Chicago-Boston Projects 15 Created 24-Jul-16 By Carole Froidevaux, Onnens, Switzerland Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA Boston, Diller Scofidio + Renfro museum, theatre McCormick Tribune Campus Center Simmons Hall SR Crown Hall 4 Jay Pritzker Pavilion 5 6 MIT Chapel Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts 11 Yale Center for British Art 12 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 13 Becton Engineering and Applied Science 14 Center New Haven, Marcel Breuer laboratorium, library, university 7 Yale University Art Gallery 15 New Haven, Louis Kahn gallery, museum 8 Chicago, Anish Kapoor park, sculpture New Haven, Gordon Bunshaft library Chicago, Gehry Partners music theatre, pavilion Cloud Gate 10 New Haven, Louis Kahn library, museum Chicago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe education Baker House Cambridge, Le Corbusier exposition space, gallery, museum Chicago, Frank Lloyd Wright museum, private house 3 Cambridge, Steven Holl Robie House Cambridge, Alvar Aalto student housing Chicago, OMA - Rem Koolhaas community centre, education, leisure, university 2 Aqua Tower 16 Chicago, Studio Gang s apartment, dwellings, hotel, shopping centre 9 Cambridge, Eero Saarinen chapel, university http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 1
photo: Peter Vanderwarker photo: Iwan Baan Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA Northern Avenue 100 Boston Massachusetts MA 02210 http://wwwicabostonorg/visit/ The new Boston ICA is located on the harbour at Fan Pier in south Boston The building design negotiates between two competing objectives: to perform as a dynamic civic building filled with public and social activities, and as a controlled, contemplative atmosphere for individuals interacting with contemporary art The Boston Harbour-walk borders the north and west edges of the ICA site This surface is metaphorically extended into the new building as a pliable wrapper that defines the building s major public spaces It folds up from the walkway into a "grandstand" facing the water, it continues through the skin of the building to form a stage, then turns up to form the theatre seating, then seamlessly envelopes the theatre space, ultimately, slipping out through the skin to produce the ceiling of the exterior public "room" Above the wrapper sits the "gallery box": a large exhibition space on one level that dramatically cantilevers over the Harborwalk toward the water photo: Iwan Baan Floor area/size 12-2006 7500 m², Interior architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro Client Arup Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MI_MOA Tuesday and Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm Thursday and Friday 10 am - 9 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm Closed Monday, except on national holidays Located at 100 Northern Avenue on Boston s waterfront, adjacent to Anthony s Pier 4 restaurant It is a short walk from downtown and easily accessible by public transportation There is affordable parking in the area, but fewer spots may be available in lots immediately adjacent to the ICA after 5 pm Take the Red Line to South Station and transfer to the Silver Line Waterfront The ICA is short walk from either Courthouse or World Trade Center station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 2
photo: Ken McCown photo: Ryan Taube McCormick Tribune Campus Center South State Street 3201 Chicago California 60616 http://wwwiitedu/mtcc/ Occupying a spot directly beneath an elevated train track, The McCormick Campus Center is the first building designed by Rem Koolhaas in the In order to muffle the noisy trains above, Koolhaas actually designed two distinct buildings that are structurally separated from each other The train is surrounded by an "acoustically isolating stainless steel tube" The Campus Center beneath is entered through a 20 foot high glass portrait of Mies van der Rohe, who established himself at IIT after the closure of the Bauhaus in 1933 It houses a number of services that were previously spread out across the campus, including a bookstore, auditorium, coffee bar, post office, and convenience store The formal layout for the building was inspired by tracking the movements of the students as they crossed under the train tracks, making their way between the residence halls and the classrooms The interior corridors follow these original paths with the services filling in between photo: Ryan Taube Floor area/size 9-2003 10690 m² Client OMA - Rem Koolhaas Illinois Institue of Technology rtaube http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 3
photo: Ken McCown photo: Ryan Taube Simmons Hall Vassar Street 229 Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 https://simmonsmitedu/ Dubbed the "Space Waffle" by some of its residents, the striking grid system that Steven Holl employs for the design derives from his concept of "porosity," and while it appears massive in scale, the depth of the windows does give it a sense of permeability The 18 inch deep windows blocks the summer sun, but also allows Holl to play with color, with each panel in the recess colored different The exterior, while very regimented in its design, actually serves as a framework for an organic interior Long amoeba-shaped internal cavities slice through gridded structure bringing light into the central core The also serve as the "lungs" of the building, drawing warmer air upwards in order to cool the building down photo: Ken McCown Floor area/size 2002 18100 m² Client Steven Holl Massachusetts Institute of Technology rtaube The exterior is easily accessible to the public The interior is not open to the public, but you might get lucky and a student will let you in From downtown Boston, take Main street across the Longfellow Bridge Turn left at Vasser Street, passing Frank Gehry's Stata Center, and continue on about a quarter of a mile It will be on the right side of the street across from the playing fields http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 4
