striping, and we're about to tell you why.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom6LBhHgwp0SgPSyFSI_JjM_Vd0qRe1ww3XexCznBydT2xhNYm21BOd7B7sP2sq-jG4MF0MeqJYV1GrbIInU1DiwQ5_ZZuoLbXOriLjnfshLjzek2hJA_m3yp2nAlNxtVTsOKSJb3aZUA/s1600/prudentialcleanwide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom6LBhHgwp0SgPSyFSI_JjM_Vd0qRe1ww3XexCznBydT2xhNYm21BOd7B7sP2sq-jG4MF0MeqJYV1GrbIInU1DiwQ5_ZZuoLbXOriLjnfshLjzek2hJA_m3yp2nAlNxtVTsOKSJb3aZUA/s400/prudentialcleanwide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Prudential has a storied history. For two decades, from 1934 onward, through Depression and War, construction in Chicago had ground to a half. The skyline whose towers had popped up like weeds in the 1920's became frozen in time. <br /><br />With an easement to build a trestle and breakwater a short distance from shore, the Illinois Central Railroad had controlled Chicago's lakefront since the 1850's. From the bank of the river southward, the IC had created a massive railyard, dominated by a huge sign for Pabst beer as it met Michigan Avenue to the east was the most ambitious bit of construction on the site.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-OGMP-kcogEYnfq66qfHuI8IsRdjW_bSquRXRAO-iWoDui0kbG8X8Ms-fI4FyTghiz5ENgyzvXUCR7fuqvemSvt7Omk0x7YpwjK4L_ICnQh6KPgXHAlO9jTjtqoAiYbfLrVjs_0_xVBB/s1600/prudentialpabst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-OGMP-kcogEYnfq66qfHuI8IsRdjW_bSquRXRAO-iWoDui0kbG8X8Ms-fI4FyTghiz5ENgyzvXUCR7fuqvemSvt7Omk0x7YpwjK4L_ICnQh6KPgXHAlO9jTjtqoAiYbfLrVjs_0_xVBB/s400/prudentialpabst.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photograph: Library of Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>The Prudential Building would change all of that, When it was announced in 1951, it became the first structure to be built over Illinois Central air rights, and the opening shot in the revival of major new office construction. It included new viaducts along its perimeter, and a completely new street, the one-block Stetson Avenue, named after Edward Stetson, an I.C. board president. According to a <a href="http://www.connectingthewindycity.com/2012/12/prudential-building-chicago-december-8.html" target="_blank">post on the <i>Connecting the Windy City</i></a> blog, the air rights deed was 85 pages long and identified 500 small, individual pieces of property.<br /><br />At 42 stories and 601 feet, the Prudential would fall just four feet short of overtaking the Board of Trade as Chicago's tallest building. Designed by Naess and Murphy, it broke ground on August 12, 1952. At nearly 22 million cubic feet, it was the fifth larger building in the city. Each of its 2,617 windows were double-glazed, and designed to allow both sides to be washed from the inside. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEWGWKFMy-gEzgSKAP41INgkEzFNUw_UykmjuO9CBivbuaJM5gbC32qVeE5rR55LqURsyymGIAS0IVV7nrzmQgDmEpWsoLmW3tLT3ZuPXCLeXPc2OGbNmjItQL1KI4djCn_ga9LuE4dCE/s1600/prudentialtop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEWGWKFMy-gEzgSKAP41INgkEzFNUw_UykmjuO9CBivbuaJM5gbC32qVeE5rR55LqURsyymGIAS0IVV7nrzmQgDmEpWsoLmW3tLT3ZuPXCLeXPc2OGbNmjItQL1KI4djCn_ga9LuE4dCE/s400/prudentialtop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Prudential was a compendium of superlatives. At 1,400 feet-per-minute, it's elevators were the world's fastest, and popping ears became standard elevator car conversation for first-time visitors. The Prudential had the biggest floor-to-floor heights. It's air conditioning capacity - 3,150 tons- also set a record. Elevator service stopped at the 40th floor, and the world's tallest escalators carried visitors to the 41st floor and its observatory, which actually bested the one at the Board of Trade to become the tallest in Chicago. The panoramic views from Stouffer's Top of the Rock restaurant immediately made it a destination dining location for tourists and locals alike.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p2-a_kf8dGqfia9Eu75VMimvNCeIhtslbrHwv7PuRiirxhIQTSWpcuZbZ2tNbNa1UNGqvIL4ytIxyisFw0mI4WE267QeXWQ2rEDGbnDSckIRMtMj7k0_vutyOhwgWYTsr2_byGcmz83o/s1600/prudentialspine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p2-a_kf8dGqfia9Eu75VMimvNCeIhtslbrHwv7PuRiirxhIQTSWpcuZbZ2tNbNa1UNGqvIL4ytIxyisFw0mI4WE267QeXWQ2rEDGbnDSckIRMtMj7k0_vutyOhwgWYTsr2_byGcmz83o/s400/prudentialspine.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>A 73-foot-tall antenna for WGN was assembled on the 41st floor and welded in place into a nearly 12-foot-deep socket at the top of a 311-foot-tall tubular steel mast mounted on the roof. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96BzCyLbCHSZfAF-eDUYSSt1cznxUZqy6K20vmfSaKfIOG5KAnccNchKRYotFRro9i-NlKSBXPlJOxihqL5izy0asXLWtPm44qCqcOioyJg-sFLHGIznWEgt9kClQ15TmWaRq16NdLAh5/s1600/prudentialgibraltar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96BzCyLbCHSZfAF-eDUYSSt1cznxUZqy6K20vmfSaKfIOG5KAnccNchKRYotFRro9i-NlKSBXPlJOxihqL5izy0asXLWtPm44qCqcOioyJg-sFLHGIznWEgt9kClQ15TmWaRq16NdLAh5/s400/prudentialgibraltar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>According to David Jameson's essential new book on the noted Chicago artist and sculptor, <i><a href="http://www.top-five-books.com/Iannelli.html" target="_blank">Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design</a></i>, Prudential and their architects were determined to incorporate the company's Rock of Gibraltar logo in the design. They considered making it a plaza-level fountain, or depicting it in a stained glass window above the entrance. “In the end, the client and architects decided on a thirty-foot-high bas relief eight stories up the blank west-facing wall of the Randolph Street section.” Iannelli received $14,120 for the commission. It would be his last major work.<br /><br />The Prudential had its own branch post office, with nearly 100 workers. Overall, the building had a workday population of over 8,000 people. It immediately became Chicago's prestige office address, with tenants including blue chip advertising firms Needham, Louis and Brorby and, from 1956 to 1989, Leo Burnett. Prudential Insurance took up the first eight floors of offices, launching “Operation Crosstown” - 6 large vans, 30 movers and 80 trips - to transport its 1,500 employees from their temporary quarters at the Butler Brothers warehouse at 165 North Canal.<br /><br />When the $40,000,000 building was dedicated on December 8th, 1955, newspapers and other memorabilia were placed in a time capsule to be opened in the year 2000. Has it ever been uncovered? There's no doubt it would have been a snapshot from a very different time. Two of the four newspaper that existed in 1955 disappeared long ago, and the two survivors don't look too healthy now, either. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbySt3DWbpzxU8V0h-VMGVTC-_Z-UBRlmIJo0zIYTTNb4Pb_bpC-za4ocUHOs2oJu36Vw_IQg1arf8oQr8f3T2eQYiHbrQ56gumGbuLYHeznmueYwFzvGleDcRbFHnwrDp1_i-ucrCXpq/s1600/prudentialchuckmanpostcard-chicago-michigan-ave-art-institute-prudential-building-coke-sign-cars-1950s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbySt3DWbpzxU8V0h-VMGVTC-_Z-UBRlmIJo0zIYTTNb4Pb_bpC-za4ocUHOs2oJu36Vw_IQg1arf8oQr8f3T2eQYiHbrQ56gumGbuLYHeznmueYwFzvGleDcRbFHnwrDp1_i-ucrCXpq/s400/prudentialchuckmanpostcard-chicago-michigan-ave-art-institute-prudential-building-coke-sign-cars-1950s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image courtesy <a href="http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/michigan-ave-art-institute-prudential-building-coke-sign-cars-1950s/postcard-chicago-michigan-ave-art-institute-prudential-building-coke-sign-cars-1950s/" target="_blank">The Chuckman Collection</a></td></tr></tbody></table>More importantly, at the time of its opening, the Prudential, in its pristine, splendid isolation, immediately became a visual anchor terminating the view north from Grant Park. It was an urban signpost of the fading power of the railroads. First with the Prudential, then Illinois Center, Lake Shore East and Millennium Park, those massive, once vital railyards were the grimy industrial soil out of which an entirely new sector of the city took root.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiE43Veo2ZqD8zP4Ts-Aod0xlvmQ1Vb-thMIqAItapgnQkGNGgzXsrPJYG7CZu3GUm9txLx5xVSH4BUYrRICVhEEA8u8kBNFOlF-i-Pmt902RSmjKDMeHYho3i95EEGg9FIe3jaoM9PSh/s1600/prudentialstreetwalltoday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiE43Veo2ZqD8zP4Ts-Aod0xlvmQ1Vb-thMIqAItapgnQkGNGgzXsrPJYG7CZu3GUm9txLx5xVSH4BUYrRICVhEEA8u8kBNFOlF-i-Pmt902RSmjKDMeHYho3i95EEGg9FIe3jaoM9PSh/s400/prudentialstreetwalltoday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Originally the dominant alpha building of a new Chicago, the Prudential is now overshadowed by the newer, taller structures of a filled-out east Randolph streetwall. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U6ywS1rnYcsVfoOr-3NtEYr_dlacyFVHDhZ2mdsV24bVtWydBRDGJ0gyZINtqPEmZ578rNVv5LtXwcku13Q9HHSegDHjBEeE7zbrgu00JDIvmpAF8hfjqQVucihLlNRtqexrqkdVzo6w/s1600/prudential2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U6ywS1rnYcsVfoOr-3NtEYr_dlacyFVHDhZ2mdsV24bVtWydBRDGJ0gyZINtqPEmZ578rNVv5LtXwcku13Q9HHSegDHjBEeE7zbrgu00JDIvmpAF8hfjqQVucihLlNRtqexrqkdVzo6w/s400/prudential2.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Prudential Plaza</td></tr></tbody></table>As the new towers rose, Prudential's status declined. The Top of the Rock and observatory closed long ago. In 1990, the Prudential became almost a subsidiary adjunct to the new Two Prudential Plaza, by Loebl, Schlossman and Hackl. At 1.4 million square feet, it's larger than the original, and it's 995 height eclipses both the original Prudential and its tall mast. The rings of lighting at its top set Postmodernist bling against 1 Pru's solid, sober massing. The one shiny aspect of Prudential One - it's shimmering aluminum spandrels - became so worn and dull I had convinced myself that they had been removed sometime in the 1990's and that I was now looking at the concrete under the panels.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo7yTfZ-8ujPI1ltQu8GFoustSpBAm4iNCVKL0GB-CjPLzsU98AYtf49Ovues7V-DBJCYtutaFqTxvg2n2RikRT73wIbzPTy2UnXAGkDX0sXOvbjIdCOpCpGfztC3tSw2TGWLHRaphIk8/s1600/prudentialcrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMo7yTfZ-8ujPI1ltQu8GFoustSpBAm4iNCVKL0GB-CjPLzsU98AYtf49Ovues7V-DBJCYtutaFqTxvg2n2RikRT73wIbzPTy2UnXAGkDX0sXOvbjIdCOpCpGfztC3tSw2TGWLHRaphIk8/s400/prudentialcrown.jpg" width="287" /></a></div>According to a <a href="http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130606/CRED03/130609849/prudential-plaza-a-zombie-no-longer" target="_blank">report by Ryan Ori</a> in Crain's Chicago Business, the two Prudential buildings have only recently emerged from being “zombie” buildings. The owners had so highly leveraged the two towers that after the 2008 crash, and the loss of some key tenants, there was no longer enough cash flow to finance the basic maintenance and improvements needed to attract replacement tenants for the nearly 40% of the space - mostly in the original Prudential - now or soon-to-be vacant.