chicago Projects 23 Created 06-Sep-16 By Aleksandra Ch, Oslo, Norway 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments Chicago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe housing Marina City Charles M Harper Center Robie House McCormick Tribune Campus Center SR Crown Hall Jay Pritzker Pavilion Cloud Gate Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 7 James R Thompson Center Dearborn Center 14 United Building 15 Burnham Pavilion Zaha Hadid 16 BP Pedestrian Bridge 17 Chicago, Gehry Partners bridge 8 Burnham Pavilion UN Studio 18 Chicago, UNStudio pavilion 9 Crown Fountain 19 Chicago, Jaume Plensa art, fountain, sculpture 10 Sky is the Limit 20 Chicago, Michael Hayden airport, art, installation 11 Chicago, Perkins and Will museum Chicago, Zaha Hadid s pavilion Chicago, Anish Kapoor park, sculpture 6 Chicago, Gehry Partners music theatre, pavilion 13 Chicago, Ricardo Bofill office Chicago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe education 5 Chicago, OMA - Rem Koolhaas community centre, education, leisure, university Aqua Tower Chicago, Ricardo Bofill office Chicago, Frank Lloyd Wright museum, private house 4 Chicago, Rafael Vinoly s university Chicago, Studio Gang s apartment, dwellings, hotel, shopping centre Chicago, Bertrand Goldberg housing, mixed-use development 3 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 21 Chicago, Kleihues + Kleihues museum 12 Chicago, Murphy-Jahn exposition space, government, office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ Sofitel Chicago Water Tower 22 Chicago, Jean-Paul Viguier SA d'ure hotel 1
Trump Tower Chicago Chicago, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill apartment, dwellings, hotel 23 Chicago Federal Center Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing 25 Chicago, Renzo Piano museum 24 Chicago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 2
photo: Piotr Krajewski 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments N Lake Shore Drive 860-880 Chicago Illinois 60611 860-880 Lake Shore Drive is a twin pair of glass-and-steel apartment towers on N Lake Shore Drive along Lake Michigan in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois The towers were not entirely admired at the time they were built, yet they went on to be the prototype for steel and glass skyscrapers worldwide Initially, it was difficult to acquire financing for the project, turned down by lenders like Baird & Warner who considered the design scheme to be too extreme 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a Modernistic tone with their verticality, grids of steel and glass curtain walls (a hallmark of Mies' skyscrapers), and complete lack of ornamentation Since Mies was a master of minimalist composition, his principle was 'less is more' as it is demonstrated in his self-proclaimed 'skin and bones' architecture (text from Wikipedia) Public access unknown! 1951 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 3
photo: Chris Carr photo: Chris Carr Marina City N State St 300 Chicago Illinois 60654 http://wwwmarinacityonlinecom/ Built in a time when suburbs where spread rampantly across the, Marina City sought to reverse the trend and create a building complex that would operate as a city within a city It was the first urban post-war high-rise residential complex in the and is widely credited with beginning the residential renaissance of American inner cities Its model of mixed residential and office uses and high-rise towers with a base of parking has become a primary model for urban development in the, and has been widely copied throughout downtown Chicago The two towers have identical floor plans and share a common marina along the Chicago River Their unique shape has given rise to the local nickname, the 'corn cobs' The bottom 19 floors of each tower are used for parking, the 20th floor is an open deck view of the Loop and the 21st through 60th floor contain apartments The top floor (61st) contains a 360-degree open-air roof deck Project is not public! 1967 Bertrand Goldberg From downtown Chicago, walk north along State St until you cross the river; it will be on your left http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 4
photo: Kathryn Ware Charles M Harper Center S Woodlawn Ave 5807 Chicago Illinois 60637 http://wwwchicagogsbedu/visit/hydepark/indexaspx The Charles M Harper Center is an intriguing blend of disparate styles The Gothic Style dominates most of the University of Chicago, but lately it has been transitioning to a more Modern look Directly to the north of the center lies Frank Lloyd Wright's 1910 masterpiece, the Robie House Vinoly's design does a wonderful job of reflecting both while keeping it contemporary at the same time The exterior massing of the school is set back over seven storeys, using linear limestone and cantilevered floors as a nod toward Wright's design The centre of the project, however, is a soaring, glass enclosed atrium, with 83 foot tall steel columns with curved beams found in the Gothic Style This enclosed space serves as a gathering and mingling area, encouraging idea sharing from different fields 2004 Rafael Vinoly s From Lake Shore Drive: Exit at 57th Drive (the Museum of Science and Industry) Go west and curve around the museum Take the fourth right onto the Midway Plaisance and go west to the campus From the freeways: Take I-90/94 to I-55 North to Lake Shore Drive South Exit at 57th Drive (the Museum of Science and Industry) Go west and curve around the museum Take the fourth right onto the Midway Plaisance and go west to the campus http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 5