photo: Jeff Li photo: David Arpi Robie House S Woodlawn Avenue 5757 Chicago Illinois 60637 http://wwwgowrightorg/robiehouse/robiehousehtml Finished in 1910, the Robie House is the last and one of the best examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style of architecture, a style whose influence derives from the landscape and plant life of the Midwest prairies of the The building has a low-proportioned, horizontal profile which gives it the appearance of spreading out on flat prairie land Steel-framed cantilevered roof overhangs, continuous bands of art-glass windows and doors, and the use of natural materials are typical Prairie Style features which emphasize the horizonal line of the building In the late 1990's the house was turned into a museum, and it is now open to the public photo: Jeff Li 1910 Client Frank Lloyd Wright Frederick C Robie rtaube The house is available by tour only Tour times vary, but on the weekends they are about every half an hour, from 1100-1300 From downtown Chicago take S Lake Shore Drive to the E 53rd Street exit Proceed on E 53rd Street to S Woodlawn Avenue and turn left The Robie House is located at the corner of S Woodlawn Avenue and E 58th Street http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 5
photo: Nathan Umstead SR Crown Hall South State Street 3360 Chicago Illinois 60616 http://miesiitedu/about/crown_hallhtml SR Crown Hall embodies Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's concept of universal space Rather than designing narrowly for a specific purpose, Mies sought to create a structure that could be adapted to different uses as needs changed over time He realized this goal by moving all structural supports to the building's exterior wall, thus creating a large clearspan structure with 120 x 220 x 18 feet of unencumbered interior space Mies knew he had achieved something extraordinary with Crown Hall, and he called it "the clearest structure we have done, the best to express our philosophy" Crown Hall was and continues to be a standard for architects everywhere It is named after Sol R Crown, Colonel Henry Crown's brother, who co-founded Material Service Corporation Colonel Henry Crown was a member of IIT's Board of Trustees (text from website Illinois Institute of Technology) photo: Nathan Umstead Public access unknown! 1956 Client Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Illinois Institute of Technology numstead http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 6
photo: Parker Anderson photo: Ryan Taube Jay Pritzker Pavilion N Michigan Ave 55 Chicago Illinois 60611 http://wwwmillenniumparkorg/artandarchitecture/jay_pritz ker_pavilionhtml The Jay Pritzker Pavilion, designed by Frank Gehry, is the new home for Chicago's Grant Park Symphony, which has been providing free summer concerts in downtown Chicago for nearly seventy years It seats up to 11,000 people (4,000 fixed seats + 7,000 grass seats) A giant trellis extends over the entire seating area, providing support for a state of the art sound system meant to replicate an indoor concert hall sound experience In order to enhance the experience even more, Gehry enlarged the size of the proscenium to draw people in He also designed large glass doors which close off the stage during the cold winters, allowing performances to take place year round The project was funded by the Pritzker family, who also founded the Pritzker prize, architecture's most prestigious honor photo: Parker Anderson 7-2004 Gehry Partners rtaube park is open to the public 24 hours CTA train stations close to Millennium Park include the Red Line Washington Street exit and the Brown/Green/Orange and Purple Line Madison/Wabash Street exit From any of these train stops, head east til you reach the park http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 7
photo: Ryan Taube photo: Ryan Taube Cloud Gate N Michigan Ave 55 Chicago Illinois 60611 http://wwwmillenniumparkorg/artandarchitecture/cloud_ga tehtml Cloud Gate (affectionately known as The Bean by local residents) is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the It's design was inspired by liquid mercury, and it weighs in at nearly 100,000 kilograms The structure is composed of steel plates that have been seamlessly pieced together and highly polished, twisting the city and skyline around it's warped mirror Beneath the project, pedestrians are invited to wander through the 'gate' It is here that one sees the 'omphalos', a concave chamber that warps and multiplies the viewers reflections It is situated in Millenium Park, which is also home to Gehry's Pritzker Pavilion photo: Jenn Ludwig 8-2005 Artist Anish Kapoor rtaube the park is open 24 hours to the public CTA train stations close to Millennium Park include the Red Line Washington Street exit and the Brown/Green/Orange and Purple Line Madison/Wabash Street exit From any of these train stops, head east til you reach the park http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 8