<br /><br />In June of this year, a NewYork-based consortium restructured the debt and gained control of the two Prudentials. They've committed $100 million to upgrading the complex. The most visible component of that process is the current bit of street theater, as workers on scaffolds at vertigo-inducing heights are restoring the facade of the Prudential to its original luster.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLCFFzdLqYe7vwzxxKUzmLzCmKMJZo2MrYnNsKTO48AVWuNw2WlWXKJpe8wHtShte-ZBGp2x7117JaQ9nq7s8FzBWpJHWUvxA9x3IjrlcV2MJcOfnxA-39deixW8_pXHjuj736Gw-5noZ/s1600/prudentialdetail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLCFFzdLqYe7vwzxxKUzmLzCmKMJZo2MrYnNsKTO48AVWuNw2WlWXKJpe8wHtShte-ZBGp2x7117JaQ9nq7s8FzBWpJHWUvxA9x3IjrlcV2MJcOfnxA-39deixW8_pXHjuj736Gw-5noZ/s400/prudentialdetail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the <a href="http://www.alumitecltd.com/see-our-work/featured-project" target="_blank">restoration by Alumitec</a>, “each window frame and spandrel panel will be detailed by hand utilizing abrasive cleaning methods to restore the aluminum to its intended appearance, then sealed with the Alumitec wipe-on sealer to protect the finish and restore its metallic sheen.” South and west elevations are scheduled to completed this year, north and east in 2014. It won't set back the clock to Prudential's original pioneering status, but when those panels catch the sun, they'll flash a moment of architectural history, the mid-20th century set off against the free-form shimmer of Frank Gehry's 21st.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPnJLcDm3B8K-N7d_hAIXnc5Js7gFr8YgITylEkCzi4jebi85LuLAg4zSQuQrdCCmzmETvhe6oS4UsY_Tp7KHSrpa4-XfIJzPWn5yy4eNT34-xKL1_tCMRy6BL36FWtWESJaWeHqsgEUg/s1600/prudentialpritzker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPnJLcDm3B8K-N7d_hAIXnc5Js7gFr8YgITylEkCzi4jebi85LuLAg4zSQuQrdCCmzmETvhe6oS4UsY_Tp7KHSrpa4-XfIJzPWn5yy4eNT34-xKL1_tCMRy6BL36FWtWESJaWeHqsgEUg/s400/prudentialpritzker.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Read More:</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJpFh10G46a4NyHEnWhPma6Vy_HiVqSMXcC3Q4BWnuAtTkl2ebzi75pc4EV8Nur3_wg5_W3sud1g-q7fBKB5rxDrPtOL7UMiNluorWbZwXVsqmb5wZcNfr9Kd3wn5Lrg5PzYT2DI4PvcP/s1600/prudentialb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJpFh10G46a4NyHEnWhPma6Vy_HiVqSMXcC3Q4BWnuAtTkl2ebzi75pc4EV8Nur3_wg5_W3sud1g-q7fBKB5rxDrPtOL7UMiNluorWbZwXVsqmb5wZcNfr9Kd3wn5Lrg5PzYT2DI4PvcP/s400/prudentialb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2008/04/does-this-make-my-butt-look-fat.html" target="_blank">Does This Make My Butt Look Fat</a>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-21087424968157153802013-09-09T23:30:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.439-07:00Little Egypt on Sheridan Road: Will it Fall to Thorek Hospital's Scorched Earth (or parched lawn) policy?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHQ3XfMbpwRHUUu7vslPwFgPyUGDl8UgpAynirGJ6Bz9RUHVK0yvnEYznZbOnfQ7DElpoK0afOk6NP7Pf4ljvLz7onyyFi4e4WmbCxRdjaVuXUzdHto200ZAEXyRzG7CmbNPH6jNRKKWH/s1600/hupornament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHQ3XfMbpwRHUUu7vslPwFgPyUGDl8UgpAynirGJ6Bz9RUHVK0yvnEYznZbOnfQ7DElpoK0afOk6NP7Pf4ljvLz7onyyFi4e4WmbCxRdjaVuXUzdHto200ZAEXyRzG7CmbNPH6jNRKKWH/s400/hupornament.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>With little advance notice, late-night mainstay Nick's Uptown bar on Sheridan north of Irving <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130906/uptown/nicks-uptown-employees-regulars-dish-about-closing-of-uptown-bar" target="_blank">closed down</a> last Saturday.<br /><br />The building has been sold to Thorek Hospital, which has been spending the last few years buying, bulldozing and landbanking adjacent properties. It began with the apartment building on the corner, leaving behind a chain-linked empty lot that, for a time, inexplicably featured a solitary white plastic chair protected by traffic cones . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIGB087ld4o1srCxSWf0idkdYSuYdrk4A52oSboWUzjqN_xGsSOlO47uM79pXHWzTZ_vcBkKpiqegMQlFp9pbFG9MlWgID9VHZ7ACfMRfC_WQncy1L0igMbTRAyiEB-COXFy5R8dcMYdq/s1600/hupvacant2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIGB087ld4o1srCxSWf0idkdYSuYdrk4A52oSboWUzjqN_xGsSOlO47uM79pXHWzTZ_vcBkKpiqegMQlFp9pbFG9MlWgID9VHZ7ACfMRfC_WQncy1L0igMbTRAyiEB-COXFy5R8dcMYdq/s320/hupvacant2008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In 2011, the apartment building just north of that empty lot was torn town . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYNphylt0tsqx-dTv1E4NK1XtdH_f4Bp2teHrjOmMxypkEG8nEdqo0ZDNqo_6qKn_wP7Bo-SvWB7AcKr_9l23XJvkW_32HAyRp2dIqjRdhhrJpT4yHMU_cIV8ZQ-Tk0lKeBn7GQB04imh/s1600/hupapartment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYNphylt0tsqx-dTv1E4NK1XtdH_f4Bp2teHrjOmMxypkEG8nEdqo0ZDNqo_6qKn_wP7Bo-SvWB7AcKr_9l23XJvkW_32HAyRp2dIqjRdhhrJpT4yHMU_cIV8ZQ-Tk0lKeBn7GQB04imh/s400/hupapartment.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Leaving behind a very large vacant property, with better fencing and a scorched lawn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjL_F2w5S4tHlEXgl3lSS5wVl6L5zXffqyxEf5ecwHU5p4eCYip0hOaHw81cF1SzvMYELU_Nj87nkr2qrDkbNo1juURtCr8bnWsRRXiAXqZa2f4dXlUx_vuo1VYQvM6HdeIn_k8a9eMaY/s1600/hupvacant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjL_F2w5S4tHlEXgl3lSS5wVl6L5zXffqyxEf5ecwHU5p4eCYip0hOaHw81cF1SzvMYELU_Nj87nkr2qrDkbNo1juURtCr8bnWsRRXiAXqZa2f4dXlUx_vuo1VYQvM6HdeIn_k8a9eMaY/s400/hupvacant.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Is Nick's Uptown next in line? Are it's days also numbered?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1of4hBrj12vg1eAkwjcMr795ZWFOYhYU8uvDRRv217Y5UxdBUZSaXDdgoh1oTWrDNtkTwbNZfedX-_ZvjmIwswoePvq3PZYog5t84rwS1HjGAYVbuR8OtLqAJ6xZaWOIr65gi3JIXZUl/s1600/hup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1of4hBrj12vg1eAkwjcMr795ZWFOYhYU8uvDRRv217Y5UxdBUZSaXDdgoh1oTWrDNtkTwbNZfedX-_ZvjmIwswoePvq3PZYog5t84rwS1HjGAYVbuR8OtLqAJ6xZaWOIr65gi3JIXZUl/s400/hup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On September 8th, the <a href="http://www.uptownupdate.com/2013/09/call-to-action-landmark-status-needed.html" target="_blank">Uptown Update</a> issued a <i>Call to Action: Landmark Status Needed for 4015-17 N. Sheridan</i>. The building has a long and storied history. According to the <i>AIA Guide to Chicago</i>, it was originally designed by architect Paul Gerhardt in 1920 as a showroom for Hupmobile, a car company in business from 1909 to 1940. Howard Carter's discovery of King Tut's tomb was still two years away, but the Hupmobile showroom's polychrome ornament, complete with central cartouche, indicated Egyptomania was already well underway.<br /><br />After Hupmobile, but long before Nick's, the building on Sheridan was the long-time home to the Cairo supper club. When I was a very young kid, my family would go to the dinner at the Sheridan Restaurant, just next to the ‘L stop, and in researching this post I was reminded how I was always fascinated by the exotic Egyptian facade of the Cairo, which I recall had a green storefront and a dazzling array of blinking light bulbs. I really would have loved to check it out, if only I could have figured out a way to make a convincing fake ID for a 5-year-old.<br /><br />What I would have found was a “posh” restaurant featuring steaks, prime sirloin and shish kebab, with nightly dancing and what was then considered sophisticated entertainment. The club was known for booking hypnotists as its headliners, and when one of them didn't show up on July 7, 1961, legendary <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=rS8a9H8_jtMC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Marshall+Brodien+Cairo+supper+club&source=bl&ots=A5fJ1R12rG&sig=FcvpPjCKGhBe-uqBpoBT1fxf8ZY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HakuUpncCcGGyQGY2IDgDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Marshall%20Brodien%20Cairo%20supper%20club&f=false" target="_blank">Chicago magician Marshall Brodien</a> got his chance at the Cairo, which he described as being “like a Las Vegas showroom.” There was candlelight, plush booths, and a bar that at showtime pushed away to create a stage.<br /><br />Brodien so liked working the Cairo that he developed a hypnotist act so he could continue doing so. His big finish was when he hypnotized an attractive female volunteer from the audience to become stiff as a board, stretched her between two chairs, and stood on her stomach. I am not making this up. See photo, page 103, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=rS8a9H8_jtMC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Marshall+Brodien+Cairo+supper+club&source=bl&ots=A5fJ1R12rG&sig=FcvpPjCKGhBe-uqBpoBT1fxf8ZY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HakuUpncCcGGyQGY2IDgDQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Marshall%20Brodien%20Cairo%20supper%20club&f=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDJ3BFZE4bvHVsWoMR-l9i93zh_hUGZEtjsRgCDOT2hFxnNrCQ8qTO8Hs4spfTrmLVGuX0-vekCLXFl8bXBZyDQZlqGRviW2CR1qYn2u_cRdyUYYfu71CjE_psZwUblZ1VVH7mWVBXiZR/s1600/hupCairo-Supper-Club.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDJ3BFZE4bvHVsWoMR-l9i93zh_hUGZEtjsRgCDOT2hFxnNrCQ8qTO8Hs4spfTrmLVGuX0-vekCLXFl8bXBZyDQZlqGRviW2CR1qYn2u_cRdyUYYfu71CjE_psZwUblZ1VVH7mWVBXiZR/s400/hupCairo-Supper-Club.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy <a href="http://uptownhistory.compassrose.org/2011/07/firebomb-at-cairo-supper-club-4017-n.html" target="_blank">Uptown Chicago History</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Brodien's time at the Cairo supper club was cut short on May 11, 1964, around 9:30 p.m., when a dozen witnesses claimed they saw a man throw a firebomb into the club, setting off a blaze that destroyed it. Mob involvement was suspected. One of the witnesses, 22-year-old Debra Standifer, was given 24-hour police protection. She lived in the apartment building Thorek torn down in 2011. It turned out incendiary material had been planted in the club at four different places. The Cairo was just one of 34 restaurant burnings and bombings that had occured since the previous February, causing Governor Otto Kerner to appoint a special commission to investigate. <br /><br />But I digress.<br /><br />When a big building is torn down and replaced with a much smaller one, that's called “a taxpayer,” because it's there to generate income to cover the property tax bill until conditions improve enough to justify more ambitious development. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2bYR62CyFsNAYNlj90dU1UcR5ETvBncztSqp8ha9cX5D05cG8JviQvfT1BQtaFngFSU2HJh6Lt4iWFP879O2BBgeRysmmRsiEmCIkQYfOUxAl8Va3fGgFFmgU9YQkG4YNcAq_WbnsDoe/s1600/hupx-postcard-chicago-masonic-temple-then-citys-tallest-building-22-stories-randolph-and-state-built-1892-pre-1910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2bYR62CyFsNAYNlj90dU1UcR5ETvBncztSqp8ha9cX5D05cG8JviQvfT1BQtaFngFSU2HJh6Lt4iWFP879O2BBgeRysmmRsiEmCIkQYfOUxAl8Va3fGgFFmgU9YQkG4YNcAq_WbnsDoe/s400/hupx-postcard-chicago-masonic-temple-then-citys-tallest-building-22-stories-randolph-and-state-built-1892-pre-1910.