photo: Frankss photo: Frankss MIT Chapel Massachusetts Avenue W15 77 Cambridge Massachusetts 02139-4307 http://webmitedu/campus-activities/www/html/chapelhtm l Eero Saarinen designed the non-denominational MIT Chapel in 1955 It is located opposite the Kresge Auditorium which was also designed by Saarinen The oval chapel is a cylindrical brick form constructed of rough and imperfect bricks which catch the sunlight on its textured surface The building sits in a shallow moat and is supported by a series of low arches of different radii which rise out of the moat that reflects patterns of light onto the exterior wall of the chapel and evokes images of bridges spanning a river To enter the small chapel, one walks from the public spaces surrounding the chapel into a small grove of birch trees, enters through the timber doors which are located off the main oval and turns 180 degrees to head back through a enclosed glazed bridge into the circular chapel and is then drawn towards the light falling onto the white marble altar from the ceiling 1955 Eero Saarinen thom The MIT Chapel is open seven days a week from 0700-2300 When nothing is scheduled during those times, it is open to members of the MIT Community for private meditation The chapel is located within the grounds of MIT Take the Red Line subway at the Kendall Stop Parking is available on the campus http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 9
Baker House Memorial Drive 362 Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 http://webmitedu/housing/undergrad/bakerhtml Baker House is a building for student residences, designed by Alvar Aalto and located at MIT University in Boston The curving form of the building protects the residents from the busy street along Charles River by having each window at an angle to the street, whilst providing each room with excellent views of the river Circulation is located on the façade facing MIT allowing the building to relate to the activity of the university The staircases are designed to allow unobstructed views along their entire length, increasing the visibility of the students moving through the building and increasing the opportunities for informal interaction The brick building with timber window frames has a pleasant domestic feel which reminds of early 20th-century Dutch housing The planning provides important communal areas and a variety of room types for different students, increasing the sense of community and diversity within the building Project is not public! 1948 Alvar Aalto thom The building is in use as student residences Contact the front desk on (617) 253-3161 for information regarding visits http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 10
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Quincy Street 24 Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 http://wwwvesfasharvardedu/ccvahtml The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, designed by Le Corbusier, is a building of intricate spatial devices, carefully choregraphed movement, and revealing views It is Le Corbusier's only building in North America and one of his last buildings As such the building is a fascinating collection of ideas, architectural language and devices developed in Le Corbusier's lifetime, compressed into a complex building which reveals and explains itself to you with ease Elements from La Tourette, Marseille, Chandigarh, and earlier works of the 1920s such as Ville Savoye and Maison Ozenfant are visible Approaching the building from any angle one is swept up, under or into the building, leading to the centre of it as views of the different volumes and glimpses into the office spaces are revealed The exhibition space opens up before arriving at the full-height glazed walls of the studio, where the building is effectively cut through in section, split by the ramp and movement of people 1963 Le Corbusier thom The building is open from Monday to Friday, Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon A gallery space on the ground floor is open to the public and studio spaces are clearly visible from the central ramp To contact the administration go to wwwvesfasharvardedu or call +1 617 495 3251 The building is located near Harvard Yard Take the red line to Harvard Square Station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 11
Yale Center for British Art Chapel Street 1080 New Haven Connecticut 06520-8280 http://ycbayaleedu/indexasp The Yale Center for British Art was the last building of Louis Kahn and was completed after Kahn's death The façade is constructed of matte steel and glass with visible timber blinds behind The beautifully detailed interior finishes are travertine marble, white oak, and Belgian linen The plan is based on a 20-foot-square grid, which creates a linear series of rectangular gallery spaces arranged around two inner courts which, like the entire top floor, are naturally lit from above through a coffered skylight system One court forms the entrance foyer and one a main three-storey high gallery space with large paintings The interior of the building is a calm, light-filled space The exposed concrete structure with oak paneled inserts creates a rich materiality and reinforces the human scale of the gallery 1974 Louis Kahn thom Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00-1700 / Sunday: 12:00-1700 / Closed Mondays and holidays Admission is free From I-91 and I-95, take the Downtown New Haven exit onto 34 West From 34 West, take exit 3 Turn right at the first light onto York Street Proceed two and a half blocks to the Center's parking lot on the right, across from the Chapel-York Garage Parking is available for a small fee Buses are available from New Haven train station to Yale University http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 12
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Wall Street 121 New Haven Connecticut 06511 http://wwwlibraryyaleedu/beinecke/ The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and completed in 1963 The building is located on the grounds of Yale University, New Haven The façade is constructed of white, grey-veined Vermont marble panes which are one and one-quarter inches thick, set into a frame of Vermont Woodbury granite The thin sheets of marble filter the light allowing rare materials to be displayed without being damaged The stone, rich materiality and rectilinear geometry give the building a strong presence amongst the Gothic buildings of Yale University The warm golden light and towering space around the central glass 'cabinet' of rare books is surprisingly different from the cool pale exterior 1963 Gordon Bunshaft thom Reading Room: Monday - Thursday: 08:30-2000 / Friday: 08:30-1700 Exhibition Gallery: Monday - Thursday: 08:30-2000 / Friday: 08:30-1700 / Saturday: 10:00-1700 Closed on holidays Take Interstate 95 (North or South) to Interstate 91 North (toward Hartford) Proceed on Interstate 91 to Exit 3, Trumbull Street Follow the exit ramp directly onto Trumbull Street and continue three city blocks to the intersection of Prospect and Trumbull Streets Turn left onto Prospect Street Travel for one block to the intersection of Prospect, College, and Grove Streets Limited parking is available on Grove and College Streets Walk south on College or High Streets to reach the library http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 13
photo: Thom Mckenze Becton Engineering and Applied Science Center Prospect Street 15 New Haven Connecticut 06511 http://wwwseasyaleedu/ The Becton Engineering and Applied Science Center is one of Marcel Breuer's later buildings which displays his use of pre-cast concrete panels and logical planning The long arcade from street level provides views into the library and covered access to the building The building contains offices, laboratories, a library, and an auditorium 1970 Marcel Breuer thom Tours are available of the Engineering School and buildings on the Yale Campus Go to http://wwwseasyaleedu/help-campusphp for more information From Interstate 91, north or south: take Exit 3 (Trumbull Street) At the bottom of the ramp, turn left at the traffic light onto Orange St Go two blocks and turn right (at the traffic light) onto Grove St The entrance to the parking garage is on your right, just before the traffic light at Whitney Ave Buses and Taxis are available from Union Station, New Haven http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 14
Yale University Art Gallery Chapel Street 1111 New Haven Connecticut 06520-8271 http://artgalleryyaleedu/ The Yale University Art Gallery was Louis Kahn's first major commission and is considered his first masterpiece The Gallery was designed whilst Kahn was a visiting critic at the Yale School of ure The building is constructed of brick, concrete, glass and steel and was a significant departure from the dominant neo-gothic style of the Yale University campus From the street the building appears as a monolithic windowless brick façade The entrance and glazed façade opposite the Art and ure building by Paul Rudolph are beautifully proportioned and detailed The interior of the building is characterised by a precast concrete ceiling system which houses the gallery lighting and ventilation The ceiling was an innovative structural and engineering system of hollow concrete tetrahedrons that combine a number of functions and give the interiors a rich and moody quality 1953 Louis Kahn thom Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00-1700 / Thursday: 1000-2000 (September - June) / Sunday: 1300-1800 / The Gallery is closed on Mondays and major holidays Admission is free From I-95, take Exit 47 Downtown New Haven Stay on Rt 34 to the third and final exit and turn right on York Street at the first intersection The Gallery entrance is at the corner of Chapel and York Streets From I-91, take Exit 1 Downtown New Haven Buses and Taxis are available from Union Station, New Haven http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 15
photo: Robert L Segal photo: Robert L Segal Aqua Tower N Columbus Drive 211 Chicago Illinois 60601 In a city known for it's skyscrapers, the Aqua Tower sets itself apart through an elegant undulation of its floor plates, providing a vertical topography that is unmatched in the Chicago skyline At times, it appears as if the building contains vertical pools of water Aqua is an 82-story mixed-use residential skyscraper currently under construction in Chicago's Lakeshore East Once completed, it will be the tallest residential tower in the United States, and also the tallest building in the world designed by a female-led architectural firm It will also be seeking LEED certification upon completion 2009 Associate architect Studio Gang s Loewenberg & Associates rtaube photo: Robert L Segal http://wwwmimoaeu/users/carole/guides/chicago-boston/ 16