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image courtesy: <a href="http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/postcard-chicago-masonic-temple-then-citys-tallest-building-22-stories-randolph-and-state-built-1892-pre-1910/x-postcard-chicago-masonic-temple-then-citys-tallest-building-22-stories-randolph-and-state-built-1892-pre-1910/" target="_blank">The Chuckman Collection</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Probably Chicago's most famous taxpayer was the building at State and Randolph, constructed in 1940 to replace the just-demolished Masonic Temple Building by Burnham and Root, at the time of its 1893 construction, the tallest building in the world.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-DMw3W2t8ECb-SOepLWkkDCSp4adsCDNQ-5xwU8c-3oBtLMnOQIFi9QP7beGwFGve-AcVF-WQHQEdRHonKyw_eMa77ZWcpENLmot7dHbhyphenhyphenPbkfucuOG99M_d8V1xrYvZXzrlNVPZBenk/s1600/hupphoto-chicago-state-street-looking-n-from-just-n-of-randolph-loop-and-chicago-theaters-mort-cooper-el-1955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-DMw3W2t8ECb-SOepLWkkDCSp4adsCDNQ-5xwU8c-3oBtLMnOQIFi9QP7beGwFGve-AcVF-WQHQEdRHonKyw_eMa77ZWcpENLmot7dHbhyphenhyphenPbkfucuOG99M_d8V1xrYvZXzrlNVPZBenk/s400/hupphoto-chicago-state-street-looking-n-from-just-n-of-randolph-loop-and-chicago-theaters-mort-cooper-el-1955.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Courtesy: <a href="http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/photo-chicago-state-street-looking-n-from-just-n-of-randolph-loop-and-chicago-theaters-mort-cooper-el-1955/photo-chicago-state-street-looking-n-from-just-n-of-randolph-loop-and-chicago-theaters-mort-cooper-el-1955/" target="_blank">The Chuckman Collection</a></td></tr></tbody></table>The taxpayer building that replaced it, anchored by a big Walgreen's and the Loop Theater, survived for over half a century - longer than the Masonic Temple lasted - until it, in turn, was finally replaced in 2008 by the 32-story Joffrey Tower, which has a <a href="http://www.emporis.com/building/joffrey-tower-chicago-il-usa" target="_blank">large hole in its middle</a>. And a really big Walgreen's<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdivyVJWHkwisKVYL5ct78gCr4BoDz8_vH5h84vdNeYF2sR2k7skbCUxHHCWyVhU6Tdi2aDut8zS1MJ6bD2sL0QgMdvgrjnKJJRDWgOOtB22TSsLl9RIJ4YGCbaDQD_SM55QXY0FGw0wX/s1600/hupjoffrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdivyVJWHkwisKVYL5ct78gCr4BoDz8_vH5h84vdNeYF2sR2k7skbCUxHHCWyVhU6Tdi2aDut8zS1MJ6bD2sL0QgMdvgrjnKJJRDWgOOtB22TSsLl9RIJ4YGCbaDQD_SM55QXY0FGw0wX/s400/hupjoffrey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Although there's a brand new Walgreen's across the street, Thorek's neighborhood isn't quite in the same league. The architecture of the hospital is fairly mediocre . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vAcf88y_b_-0PgAqtehyphenhyphenFQK-_vO3vRZNQ0hO1BkkEiCvu6MkwepC0goGFr1sh8Pi3ryC2HOmqKbU4X44L4QKfrvTrE_MGKBb6Fuq4iF9KMoh427IMRY7r_Jd6N6WSMTegdAcfGPNoswV/s1600/hupthorek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vAcf88y_b_-0PgAqtehyphenhyphenFQK-_vO3vRZNQ0hO1BkkEiCvu6MkwepC0goGFr1sh8Pi3ryC2HOmqKbU4X44L4QKfrvTrE_MGKBb6Fuq4iF9KMoh427IMRY7r_Jd6N6WSMTegdAcfGPNoswV/s400/hupthorek.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The medical building it constructed just east on Broadway is even worse . . . <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMySoFRhEfimc1QYBtxAUXHq2odblYgUS74V8g_fASJnxjMBhpcjm3k0e3AbC6nLm-y3oc_anDY2LM_27O6jp4fPIdWXljifJcWJs4Z3NExsvmunODo9vn8vtM5ZT4WocEJjt65v359SIR/s1600/hupthorekmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMySoFRhEfimc1QYBtxAUXHq2odblYgUS74V8g_fASJnxjMBhpcjm3k0e3AbC6nLm-y3oc_anDY2LM_27O6jp4fPIdWXljifJcWJs4Z3NExsvmunODo9vn8vtM5ZT4WocEJjt65v359SIR/s400/hupthorekmed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Thorek is buying up all the land for unspecified future development, but right now, there's just a lot of empty space, both the growing parched lot at Sheridan and Irving, and a big surface parking lot next to the hospital.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm-rhZvzz_jlsYMDHGVjV78IoRwUDnefCIyc5NeMUNaCFIaSVejuejDlX-h-xaFB06H5vqj87sYVhWyNccld0mYrF4eYV8GkgdGMbQTMrgvwVck1CmCGhp5TxudSqnTXzpuNBJ667suYq/s1600/hupthorekparking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm-rhZvzz_jlsYMDHGVjV78IoRwUDnefCIyc5NeMUNaCFIaSVejuejDlX-h-xaFB06H5vqj87sYVhWyNccld0mYrF4eYV8GkgdGMbQTMrgvwVck1CmCGhp5TxudSqnTXzpuNBJ667suYq/s400/hupthorekparking.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Hupmobile showroom is the only distinctive piece of architecture in the Thorek complex. Which means they'll probably want to destroy it. The building is rated “Orange” on the Commission on Chicago Landmark's <a href="http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/historicsurvey.htm" target="_blank">Historic Resources Survey</a>, which should trigger an automatic 90-day hold should Thorek file for a demolition permit. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UptownUpdate/posts/10151897576812268%3EUptown%20Update%3C/a%3E.%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E" target="_blank">Uptown Update's Facebook page</a> is talking about pushing for landmarking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmpoYaOYtXUdk_lVwXPqC_tYC0frobnmV3OQus2KVM-omjNJv1IWtRtRYmwTJkKG2VwsRaCo48PY9sD9UAfn3n7XOMQm6unkTX-lW2YJQh6fqs5vh10ZQj0hpr39Ub9W3S4SS6kafiI4P/s1600/hupvacant2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmpoYaOYtXUdk_lVwXPqC_tYC0frobnmV3OQus2KVM-omjNJv1IWtRtRYmwTJkKG2VwsRaCo48PY9sD9UAfn3n7XOMQm6unkTX-lW2YJQh6fqs5vh10ZQj0hpr39Ub9W3S4SS6kafiI4P/s400/hupvacant2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-55433930281092419302013-09-09T07:20:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.495-07:00Baer, Urban Provocations with Tigerman, Eisenschmidt, UrbanLab, Bruner Awards with Larry Kearns - More Great New Events for SeptemberNever too late to be adding great new events to the <b><a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#9" target="_blank">September Chicago Architectural Calendar</a></b> . . .<br /><br />On Thursday, September 26th, WTTW's <b>Geoffrey Baer</b> will be at Frank Lloyd Wright's <b>Unity </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6sSyvsRksjNy49OorKbkNKmcn7J4JFQn-ZTupfzr_d9urWS0NwSK6yeVTUVCOvjwvNurP0Ngx68ICXZwxU2dSpfWjdq8pozLO8ZyomsCXx03dxa9RPl4u_enQNYQN6A1SiCYEEwI5CMj/s1600/cityworks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6sSyvsRksjNy49OorKbkNKmcn7J4JFQn-ZTupfzr_d9urWS0NwSK6yeVTUVCOvjwvNurP0Ngx68ICXZwxU2dSpfWjdq8pozLO8ZyomsCXx03dxa9RPl4u_enQNYQN6A1SiCYEEwI5CMj/s1600/cityworks.jpg" /></a></b></div><b>Temple in Oak Park</b> <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#26a" target="_blank">to talk</a> about his documentary, <i><b>The Ten Buildings that Changed America</b></i>. On Wednesday, September 18th, at the <b>Expo 72 Gallery</b> on Randolph across the street from the Cultural Center, there'll be a <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#18" target="_blank">panel discussion</a> at the exhibition <i><b>City Works - Provocations for Chicago's Urban Future</b></i> with <b>Stanley Tigerman, John David Brown</b>, <b>Studio/Gang</b>, <b>UrbanLab</b> and exhibition curator <b>Alexander Eisenschmidt</b>, moderated at AIA Chicago's <b>Zurich Esposito</b>.<br /><br />This Wednesday the 12th, there'll be the <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#12b" target="_blank">presentation ceremony</a> at the Garfield Park Conservatory for the <b>2013 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence</b>, with a panel discussion <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktT5jVdJ532dslRMAU88iHX7qOZ8zpu1ws-YOhf41yXxBN4JIElZpJCOvh2n2ZbD0KOSCRUBBtDEV1y-BbwzT-o2H6w56hS3HW43loBC2mFN0CnduKAx1IDccm_B8uRAEI-T_4xgIyUlt/s1600/inspiration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktT5jVdJ532dslRMAU88iHX7qOZ8zpu1ws-YOhf41yXxBN4JIElZpJCOvh2n2ZbD0KOSCRUBBtDEV1y-BbwzT-o2H6w56hS3HW43loBC2mFN0CnduKAx1IDccm_B8uRAEI-T_4xgIyUlt/s200/inspiration.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>with <i>Metropolis</i> editor <b>Susan Szenasy</b>, <b>Gabriel Goodman</b>, <b>Benet Haller</b>, <b>Ann Marie Lubenau</b>, <b>Eunita Rushing</b>, <b>Susana Vasquez</b>, and architect <b>Larry Kearns</b>, whose design for <b>Inspiration Kitchens</b> won this year's Gold Medal. The the next day, Friday the 13th, <b>AIA Chicago</b> <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#13" target="_blank">will host</a> <i><b>Promoting Design and More through Rudy Bruner Awards</b></i>, with Kearns, Bruner Foundation director Lubenau and <b>Emily Emmerman</b> of the <a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2006/09/garrison-keillor-at-john-ronans-comer.html" target="_blank">Gary Comer Youth Center</a>, which won the Bruner Silver Award in 2011, and <b>Ed Uhlir</b>, whose <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/Gehry/afterthehype.htm" target="_blank">Millennium Park</a> won Silver in 2009.<br /><br />Also coming up this week, we've got <i><b>Pecha Kucha Chicago <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#10d" target="_blank">Volume #27</a></b></i> at <b>Martyr's</b> tomorrow (Tuesday), photographer <b>Richard Wasserman</b> <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#11a" target="_blank">talking about</a> <i><b>Midstream: The Chicago River, 1999-2010</b></i> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQUXrSTzCOsfwnYYFmaYkKxJCyrvjyXLRl2o2MyT2a3-aKddXW4e0zGhs0Jy1knTfJ2Kyef7zplIUdslZDwL1y8o49Yg8F96oD9FOdYUDe07iWvo8IC8GV5dgl7TLQiIRBCkWYb83DjKp/s1600/pecha27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQUXrSTzCOsfwnYYFmaYkKxJCyrvjyXLRl2o2MyT2a3-aKddXW4e0zGhs0Jy1knTfJ2Kyef7zplIUdslZDwL1y8o49Yg8F96oD9FOdYUDe07iWvo8IC8GV5dgl7TLQiIRBCkWYb83DjKp/s320/pecha27.jpg" width="176" /></a>Wednesday lunchtime at the <b>Chicago Architecture Foundation</b>, which is also hosting a <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#12a" target="_blank">special river cruise</a> with the designers currently remaking the Chicago's riverfront - CDOT's <b>Michelle Woods</b>, <b>Carol Ross Barney</b>, Sasaki's <b>Gina Ford</b>, Studio/Gang's <b>Claire Cahan</b> and bKL Architecture's <b>Tom Kerwin</b> - Thursday evening. Lunchtime on Thursday, <b>Friends of the Parks</b> will be hosting<a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#12" target="_blank"> a lecture</a> on <i><b>The Brilliance of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County: Celebrating 100 Years</b></i>, lunchtime at the <b>Cultural Center.</b> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TDA2OlHKsluokQMU7SxUWoC9Fsl3GWViP5RNGWMc0c7a2NwE-t4Q8L6IJ5NC4m-Uy1EWIxey3VmZGHLv-6Fo6ia7B-7z6VqaxD4SIAq_F1Nq55rJNe0MHx-1DAG_uIvASzD9Q3wfhXB2/s1600/fishwheeler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TDA2OlHKsluokQMU7SxUWoC9Fsl3GWViP5RNGWMc0c7a2NwE-t4Q8L6IJ5NC4m-Uy1EWIxey3VmZGHLv-6Fo6ia7B-7z6VqaxD4SIAq_F1Nq55rJNe0MHx-1DAG_uIvASzD9Q3wfhXB2/s200/fishwheeler.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>On Saturday, the 14th, the <b>Museum of Contemporary Art</b>, in conjunction with its exhibition, <i><b>Homebodies</b></i>, will have a <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#14a" target="_blank">gallery tal</a><a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#14a" target="_blank">k</a> with artist <b>Julia Fish</b> and architect <b>Dan Wheeler</b>, while <b>Landmarks Illinoi</b>s has its <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#14b" target="_blank"><i><b>2013 Skyline Social</b></i></a> fundraiser at the <b>Elks Memorial</b>.<br /><br />And that's just scratching the surface. There are over 40 great events still to come this month. Check out all the details on the <b><a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#9" target="_blank">September Calendar of Chicago Architectural Events</a></b>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-21512330251678462142013-09-06T02:26:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:49:15.890-07:00Game on in Cities: Fireflies to PlayWell wouldn't this be a fun? 'Fireflies' is a game that can be placed on screens in cities (like those attached to buildings), which interact with interested people passing by, via your phone. The trick is to use the light on your mobile to target objects on screen, a bit like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders">space invaders</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NC55EwTtgj1yP9ynn-uh64kXqqCm25x5r4rgIILN_qrU6-BeB1oo2GF-xtc5feAFJiPBfl3yob60bbt0f06y2dqdeQk1-cha7hhuZ7mvpF9J-Nm6xD10JOuOpgAZIE209rO7xurqxsg/s1600/firfly.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NC55EwTtgj1yP9ynn-uh64kXqqCm25x5r4rgIILN_qrU6-BeB1oo2GF-xtc5feAFJiPBfl3yob60bbt0f06y2dqdeQk1-cha7hhuZ7mvpF9J-Nm6xD10JOuOpgAZIE209rO7xurqxsg/s320/firfly.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />I haven't seen an example of this before, so thought it was worth sharing. Check out the <a href="http://engagingcities.com/video/city-fireflies">video </a>to see how to play. <br /><br />I can imagine playing this on a balmy summers night (come on already Summer!) while waiting for a train or your late friends to show up. Could provide some opportunities for encounter in cities of the playful kind.<br /><br />Read more <a href="http://engagingcities.com/video/city-fireflies">here</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-10294059840224909092013-09-06T02:13:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:49:15.904-07:00New Zones Update: Implementation Underway (Glen Eira)Last month Glen Eira was the first of Victoria's local governments to implement the <a href="http://dla-plantastic.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/zoning-reforms-devils-in-detail.html">new zones</a>, and two weeks ago, transitional arrangement were detailed. Earlier posts have looked at what the new zones will involve, but really, it all comes down to how the zones are implemented - of particular interest are the residential zones (summarised below):<br /><br />Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ): Overall mandatory building height reduced from 9m to 8m and no more than 2 dwellings allowed on a lot (unless specified in the schedule).<br /><br />General Residential Zone (GRZ): Includes a default discretionary height limit of 9m (equivalent to three storeys) which can be increased or decreased to a mandatory height limit by each Council.<br /><br />Residential Growth Zone (RGZ): Includes a discretionary default height of 13.5m (equivalent to four storeys) which can be increased to a mandatory height limit by each Council. ResCode standards will apply to four storey development.<br /><br />The GRZ was intended as the 'default' zone, whereas NRZ was intended to protect areas of special, valued character, and RGZ for residential areas on main roads, close to activity centres where more intensive built form could be contemplated.<br /><br />However, Glen Eira's implementation of the new zones has placed 78% of the municipality in the NRZ zone, limiting these areas to no more than 2 dwellings on a lot, and an 8m height limit. The implementation was based on Glen Eira's change areas and diversity areas from strategic work undertaken almost a decade ago - you can see the map of the new zones in Glen Eira <a href="http://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/files/596f8769-35ea-4bb4-b901-a21101003336/Residential_Zones_Map.pdf">here</a>.<br /><br />There have been a number of discussions going around debating the implications of this - some have criticised the Council for <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/lowrise-glen-eira-to-fuel-sprawl-20130805-2ra8t.html">adding to sprawl</a>, particularly if other municipalities follow suit. I think this is debatable. It raises questions about how this fits with the Metro Planning Strategy discussion paper, which highlights the need to realise the potential of middle ring suburbs to provide more housing and employment opportunities. <br /><br />Another consideration is that this manner of implementation could limit diversity of the municipality outside of activity centres. Opportunities for low rise multi-dwelling development in residential areas that exist currently thanks to being well located to shops and services (and in keeping with the existing character) could be lost. For instance, there are areas in Glen Eira such as along Alma Road, that have an existing character including multi-dwelling development (low rise apartment blocks), and this is the form of development that will suffer. Under the new zones, remember only 2 dwellings are permitted on a lot, so no more low-rise multi-dwelling development in residential areas like this. It also shows that the point of the NRZ (to protect character) is not truly being achieved, because it prohibits what <i>exists</i> in the character of the area it seeks to protect. Important point here: low change does not always equal detached housing.<br /><br />Aside from considering impacts on housing diversity, character and integration with the Metro Planning Strategy, concerns could also be raised about consultation and State government 'checks and balances' to ensure that Council's have the whole state's best interests at heart - not just their own residents.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCT0CbtiqpJA1qLKgW24PIDmSh9riAwN4E_SQskWflAG-de0DhadlsrDlDgzpfBAMaH3YhjkuSEbEvC5O2et-oDzXzUL-yl3Azq-DNyhsI_AOW8ZGHpTrAVqJUI-yOEMaZdK7ad2D4WP8/s1600/glen+eira.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCT0CbtiqpJA1qLKgW24PIDmSh9riAwN4E_SQskWflAG-de0DhadlsrDlDgzpfBAMaH3YhjkuSEbEvC5O2et-oDzXzUL-yl3Azq-DNyhsI_AOW8ZGHpTrAVqJUI-yOEMaZdK7ad2D4WP8/s320/glen+eira.JPG" width="226" /></a></div><br /><br />Read the media release from Glen Eira <a href="https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gleneira.vic.gov.au%2Ffiles%2F77094319-28f0-4d35-9fef-a21101001c49%2FHeight_Controls_New_Zones_Guide_for_Community.pdf&ei=wJspUtiCJYiPkwXEjIHgDA&usg=AFQjCNHnun0umoQkDd-4o0duERt7iCIgrg&sig2=UDATkBRYJRFyskb08KcKQw&bvm=bv.51773540,d.dGI">here</a>, check out a related Age article <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/lowrise-glen-eira-to-fuel-sprawl-20130805-2ra8t.html">here</a> or view Glen Eira's map of the new zones <a href="http://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/files/596f8769-35ea-4bb4-b901-a21101003336/Residential_Zones_Map.pdf">here</a>.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-27842213275956363772013-09-05T23:45:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:49:15.911-07:00Recharging Roads for Electric CarsRoads that can <a href="http://singularityhub.com/2013/08/25/korean-road-wirelessly-charges-new-electric-buses/">recharge electric buses</a>? Been there, done that says South Korea. <br /><br />In July this year, the Korean city of Gumi brought out two electric buses that can power up from specially modified segments of the road.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSw8mLvrP-UMIYD__53Sqaoqp7NyO6MPmhTzc7M_bSHA33FZHt1LekXyh2QaAnrrrmRBikHv1NWavaLKbRoOW-yB-StN9EinrWndnAle-c9omC6WfqwzxU3vOX10BuWIrh5OmHrhKEfc4/s1600/smartroad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSw8mLvrP-UMIYD__53Sqaoqp7NyO6MPmhTzc7M_bSHA33FZHt1LekXyh2QaAnrrrmRBikHv1NWavaLKbRoOW-yB-StN9EinrWndnAle-c9omC6WfqwzxU3vOX10BuWIrh5OmHrhKEfc4/s320/smartroad.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from <a href="http://singularityhub.com/2013/08/25/korean-road-wirelessly-charges-new-electric-buses/">http://singularityhub.com/2013/08/25/korean-road-wirelessly-charges-new-electric-buses/</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Each 'charging' section of road has 180kW power sources embedded within. Only 5-15% of the existing road needs to be rebuilt to accommodate the wireless charger, though each modified section costs about about $4 million.<br /><br />This idea provides a potential solution to the issue of finding a place to recharge electric vehicles on the go. Although it may not be feasible in many places (given high costs and political support required for this), it could be great for heavily trafficked routes carrying lots of buses. Surely it could also be adapted to suit electric cars as well. Roads are getting <a href="http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/heres-the-smart-road-of-the-future/9042">smarter</a>.<br /><br />Read more <a href="http://singularityhub.com/2013/08/25/korean-road-wirelessly-charges-new-electric-buses/">here</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-74014081829419847452013-09-05T22:41:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:49:15.919-07:00TEDCity2.0: Join in September 20City 2.0 is a web based platform that aims to bring together stories, ideas and debates focusing on grassroots 'movers and shakers' and urban thinkers across the globe.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKU78xSGBwVzcMrcTLiyChetYgh9r5nxEEl0cdZ_j1oPFhdsC02AcY0Bx79qUO49ZEPIKSLoGYV1kphDrYccvxASekchQUUTULJ2AoK3NuXu45RNrmoeh1dxazMFKkAD0QmX1xrWlg28/s1600/City+2.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKU78xSGBwVzcMrcTLiyChetYgh9r5nxEEl0cdZ_j1oPFhdsC02AcY0Bx79qUO49ZEPIKSLoGYV1kphDrYccvxASekchQUUTULJ2AoK3NuXu45RNrmoeh1dxazMFKkAD0QmX1xrWlg28/s320/City+2.0.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>According to City2.0, there's a lot to look forward to:</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq">The emerging image is a complex picture of the future city-a place more playful, more safe, more beautiful, and more healthy for everyone.</blockquote><div>The platform itself groups different themes together, such as housing, art, public health etc, and then links to a series of posts, videos and other snippets posted from different cities around the world. The platform was the winner of a TED award, and has resulted in the upcoming TEDxCity2.0 event, 'TEDCity2.0: Dream me. Build me. Make me Real' which is happening on September 20, and is streamed free from NYC. According to organisers:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">TEDCity2.0 is a day-long TED event for urban innovators, organizers, stewards and builders - with live speakers, global conversations and activities.</blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Aussie participants will need to stay up late, with the session running from 11pm-7am Melbourne time. The event will feature an 'unexpected' mix of over 20 speakers over 4 sessions that will focus on urban ingenuity and interdependence from across the globe. </div><div><br /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">TEDCity2.0 will focus on how bright ideas turn into collective impact—through talks, breakout sessions and satellite events globally.</blockquote><div>Session 1 looks at 'Redefining Citizen', Session 2 is 'Reinventing urban experience', Session 3 is 'Reimagining the city' and Session 4 is 'Redrawing Geographies'.</div><div><br /></div><div>Those who are interested are encouraged to host their own local event to coincide with TEDCity2.0. </div><div><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></li></ul></div><div>Read more <a href="http://www.ted.com/pages/tedx_tedxcity">here</a> at the TED website, and <a href="http://www.thecity2.org/">here </a>for more information on City 2.0.</div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-92182754807985504442013-09-05T22:07:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:49:15.927-07:00Melbourne Design Awards 2013 - Vote for Us! <br />Our website has been shortlisted for the Melbourne Design Awards under the digital experience – website category.<br /><br />The winners are determined by both a judging panel as well as the public, so we'd love it if you could take 30 seconds to vote for us. <br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhcldLSR0Yy8NQCHA3F_n6ngKOsAdMnAndEE9ai9oHBXfq9dqjZCZozjxNzGACNBnJRc6keJW4GCnWNSLv0tNky3R2HcwUgMlcPl9s25vAwHKux3QBKLJv71sPWmdA2zkl31HqgSzqRI/s1600/design+awards.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhcldLSR0Yy8NQCHA3F_n6ngKOsAdMnAndEE9ai9oHBXfq9dqjZCZozjxNzGACNBnJRc6keJW4GCnWNSLv0tNky3R2HcwUgMlcPl9s25vAwHKux3QBKLJv71sPWmdA2zkl31HqgSzqRI/s320/design+awards.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Public voting closes on 12th September. Thank you and wish us luck!<br /><br /><br />Click <a href="http://melbournedesignawards.com.au/MDA2013/entry_details.asp?ID=11766&Category_ID=5173">here </a>to see our entry and vote for us if you wish to.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9AwfhZ3K9LbH-DibxP4mqlBtGo8M9dpCihPuEU0OrsOa_XP64AkoAWKe4aesBK8lQdYhic0dACVQUJsDIWvNSgxmqOsRxSjUVdZIk753MmqMi03dw4nx0bGhqlvb5mhF-wXiWrfINZo/s1600/mda_2013-shortlist_now_300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9AwfhZ3K9LbH-DibxP4mqlBtGo8M9dpCihPuEU0OrsOa_XP64AkoAWKe4aesBK8lQdYhic0dACVQUJsDIWvNSgxmqOsRxSjUVdZIk753MmqMi03dw4nx0bGhqlvb5mhF-wXiWrfINZo/s1600/mda_2013-shortlist_now_300x300.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-67167224305813177912013-09-05T16:51:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.557-07:00A Special Tour with the Architects Redesigning the Chicago River; scenes from river via Chicago Water Taxi from Goose Island<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbufz3mlf4YQAoXfeudcHcpRKcTFN7S1aooo2QZMl_MgKUzyUAp84gpERZguucFI0AIovURlBzZPWjw6IFJwT5GD0b_dCrEgojWoIGsCkl4ViiDyFJ4UlqhqIp0TBpg5SlsXi6ozT34c-A/s1600/wtfirstlady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbufz3mlf4YQAoXfeudcHcpRKcTFN7S1aooo2QZMl_MgKUzyUAp84gpERZguucFI0AIovURlBzZPWjw6IFJwT5GD0b_dCrEgojWoIGsCkl4ViiDyFJ4UlqhqIp0TBpg5SlsXi6ozT34c-A/s400/wtfirstlady.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>If you want an expertly guided water tour of Chicago architecture, go with the <a href="http://www.architecture.org/tours/boat-tours" target="_blank">Chicago Architecture Foundation's First Lady</a>, which docks along the south bank riverwalk just east of the Michigan Avenue bridge.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYDCFiuDFG7igXBWPPZt5H-h27uOPMiCIDYXP-PzqjlbhYGocIMVeRahOvpU-B6IbycwFCar2-SJMp_XYBIQJxvXF7R_FztGG3hCfRoKyBUv64gLCpK5Tz3LMuBxqUMfb9IGb2eTLs7Xd/s1600/wtrwrivertheater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYDCFiuDFG7igXBWPPZt5H-h27uOPMiCIDYXP-PzqjlbhYGocIMVeRahOvpU-B6IbycwFCar2-SJMp_XYBIQJxvXF7R_FztGG3hCfRoKyBUv64gLCpK5Tz3LMuBxqUMfb9IGb2eTLs7Xd/s400/wtrwrivertheater.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And next Thursday, September 12th, you have a rare opportunity to take the boat tour with the very people who are designing the Chicago river's future: CDOT's Michelle Woods, Carol Ross Barney, Gina Ford of Sasaski Associates, the team working on the new riverwalk, Tom Kerwin of bKL, about to break ground on their Wolf Point apartment tower, and Claire Cahan of Studio Gang, whose Clark Park boathouse is scheduled to debut in October. More info <a href="http://www.architecture.org/eveningprograms" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWPn2x2D2YVSVupK2mQS0qa80PktfNMuqdyBj0FV5Rki65Vzz-k2cRo1n9WZMb1uGCbg1T-n5Nys_u54D6iKgUWGbqxOBJ2f16wH08FOJgoZIf9lODXeJdokWkG3Ig47RF2eYiPy0hntc/s1600/wt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWPn2x2D2YVSVupK2mQS0qa80PktfNMuqdyBj0FV5Rki65Vzz-k2cRo1n9WZMb1uGCbg1T-n5Nys_u54D6iKgUWGbqxOBJ2f16wH08FOJgoZIf9lODXeJdokWkG3Ig47RF2eYiPy0hntc/s400/wt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But if you're one of those people who also like to explore on your own, there's no better way than the distinctive yellow boats of <a href="http://www.chicagowatertaxi.com/SitePages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Chicago Water Taxi</a>, which will take you from Michigan Avenue all the way to Ping Tom Park in Chinatown. And, as we wrote last June when we took one of the inaugural runs, there's now also a <a href="http://www.chicagowatertaxi.com/SitePages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">new route</a> that takes you north on the river all the way to the Cherry Avenue Bridge, the gateway between North Avenue and Goose Island.<br /><br />As hard as it may be to believe, summer has already drawn to a close, and you have only another couple weeks to take the Water Taxi between the Daily News Building dock at Madison to/from Goose Island, before the route shuts down for the season.<br /><br />As we mentioned before, the great thing about this run is how it gives you a visual counterpoint between vestiges of the old industrial city and the newer, more ordered mixed-use city that's fast replacing it. Following the links are a few photos of some of the sights you'll encounter, taken this afternoon, on a exceptionally blue-skied, bright day that made even the old Morton Salt/General Growth building look crisp and fresh.<br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Read More:</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgAc7fEGRn5A8TTKStLE66onS9eHhqtoWbAF-l21Py6qsR7vWa3n1YOv4wyDTlhz1jQyT54112DfUFy09-ClIFeo5S5wd3MOBfFfFwmFJkp-fTWEcsBEQs2XbY40DMfGSJI5TflGMaaKz/s1600/wtgoose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgAc7fEGRn5A8TTKStLE66onS9eHhqtoWbAF-l21Py6qsR7vWa3n1YOv4wyDTlhz1jQyT54112DfUFy09-ClIFeo5S5wd3MOBfFfFwmFJkp-fTWEcsBEQs2XbY40DMfGSJI5TflGMaaKz/s400/wtgoose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/06/hour-of-goose-new-water-taxi-run-offers.html" target="_blank">Hour of the Goose</a>: New Water Taxi run offers fresh Architectural Portrait of the City.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-aJYfwfpgAN7HEL4exMXhLlRQr-JFbek3JzH2K6fzZSpwsyjBhGJkxzY6d7u7_6q4-haCv_It-4eGPtqRHX-kyG5xDBvnGKzhB66TZGngahlLM5JhGKeKY1v8hbTirBgleSlChxB6Mna/s1600/wtwolfpointwesttower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-aJYfwfpgAN7HEL4exMXhLlRQr-JFbek3JzH2K6fzZSpwsyjBhGJkxzY6d7u7_6q4-haCv_It-4eGPtqRHX-kyG5xDBvnGKzhB66TZGngahlLM5JhGKeKY1v8hbTirBgleSlChxB6Mna/s400/wtwolfpointwesttower.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2013/01/hour-of-wolf-transformation-of-chicagos.html" target="_blank">Hour of the Wolf</a>: The Transformation of the Pivot Point of Chicago<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP40VVQ0r33oTN5C9CBwNw-aoNWFzMTkelLhsy2F7kVGZYY3O7bgfeEaV1UqfIHJ2yWViO_PUF8WmpJWcCFGyAgMImvOdFStWxJhx4Meq6RXdkO1CrU77NBAVxRBty3J6aRQ1KzQz7M5K/s1600/wtrwmarina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgnxiL1qmUwR08bZCBPeSgAhP273glhfcBZkesWngP8A3vuPqCqVTqg7CSUjmu-irGOyyLlvKJWK2Voeb8Y2NcUhJNNRLP32mMqgU_0r3La4nA0GPTYUhIXiaxrVT9Q0ivLFfWaWlCXND/s1600/cchnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgnxiL1qmUwR08bZCBPeSgAhP273glhfcBZkesWngP8A3vuPqCqVTqg7CSUjmu-irGOyyLlvKJWK2Voeb8Y2NcUhJNNRLP32mMqgU_0r3La4nA0GPTYUhIXiaxrVT9Q0ivLFfWaWlCXND/s400/cchnow.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table>I was walking the near West Side a couple weeks ago, when I turned a cover and found the Old Cook County Hospital building, shining in the late summer sun.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX35toC6dRu6fG4uIIXazD9ofgBPZlVgIziixmeyIRW9RwbOFkaBXRUIw0mFQVpXTeYMM76VEkL-ehiJeGenFkARbmRap6YprhChIhkBn7cY5S6cXTYSq1vchy97LlyAcpjYIyBzY5kCmL/s1600/cchangels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX35toC6dRu6fG4uIIXazD9ofgBPZlVgIziixmeyIRW9RwbOFkaBXRUIw0mFQVpXTeYMM76VEkL-ehiJeGenFkARbmRap6YprhChIhkBn7cY5S6cXTYSq1vchy97LlyAcpjYIyBzY5kCmL/s400/cchangels.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After the facility closed in 2002, it had been the mission of the Strogers, <i>père and fils</i>, to use their position as President of the Cook County Board to demolish this historic, nearly century-old structure, evoking a prolonged outcry from preservationists that wound up with Todd Stroger agreeing to preserve the building and look into re-use alternatives.<br /><br />Nothing has happened, except that the newer wings behind the hospital have been demolished, leaving a large vacant lot open for development. In late 2003, Landmarks Illinois issued a $75 million <a href="http://landmarks.org/images/COOK_COUNTY%20HOSPITAL.pdf" target="_blank">re-use plan</a> created by board member Joe Antunovich and McCaffery Interests to convert the hospital into offices and housing for nurses. <br /><br />Again nothing happened. In 2005, County Board Republicans battled against a $1.4 million no-bid contract to develop a re-use plan.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxgv78X9mGvHv-rHk2iWhX68Dj4y75P-VgkUgQJL4qH1EEYM7zBPbW3jAv0MA4cN7WpFtkSgfgXaQp8JYimIVaFkBoAHu0tR3LI_Dgb0ye2b4CaycmiJ7Iyfe_hB94gxMlCmt5pBzwzxc/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-09-04+at+8.57.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxgv78X9mGvHv-rHk2iWhX68Dj4y75P-VgkUgQJL4qH1EEYM7zBPbW3jAv0MA4cN7WpFtkSgfgXaQp8JYimIVaFkBoAHu0tR3LI_Dgb0ye2b4CaycmiJ7Iyfe_hB94gxMlCmt5pBzwzxc/s400/Screen+shot+2013-09-04+at+8.57.29+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>In 2007, the county's Office of Capital Planning and Policy issued a $140 million plan to convert the hospital to offices. The proposal was referred to committee to die a quiet death.<br /><br />In 2009, a <a href="http://www.cookcountygov.com/taxonomy/Capital_Planning/CookCountyHospital_ReuseStudy_1109.pdf" target="_blank">re-use report</a> was issued from Jones Lang LaSalle that essentially said that there was no demand for using the building as a commercial office building, a hotel, dorm, school or rental or senior housing, and again recommended renovating the building as offices for the County's health system. In March of 2010, the County Board voted 17-0 to approve an $108 million adaptive reuse plan, with a projected completion by 2012.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKXxY3sX-IIyonJTLtu2u9rwNGDNVBnpuzAD8L32-3PMxnhY0HY4Ti99nGB-n7ahdrbziV8dbn4_sxjc33Mt-33WYT27aZQWVrP05XQhAOQV4hgw1WyHnydmWYBPLAMA3pVExP15h51nK/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-09-04+at+12.43.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKXxY3sX-IIyonJTLtu2u9rwNGDNVBnpuzAD8L32-3PMxnhY0HY4Ti99nGB-n7ahdrbziV8dbn4_sxjc33Mt-33WYT27aZQWVrP05XQhAOQV4hgw1WyHnydmWYBPLAMA3pVExP15h51nK/s400/Screen+shot+2013-09-04+at+12.43.49+PM.png" width="315" /></a></div>In 2011, new County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a $126 campus redevelopment plan that called, again, for converting at least part of the old hospital into administrative offices.<br /><br />Nothing happened. Two years later, even the graffiti is getting old.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg4Y8nRomTSZcG9HPKtug0enSrXnZ7s5qUYifudkU6kU9Njkr3q3H_wDdVhbkLjZg_i-wnI2o44H1Dt_58Bvk0zPLVSvumJSShZVdmXsrxQSfdPZgcqiLOnUUT35mJ9VJnxQVQzffoNSH/s1600/cchgraffiti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg4Y8nRomTSZcG9HPKtug0enSrXnZ7s5qUYifudkU6kU9Njkr3q3H_wDdVhbkLjZg_i-wnI2o44H1Dt_58Bvk0zPLVSvumJSShZVdmXsrxQSfdPZgcqiLOnUUT35mJ9VJnxQVQzffoNSH/s400/cchgraffiti.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This past May, WGN's Nancy Loo did an <a href="http://wgntv.com/2013/05/09/what-will-happen-to-chicagos-abandoned-landmarks/" target="_blank">update report</a>, including an interview Landmarks Illinois President Bonnie McDonald.. I had originally embedded the video in this post, but since it had the annoying habit of auto-starting every time you loaded my blog, I removed it. You can see the video <a href="http://video.wgntv.com/?ndn.trackingGroup=91046&ndn.siteSection=wgn_localnews&ndn.videoId=24811251&freewheel=91046&sitesection=wgn_localnews&vid=24811251" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />In the report, Toni Preckwinkle had this to say . . . <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">We've made a substantial investment over time just to preserve the building. Now we have to decide whether it merits renovation.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">My inclination is always towards preservation. However, you know, if it costs twice as much to preserve the building as it would to build a new facility that would meet some of our needs on the campus then it doesn't make sense.</blockquote>While the price for the U.S. Equities report in 2005 was $1.4 million, in 2012 Preckwinkle proposed paying U.S. Equities $9.8 million for a <a href="http://www.suffredin.org/news/newsitem.asp?newsitemid=5161" target="_blank">plan covering all county real estate</a>. Loo has reported it would be released in the next couple months. Four months later, it still has not. This afternoon, the office of Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin emailed me, “I expect the report soon but have no specific date.” There are concerns that such reports often are written to support conclusions previously arrived at, behind closed doors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D2Xl9V60s_H5CJyFI-nJJ_EdO7vA9oOD2CN-36LKq6NA5_KjBlzF59e1rWPNEFjJ5FwgyX1R3BrG7IpEE01sYvqDObMAcNa_3Aw1k4HiUGHxFz2LsLDJaTennw3R6XIp_zwCJJygwySb/s1600/cch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D2Xl9V60s_H5CJyFI-nJJ_EdO7vA9oOD2CN-36LKq6NA5_KjBlzF59e1rWPNEFjJ5FwgyX1R3BrG7IpEE01sYvqDObMAcNa_3Aw1k4HiUGHxFz2LsLDJaTennw3R6XIp_zwCJJygwySb/s400/cch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When it was completed in 1915, Cook County Hospital was a grand civic statement. According to a history completed by the National Parks Service at the time the hospital was being named to the National Register of Historic Places, the original cost of the building was $3 million. The design began under the politically well-connected county architect Paul Gerhardt, Sr., who put the project out to bid at a budget far lower than what he knew the eventual cost would be. When this came to light, Gerhardt was fired, and the project completed by Richard Schmidt. The Construction News said his appointment as the new county architect “meets with the approval of many people including those of his own profession . . . Mr Schmidt is not a politician,” adding that Schmidt was “a graduate of Chicago Public schools” and MIT. <br /><br />Originally intended to be ten stories high, it would up being only eight.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7ZAQQ72eDBB1X3_9yaN8iBmQ25EFRSRWFLPCFF_Z9V9o8zkaCGDnffO5BaJBXAL9nU4bJ524cHCRZ_9YvsMAdQEkxFRRuvYFjUm49Bvn8n9XZuPOBnK4VbAkt4mJyHK63vfOFVtP0heV/s1600/cchfirstamphitheater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7ZAQQ72eDBB1X3_9yaN8iBmQ25EFRSRWFLPCFF_Z9V9o8zkaCGDnffO5BaJBXAL9nU4bJ524cHCRZ_9YvsMAdQEkxFRRuvYFjUm49Bvn8n9XZuPOBnK4VbAkt4mJyHK63vfOFVtP0heV/s400/cchfirstamphitheater.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The National Trust calls Cook County “possibly the only high-style Beaux-Arts public hospital ever built in the United States [and] one of the most elaborate Beaux-Arts public buildings in the city of Chicago.”<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP8s5cI7GL_mYzj5ry25uba-RMbKojoRHhGtlj6D6ks0ccYudfdztEBvGc3r71wu45AKNlc4aJ00v2VVhus1zqcakH9UnSA342uU-QSCvqDZRnmUVmWDIWPLWVZRplpbRZRNH8AmDRSn_/s1600/cchoperatingroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP8s5cI7GL_mYzj5ry25uba-RMbKojoRHhGtlj6D6ks0ccYudfdztEBvGc3r71wu45AKNlc4aJ00v2VVhus1zqcakH9UnSA342uU-QSCvqDZRnmUVmWDIWPLWVZRplpbRZRNH8AmDRSn_/s400/cchoperatingroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When opened, Cook County had room for 650 patients and 71 interns. The building stretches along Harrison Street for over 549 feet. The operating rooms spread across the top, eighth floor, in an area of 31,000 square feet. Observers were led to the galleries via stairways that kept them entirely separated from the operating rooms themselves.<br /><br />The steel frame's widely spaced columns were from 18 to 22 feet apart, creating a very open floorpan. The facades were made of granite, Kittanning brick, and a wealth of terra cotta in the form of imitation granite, as trim, and ornament, and in mansard roofs of green glazed terra cotta.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU-dNVh4232wOZNuVYOG9IYmF8puD3T-wZXlQnN_ZindfJfNr1Tg2RKIceuUXaWl1_5_1CUQSp2AS61Uaw65aWZYttsc_QdtzC3hHRcys5RGbpBULl0ZeuNMkI_RHq4_a2cUIhyphenhyphenyK7pSP/s1600/cchlady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU-dNVh4232wOZNuVYOG9IYmF8puD3T-wZXlQnN_ZindfJfNr1Tg2RKIceuUXaWl1_5_1CUQSp2AS61Uaw65aWZYttsc_QdtzC3hHRcys5RGbpBULl0ZeuNMkI_RHq4_a2cUIhyphenhyphenyK7pSP/s400/cchlady.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Restoring the facade would have to be focus of any renovation. The interior, itself, would be a gut rehab but, as Landmarks Illinois President Bonnie McDonald told WGN's Loo, “This building is utterly usable. It has many uses because each floorplate you see behind me, each of these floors has about 50,000 square feet that could be used.” According to the National Trust report, some of the operating rooms are still largely intact. There are WPA murals, and sculpture. Perhaps they could be part of a museum within the otherwise completely renovated floors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpOY2UWfmUxZNczGfzcoIgpX9Hdcy7ALWmx7l3FarcN-AdZ49hL-nBwD_fkW8217nf2jZOxcTZyU7I461r3-qXk-_ESg5nCr2nFTShjThEub1ZaJ2o4CO338BM_BwxJNReP3KpG-ykDGZ/s1600/cchcampuspostcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpOY2UWfmUxZNczGfzcoIgpX9Hdcy7ALWmx7l3FarcN-AdZ49hL-nBwD_fkW8217nf2jZOxcTZyU7I461r3-qXk-_ESg5nCr2nFTShjThEub1ZaJ2o4CO338BM_BwxJNReP3KpG-ykDGZ/s400/cchcampuspostcard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The West Side medical campus is an architectural hodgepodge of buildings - constructed at different times, in different styles, and of wildly varying quality - often battered and abused down through the decades both by neglect and ham-fisted alterations.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Whatever its other, numerous virtues, Loebl Schlossman and Hackl's 2002 John H, Stroger Jr Hospital is a hulking fortress whose bunkered exterior perfectly expresses a 21st Century Supply Chain dystopia in which the big box retail warehouse is the underlying template for all design. Stroger's front side . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Cpzv4-Gp9_Sst48h4kCnd98197rX6cX_YKZtVf6b_OfURZgNwxh2qKoJDj8tFlHhzwIYwvjh5OiDpD8JUqJ7ORsGl8Pp9h4KXV3cWJiALwau68BgGjnO0pGAOT2aHAHHoUuaTnbKoRm/s1600/cchstroger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Cpzv4-Gp9_Sst48h4kCnd98197rX6cX_YKZtVf6b_OfURZgNwxh2qKoJDj8tFlHhzwIYwvjh5OiDpD8JUqJ7ORsGl8Pp9h4KXV3cWJiALwau68BgGjnO0pGAOT2aHAHHoUuaTnbKoRm/s400/cchstroger.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> . . . looks a lot like Cook County's backside . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6kk1iKMDkTUnKJiFBqpEOTp8B8tNdGYfe_rPFZZGmc81gs3m9rAU7RIOUQnftCaiWbAjGs4dX5d_BO-RqKqRTPDfUV4R4STq8_eDWXwwKtKBK0bimc51omIbU3y6aT2BzyvLibhWpVc2/s1600/cchback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6kk1iKMDkTUnKJiFBqpEOTp8B8tNdGYfe_rPFZZGmc81gs3m9rAU7RIOUQnftCaiWbAjGs4dX5d_BO-RqKqRTPDfUV4R4STq8_eDWXwwKtKBK0bimc51omIbU3y6aT2BzyvLibhWpVc2/s400/cchback.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Cook County Hospital, in contrast, represents a far more optimistic time. It's design may have looked backward, but its grand Beaux-Arts facade was a way of bringing the high classicism previously reserved to European royalty into the modern public realm. It expressed the idea that even the poor deserved a part of the American dream. In its earliest decades, so many hopeful immigrants passed through its doors that Cook County was sometimes referred to as “Chicago's Statue of Liberty.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZKNc9DikThJX1L4igyZNwt6gEFQx2YPkJwso_j9d1pfVAq7WM6IRSZ3J5NcRxNJtN7_HsnK5HwRorKg0JbjqwwzAvch7FoLxa_Vc6X4FEPyG_qvoOv_8ywX69YE9UaAHirN1-94Gsezz/s1600/cchornament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZKNc9DikThJX1L4igyZNwt6gEFQx2YPkJwso_j9d1pfVAq7WM6IRSZ3J5NcRxNJtN7_HsnK5HwRorKg0JbjqwwzAvch7FoLxa_Vc6X4FEPyG_qvoOv_8ywX69YE9UaAHirN1-94Gsezz/s400/cchornament.jpg" width="338" /></a></div>After all political fights, all the money and effort spent on studies and more studies - I can't help thinking that their combined cost would have gone a very long way to funding a restoration - and all the money it would take to demolish it, to lose Cook County Hospital at this point would not only be a great civic failure, it would be a proclamation of surrender of the kind of proud, confident vision that supports Chicago's claim to be a global city. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDawsEutrVAM_M3TrIEZvKO9V825Vmj8zojSg3c08Iu1UGL8OtFj54tLQSnZde_BlEj5V44PWiouv8nkVlIzZPXnJau7Xd9QU5PDyq5iTMr_veN1jxJSTX2ooCl5dxlmzhEl4Ty-7wj43h/s1600/cchpasteur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDawsEutrVAM_M3TrIEZvKO9V825Vmj8zojSg3c08Iu1UGL8OtFj54tLQSnZde_BlEj5V44PWiouv8nkVlIzZPXnJau7Xd9QU5PDyq5iTMr_veN1jxJSTX2ooCl5dxlmzhEl4Ty-7wj43h/s400/cchpasteur.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On a sunny day, even in its current decrepit state, Cook County Hospital still gleams. Set off behind the great open park with its <a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2010/10/scientists-always-seems-to-get-hot.html" target="_blank">monument to Louis Pasteur</a> (and heliport), its the grand backdrop consigned to storage. Sadly, slowly crumbling, it waits to be called back to role it knows so well, as the visual marker that stitches the medical center into the broader cityscape, and Chicago's proud past to its re-energizing future.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2lmt3Xl5VTqDLKk_x0PYLYQeFweel0qoelnlZ4j6kfPRETHygq1ZSkqCINFc_AcITpHMAER6yqhWGZDJ0xmFb5MgVYVKl9rz8cEMvx0YdFSj83DsZjnCdCZit4yXfK2sbP2WU9srFe-j/s1600/cchdrawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2lmt3Xl5VTqDLKk_x0PYLYQeFweel0qoelnlZ4j6kfPRETHygq1ZSkqCINFc_AcITpHMAER6yqhWGZDJ0xmFb5MgVYVKl9rz8cEMvx0YdFSj83DsZjnCdCZit4yXfK2sbP2WU9srFe-j/s400/cchdrawing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Read Also:</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J5IL4syHuRIAOjlA1wQoCyb-ClaT0E10pTR8mvABIwP1C9n4LXEHu-ydMxUjciSPV5n4vy7RgmGG3GygFjA41as8DFjyVPg17S5Y31k3iWocVkRlL-9nDLyww3kgLgxT3CQBP7XRuzkl/s1600/pasteurbabe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J5IL4syHuRIAOjlA1wQoCyb-ClaT0E10pTR8mvABIwP1C9n4LXEHu-ydMxUjciSPV5n4vy7RgmGG3GygFjA41as8DFjyVPg17S5Y31k3iWocVkRlL-9nDLyww3kgLgxT3CQBP7XRuzkl/s320/pasteurbabe.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2010/10/scientists-always-seems-to-get-hot.html" target="_blank">The Pasteur Monument</a>, or, Why do Dead Scientists always seem to get the Hot Babes? </span></span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-60602754631221773262013-09-03T05:22:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.670-07:00Thom Mayne, Barry Byrne, Stefan Scholten, Broken Windows, Wheeler, Ross Barney, Kerwin, Tiffany, Pecha, Elks and much, much more - the September Calender is Here!It's time to get off the beach and into Chicago's great spaces. We've already got over 50 great items for you to check out on the just-published <b><a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm" target="_blank">September 2013 Calendar of Chicago Architectural Events</a></b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-a1oatdwNJLks9kDiRMblw2_u-78mDROPaxmvcd6i8ZuwFjn_FeJDWyvOaT6oZMemiBnLqkjYzlpl8Tql6orYWFaGI3hTIv4h7Ow-bfhWpKYvOjj167WmURjSQue_kvfyi5p120_t5Ux/s1600/13septvertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-a1oatdwNJLks9kDiRMblw2_u-78mDROPaxmvcd6i8ZuwFjn_FeJDWyvOaT6oZMemiBnLqkjYzlpl8Tql6orYWFaGI3hTIv4h7Ow-bfhWpKYvOjj167WmURjSQue_kvfyi5p120_t5Ux/s1600/13septvertical.jpg" /></a></div>The big lecture season starts at 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday (the 4th) with <b>Thom Mayne</b> at Hermann Hall at <b>IIT</b>. <b>Dan Wheeler</b> joins <b>Julia Fish</b> in a Gallery Talk with at <b>MCA</b> Saturday, the 14th, and <b>Stefan Scholten</b> of Dutch design firm <b>Scholten and Baijings</b> is at the <b>Art Institute</b> Friday, the 27th, in conjunction with the opening of the new show <i>3 in 1: Contemporary Explorations in Architecture and Design</i>.<br /><br /><i><b>3 in 1</b></i> is just one of <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm#exhibitions" target="_blank">several new shows</a> opening in September, including <b><i>Frank Lloyd Wright Prints and Drawings</i></b> at the <b>ArchiTech Gallery</b>, <b><i>Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection</i></b> at the <b>Richard H. Driehaus Museum</b>, and<b> <i>Environments and Counter Environments, Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, 1972</i></b>, at the <b>Graham</b>.<br /><br />The month begins today, Tuesday the 3rd, with the <b>Broken Windows</b> event at <b>Polish Triangle</b>, rescheduled from July. It includes a placemaking workshop led by <b>Katherine Darnstad</b>t at 3:00, <b>Paul Durica</b>, <b>Maribel Mares</b> and <b>Sarah Ross</b> - and open mic - beginning at 6:00. On Thursday, there's this year's <b>A-CAN-emy Awards Gala at CANstruction</b>, along the first floor lobbies of the <b>Merchandise Mart</b>, benefiting the <b>Greater Chicago Food Depository</b>, in which teams from local design firms create architectural constructions made entirely out of canned goods.<br />with a series of readings on our relationship with our built environment with <br /><br />We don't usually cover tours - there's just too many - but one that stands out is the opportunity on Wednesday the 12th to board the <b>Chicago Architecture Foundation</b>'s <b>Chicago First Lady</b> boat and take a tour of <i><b>Design Along the Chicago River</b></i> led by some of the people most responsible for the its current evolution: CDOT's <b>Michelle Woods</b>, <b>Gina Ford</b> of <b>Sasaki Associates</b>, <b>Carol Ross Barney,</b> <b>Tom Kerwin</b> of <b>bKL</b> and <b>Claire Cahan</b> of <b>Studio/Gang Architects</b>. It ties into CAF's current <i><b>Take Me to the River</b></i> exhibition, and to their Wednesday lunchtime lecture series which will feature <b>Woods</b>, <b>Barney</b> and <b>Ford</b> this Wednesday the 4th, river photographer <b>Richard Wasserman</b> on the 11th, <b>Tracy Metz</b> talking about her book <i><b>Sweet and Salt: Water and the Dutch</b></i> on the 18th, and <b>Patrick McBriarty</b> discussing <b>Chicago River Bridges</b> on the 25th.<br /><br /><b>Pecha Kucha Chicago Volume #27</b> is up Tuesday, the 10th at <b>Martyr's</b>, <b>Landmarks Illinois </b>2013 <b>Skyline Social</b> sets up shop in the spectacular <b>Elks National Memorial</b> on Saturday the 14th.<br /><br />Hard on the heels on the recent publication of the splendid <a href="http://www.top-five-books.com/Iannelli.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Alfonso Iannelli, Modern by Design</b></i></a>, we now have the new monograph, <i><b>The Architecture of Barry Byrne,</b></i> with author <b>Vince Michael</b> discussing and signing copies of his book at <b>Unity Temple</b>, Tuesday, September 17th, and at the <b>Chicago Cultural Center</b> for <b>Landmarks Illinois</b> lunchtime Thursday, the 19th.<br /><br />On the 19th and 20th, there's the <i><b>Building Well: Traditional Design, Materials and Methods </b></i>conference and expo at the <b>Chicago History Museum</b>. On the 19th, <b>Jason Busch</b> talks about <b>Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs 1851-1939</b> at the <b>Driehaus</b>, where <b>David A. Hanks</b> lectures on <i><b>Tiffany in Chicago</b></i> Saturday evening, the 28th and Sunday morning, the 29th.<br /><br />HouseHaus/IIT's <b>Martin Klaeschen</b> talks about <i><b>The Passive House That Breathes</b></i> at the <b>Chicago Center for Green Technology</b> Thursday the 19th, the <b>Structural Engineers Association of Illinois </b>have a Tuesday the 24th seminar on <b>Occupant Caused Floor Vibrations</b>. On Wednesday, the 25th, <b>Design Evanston</b> offers a look at <b>Walgreen's</b> new <b>Net Zero Energy Stor</b>e, while on Thursday the 26th, <b>Elizabeth Helsinge</b>r discusses the history of the <b>Burne-Jones/Morris window</b>s at <b>Second Presbyterian Church</b>. Over at the <b>Glessner House Museum</b> on Sunday the 29th, <b>John Waters</b> talk about <i><b>H.H. Richardson and his Chicago Legacy</b></i>. It's Richardson's birthday. <b>There will be cake</b>.<br /><br />And even all this is just scratching the surface. There's much, much more. Check out all the details on the <a href="http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/calendar/13Sept/calendar2013Sept.htm" target="_blank"><b>September 2013 of Chicago Architectural Events</b></a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-52978006166587062912013-09-02T18:29:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.723-07:00Last Day of Summer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXitqXbQILAdj_UJS3BSwfu2d_IupFnnFnuugKxS6IuATJLboG_ldXBbt8CndDKmruII2WP6Co6Aaspy5Iyv9PocjQMOIg1sXPL4xLqbBF2kTbBewIB9-fXtC1jlHu6c_jRVxYpsh85AB/s1600/lds01redkiosk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXitqXbQILAdj_UJS3BSwfu2d_IupFnnFnuugKxS6IuATJLboG_ldXBbt8CndDKmruII2WP6Co6Aaspy5Iyv9PocjQMOIg1sXPL4xLqbBF2kTbBewIB9-fXtC1jlHu6c_jRVxYpsh85AB/s400/lds01redkiosk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click images for larger view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8hBpGCPtDhvyMTLDVwAgrNjyR2h0kfNtmP1j30ANtXC5fwnLRrKWlewirJ0jZi6yXmNCRqJpzv_sBc2nsNUUSdfuj-jnH8bjHfD4h84gygi2fXYz7wpdggDfz_uC2NUCU0xoXzBU7Kcw/s1600/laborcrowd2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8hBpGCPtDhvyMTLDVwAgrNjyR2h0kfNtmP1j30ANtXC5fwnLRrKWlewirJ0jZi6yXmNCRqJpzv_sBc2nsNUUSdfuj-jnH8bjHfD4h84gygi2fXYz7wpdggDfz_uC2NUCU0xoXzBU7Kcw/s400/laborcrowd2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Crowd</i> - 1928, King Vidor, set direction: Cedric Gibbons, A. Arnold Gillespie</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpieAMmGu-yhV8LU89yY_udJcWTlfKg3sy_ejC1L2umNYr6063Z0NsSECNrg5ccTBKIjE2ToBdMfSYhIwtYGZ0WljWEXZVa_J4o1ldQnCc8rZyzj8dOUAKFRTE4TAkhJzf0VtRLao04cm/s1600/laborapartment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpieAMmGu-yhV8LU89yY_udJcWTlfKg3sy_ejC1L2umNYr6063Z0NsSECNrg5ccTBKIjE2ToBdMfSYhIwtYGZ0WljWEXZVa_J4o1ldQnCc8rZyzj8dOUAKFRTE4TAkhJzf0VtRLao04cm/s400/laborapartment.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Apartment</i> - 1960, Billy Wilder, Art Direction: Alexandre Trauner</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjI31Iq_C6uRwMgsTG9jVFb0eDw1ex78s1bKoY49wePZ7ql6LxZiGoiXb-SCDgrDUGyZRcrIp5fI6Me9qTTWo1UXVeTfBs4cT2Xk1wta7K_RruKf2J1qidFLRjlydgNQ_iP47NR1U1iuiZ/s1600/labortrial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjI31Iq_C6uRwMgsTG9jVFb0eDw1ex78s1bKoY49wePZ7ql6LxZiGoiXb-SCDgrDUGyZRcrIp5fI6Me9qTTWo1UXVeTfBs4cT2Xk1wta7K_RruKf2J1qidFLRjlydgNQ_iP47NR1U1iuiZ/s400/labortrial.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Trial</i> - 1962, Orson Welles, Art Direction: Jean Mandaroux</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKPUhxZ6SJDkak-qPnFH8coff7nCcbUHzbsbra0KcCdkOJ4fpG0IGzJ5deACpUVE-sUf0k9-c6GPppBNWYWY_hGbS0plTWgSq1zCbKYeqTnkR9plahyT5ZKWut2iqkqUUyoWTjaNDM4dT/s1600/laborplaytime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKPUhxZ6SJDkak-qPnFH8coff7nCcbUHzbsbra0KcCdkOJ4fpG0IGzJ5deACpUVE-sUf0k9-c6GPppBNWYWY_hGbS0plTWgSq1zCbKYeqTnkR9plahyT5ZKWut2iqkqUUyoWTjaNDM4dT/s400/laborplaytime.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Playtime</i> - 1967, Jacques Tati, Production Design: Eugène Roman</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVRLOPKUE9Dwi69kFZ6kHMkYghGTbo_-VhWI6VidLCVfrMIo_VYPb-tqQSuOo3rC7mBwKaY8nqSZbGAzPg3bNRYDPyJtgcsnXUOsg2RXHDbGlVy4VkHNwx84hSedeulbV1-6Ro4TiTlSa/s1600/laborphenix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVRLOPKUE9Dwi69kFZ6kHMkYghGTbo_-VhWI6VidLCVfrMIo_VYPb-tqQSuOo3rC7mBwKaY8nqSZbGAzPg3bNRYDPyJtgcsnXUOsg2RXHDbGlVy4VkHNwx84hSedeulbV1-6Ro4TiTlSa/s400/laborphenix.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Union operations at Burnham and Root's 1886 Phenix Insurance Company Building, <br />111 West Jackson (demolished 1959)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Read More:</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ91YNl7f7xxXJLEbp9ZkwFb5AMFXUrOMXGE2MnwvnmdrIs5h3oD0Q24UuxSOCJr_oQypom5avH0lsAnYqGXkmJ_xKfbQI2GWtoJjierZ0SX6VPPTRJrIWPQiN2QwpKXYkAl-SGJA6eS9l/s1600/paintersmid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ91YNl7f7xxXJLEbp9ZkwFb5AMFXUrOMXGE2MnwvnmdrIs5h3oD0Q24UuxSOCJr_oQypom5avH0lsAnYqGXkmJ_xKfbQI2GWtoJjierZ0SX6VPPTRJrIWPQiN2QwpKXYkAl-SGJA6eS9l/s400/paintersmid.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2010/09/for-labor-day-some-architecture-from.html" target="_blank">Unionville architecture</a>, including a Temple to Painters<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlplDSM80FxX_VYdPkWQJv7tqfv_P3-YEHQHi2OcQ_ifzEd0GQHdvO2LoCLyyef39lzfJ1FPX8DNKSlU0mgW6gwrTvjuKoBmfzDdPJAyZwCZZzEUXEyXCzCelnAZNKDO2uL9Wks_wMz5ru/s1600/haymarkettrombone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlplDSM80FxX_VYdPkWQJv7tqfv_P3-YEHQHi2OcQ_ifzEd0GQHdvO2LoCLyyef39lzfJ1FPX8DNKSlU0mgW6gwrTvjuKoBmfzDdPJAyZwCZZzEUXEyXCzCelnAZNKDO2uL9Wks_wMz5ru/s400/haymarkettrombone.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photograph NOT by Jyoti Srivastava; only Lynn Becker</td></tr></tbody></table>From Jyoti Srivastava's <i>Public Art in Chicago</i> website: <a href="http://chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2009/03/haymarket-memorial.html" target="_blank">Haymarket Memorial by Mary Brogger</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-86368206577846086602013-08-31T10:08:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.829-07:00Urban Duckies: rubber, cooked, and with sunglasses<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWgWkgkHJ0FVw3GXQfUzGNS07yZqiDvn-VeLmJl4sI6yfI4A5CothzYzgOchdt7o6X_p-OZ3hLtNilG6QzmYnKFvdVQk5UJtXEGlDLHn1ZDDinY-zqZJM628Wbpt5t95TJ8I1DcmvJp7t/s1600/Rubber_Duck_(8374802487).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWgWkgkHJ0FVw3GXQfUzGNS07yZqiDvn-VeLmJl4sI6yfI4A5CothzYzgOchdt7o6X_p-OZ3hLtNilG6QzmYnKFvdVQk5UJtXEGlDLHn1ZDDinY-zqZJM628Wbpt5t95TJ8I1DcmvJp7t/s400/Rubber_Duck_(8374802487).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">click for larger view<br />image: Wikipedia - User:russavia</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>By now you've probably all encountered the story of Dutch artist <a href="http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/dev/index.php" target="_blank">Florentijin Hofman</a>'s giant inflated <a href="http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/dev/project.php?id=154" target="_blank">Rubber Duck</a>, which, according to Hofman . . .<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">knows no frontiers, it doesn't discriminate people and doesn't have a political connotation. The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them. The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!</blockquote>The Duck began its journey in Osaka, Japan in 2009. Wildly popular with the public, it then made its way from locations from Sao Paolo to Sydney to Hong Kong, where the it <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/alt-news/giant-rubber-duck-in-hong-kong-harbour-is-deflated.html" target="_blank">suffered a deflation</a> that left it little more than a flat yolk. The duck is now said to be fully recovered and <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/alt-news/giant-rubber-duck-in-hong-kong-harbour-is-deflated.html" target="_blank">on its way to a lake</a> in Beijing's Garden Expo Park for a September 6th debut.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl75znnHwCejQ4MoKCBWKpC2-hieXh86x6ZBaRa9V8vNvVlpaG8jNcSelk8tojJSfW6vw1ZJUfHz9aQ0wLYSHFoMLXp5qDvqbbB0EguAHXGuAMUADrW3Cc3_YcYaWxGd9voaiagV8Jop5Z/s1600/dbcookedduck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl75znnHwCejQ4MoKCBWKpC2-hieXh86x6ZBaRa9V8vNvVlpaG8jNcSelk8tojJSfW6vw1ZJUfHz9aQ0wLYSHFoMLXp5qDvqbbB0EguAHXGuAMUADrW3Cc3_YcYaWxGd9voaiagV8Jop5Z/s400/dbcookedduck.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image: AFP</td></tr></tbody></table>Hofman <a href="http://hyperallergic.com/75107/how-pop-art-got-ripped-off/" target="_blank">expressed outrage </a>when his Rubber Duck was replicated by shanzhai knock-offs throughout various Chinese cities, but Shanghai, in the throes of an unprecendented heat wave, has <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/08/heat-wave-inspires-roast-duck-ferry/" target="_blank">responded in its own way</a>. A team of artists headed by Han Beishi were hired by ad company Bestknown to create the “roast duck ferry”, as <a href="http://www.designboom.com/art/florentijn-hofmans-giant-rubber-duck-gets-roasted-in-shanghai/" target="_blank">featured on designboom</a>.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="311" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lEkF-72Mq-A" width="415"></iframe> Of course, Chicago is no stranger to rubber duckies, as earlier this month we dumped about 45,000 of them into the river for the annual <a href="http://www.duckrace.com/Default.aspx?alias=www.duckrace.com/chicago" target="_blank">Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby</a>, benefiting the Illinois Special Olympics.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ee_evDIPSF4BSQyWHucRabsDf4UjzDJ3pXFtgIKhUm_Zd46VBHZrLTLcQo4nr6B6ybTCmm2_nSSUQsDjGoeDRnSjZm1sas1MlGPdsDTwICGBCiXZwcyUcFtMKybEhU9PMZhDy0VfEzci/s1600/duckscu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ee_evDIPSF4BSQyWHucRabsDf4UjzDJ3pXFtgIKhUm_Zd46VBHZrLTLcQo4nr6B6ybTCmm2_nSSUQsDjGoeDRnSjZm1sas1MlGPdsDTwICGBCiXZwcyUcFtMKybEhU9PMZhDy0VfEzci/s400/duckscu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It all raises the questions: what would a Chicago version of Shanghai's cooked duck ferry look like?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006767154839052430.post-67185941983689804622013-08-30T13:52:00.000-07:002013-09-23T07:46:40.884-07:00Sending Pegasus Aflight : Preliminary bKL design revealed for Buck Tower at 200 North Michigan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtGKhPp1_-wK9aE5lo9JliHZwI9V26phhOvdIh45UFiNBtN_6EcwKT8tFPqL9hsxBP5oeqC120RUnKUXlY_YWaaJNz7j98D6PMygt-o_dKcNZTUIHyVOZ306o_XPSr8L6LiMupZrjT8tb/s1600/200-north-michigan-avenue-chicago-bkl-archpaper-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtGKhPp1_-wK9aE5lo9JliHZwI9V26phhOvdIh45UFiNBtN_6EcwKT8tFPqL9hsxBP5oeqC120RUnKUXlY_YWaaJNz7j98D6PMygt-o_dKcNZTUIHyVOZ306o_XPSr8L6LiMupZrjT8tb/s400/200-north-michigan-avenue-chicago-bkl-archpaper-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rendering: bKL Architecture</td></tr></tbody></table>Chris Bentley of <i>The Architects Newspaper</i> today <a href="http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6830" target="_blank">gave us the first look</a> at a preliminary design by <a href="http://www.bklarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">bKL Architecture</a> for the 45-story residential tower <a href="http://www.tjbc.com/" target="_blank">John Buck</a> is looking to construct at 200 North Michigan. There's no full-up view of the building, but the street level rendering published by Bentley has a definite 1950's, almost Lapidusian vibe, the tower set back on at least three sides from a diaphanous, greenish-blue, shifting toward turquoise base.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqX5_xieyJuNgwWKpN4HxE5JtEF1X09PWnXire-ayaAWPvSgIsSLUREv4WGHoCM1AO3rm_si_41FkpVQq5U5NKDr2fZFC9UbF4Yj4YizkFoSMRUz0BroQ0ysFKfljUoTLusPeNe01XBeP/s1600/200north.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqX5_xieyJuNgwWKpN4HxE5JtEF1X09PWnXire-ayaAWPvSgIsSLUREv4WGHoCM1AO3rm_si_41FkpVQq5U5NKDr2fZFC9UbF4Yj4YizkFoSMRUz0BroQ0ysFKfljUoTLusPeNe01XBeP/s400/200north.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The site is currently occupied by the six-story Tobey Building, by Holabird and Root, dating from 1927. Although faded, it was originally a fairly elegant design, as you can see from this photo from 1964, when both this stretch of Michigan and Zenith televisions were prestige brands.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoCpz35lEQHJQGYKsLZZ-oMaAo1ceyoBq_fb6NwbZg5K_WV04ioPb5jyNU_rL9qJHsB4TAHcwatyDI1oNWRNLWoZUwbSbs-AEHiQj6dFJSS49iuAmCpHQF6feZdIG7fNJZ3czq1kusKS-/s1600/200photo-chicago-michigan-ave-looking-north-zenith-store-on-left-1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoCpz35lEQHJQGYKsLZZ-oMaAo1ceyoBq_fb6NwbZg5K_WV04ioPb5jyNU_rL9qJHsB4TAHcwatyDI1oNWRNLWoZUwbSbs-AEHiQj6dFJSS49iuAmCpHQF6feZdIG7fNJZ3czq1kusKS-/s400/200photo-chicago-michigan-ave-looking-north-zenith-store-on-left-1964.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image courtesy <a href="http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/photo-chicago-michigan-ave-looking-north-zenith-store-on-left-1964/" target="_blank">The Chuckman Collection</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Along the top of the building is a sequence of engaging relief panels . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5FyxD8s2ywqJ9jKmx6VYmoh7C72F9nxDufZlAE3xR2mg6fC0N7ZKsvNfq9sUfqZcaQC7lCDRoMQ8-v9ePEEPtByf5LuvRi3N8WNkrrC-RmUzxwGeTD6O9WGm6oBCtjYFjKQ_e8SSztIe/s1600/200reliefs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5FyxD8s2ywqJ9jKmx6VYmoh7C72F9nxDufZlAE3xR2mg6fC0N7ZKsvNfq9sUfqZcaQC7lCDRoMQ8-v9ePEEPtByf5LuvRi3N8WNkrrC-RmUzxwGeTD6O9WGm6oBCtjYFjKQ_e8SSztIe/s400/200reliefs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />including the aforementioned winged horse . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB697XmnZYmfrIwM7-hI43BgRwo7IdXU46cojEBOW3C-MZzN5mu5G-rIow7KsqLxzIxZr8LKNfOdPu8i-bFB09_HOcT4ra9z36SJDZbMP__lj7MeH7I3JQUMNrlA2ev3oOcKj6-nIN0Js/s1600/200northpegasus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB697XmnZYmfrIwM7-hI43BgRwo7IdXU46cojEBOW3C-MZzN5mu5G-rIow7KsqLxzIxZr8LKNfOdPu8i-bFB09_HOcT4ra9z36SJDZbMP__lj7MeH7I3JQUMNrlA2ev3oOcKj6-nIN0Js/s400/200northpegasus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>According to a July <a href="http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130729/CRED03/130729786/buck-venture-moves-forward-on-residential-tower-near-millennium-park" target="_blank">report by Micah Maidenberg</a> in <i>Crain's Chicago Business</i>, the building was acquired for $20 million in 2006 by an affiliate of Becker Ventures LLC (no relation, alas), which is Buck's partner on this project. No word on a groundbreaking date. The development needs to win the approval of local Alderman Brendan Reilly, who Bentley reports has set his first community meeting to consider the development for September 12.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com