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 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/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 6
photo: Ken McCown 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 Floor area/size 9-2003 10690 m² Client OMA - Rem Koolhaas Illinois Institue of Technology http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 7
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/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 8
photo: Parker Anderson 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 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/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 9
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 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/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 10
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum N Cannon Dr 2430 Chicago Illinois 60614 http://wwwchiasorg/ As a part of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum seeks to provide easy access to the vast, impressive natural history of the Midwest In its first relocation since 1893, the new 6800 square meter design emphasizes the interdependence of natural and manmade environments, creatively using its history and park setting to maximize the facility and its surroundings The building is embedded in the site, preserving existing trees and contours An incision in the landscape marks the distinctive museum entry and pond gateway featuring a natural stone wall and stone paving In each design detail, visitors are reminded of the unique human connection with the natural environment, which enables the discovery and nurture of the Midwest's natural resources (text from architect's website) Floor area/size 1999 6800 m² Perkins and Will Monday - Friday: 0900-1630 / Saturday & Sunday: 1000-1700 From the freeways, exit at Fullerton Avenue Proceed east on Fullerton for 2 miles to Cannon Drive It will be on your left From Lake Shore Drive, exit at Fullerton Avenue Proceed west on Fullerton for one block to Cannon Drive It will be on your right http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 11
James R Thompson Center W Randolph St 100 Chicago Illinois 60601 http://wwwstateilus/cms/1_jrtc/ Built in 1985, the Thompson Center is one of those buildings that was both loved and hated from the very start It serves as the primary office building in Chicago for the State of Illinois It is also home to one of the largest art collections in the city with an ever-changing array of exhibits, mostly free to the public Clad entirely in glass, and spanning an entire city block, the curving façade houses a 17-story atrium meant to embody "an open government in action", an ironic phrase, considering Chicago's political history The interior elevator and escalator machinery are primarily exposed, and combined with the over-abundance of mirrors and glass, this space is strangely beautiful Another interesting view of the building is the approach from Daly Plaza, where it appears a UFO has landed in the heart of downtown Chicago Floor area/size 1985 110000 m² Murphy-Jahn 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Saturday http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 12
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 photo: Robert L Segal http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 13
photo: Ricardo Bofill photo: Ricardo Bofill Dearborn Center South Dearborn 131 Chicago Illinois 60603 The building is designed like a classical column with a heavy base, a projecting cornice at the top and curved walls on each side Its gleaming stainless steel and glass surfaces reflect the vitality of Chicago's business centre, this new landmark across the street from the Mies Van Der Rohe, is now the flagship building of an international company Consists of two parts, a low rise section on State Street, and a square high-rise tower to the west on Dearborn Foundation was preserved and used to support the new tower Public access unknown! Floor area/size 2003 178947 m² Client Ricardo Bofill J Paul Beitler development co and Prime group realty trust Ricardo_Bofill_Taller_de_Arquitectu ra photo: Ricardo Bofill http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 14
photo: Ricardo Bofill photo: Ricardo Bofill United Building West Wacker Drive 77 Chicago Illinois 60601 The project for this 50-storey office block sought to favour the possibility of a panoramic view over the city, so that there is an evident predominance of glass on the façade while nevertheless avoiding the formulaic glass tower of arbitrary forms The existence of the American tradition of skyscraper construction, with some especially attractive examples in Chicago, suggested the need to reestablish a dialogue between the classicism of stone and the high-tech of glass The façade reveals a design of classical proportions which recalls Giotto?s campanile in Florence cathedral, divided into different levels linked together by columns Particular attention has been devoted to the detailing and the appearance of the ground floor, the interior of which functions as an atrium, while the upper floors form a classically-proportioned temple on the roof photo: Ricardo Bofill Public access unknown! Floor area/size 1992 110000 m² Client Ricardo Bofill The Prime Group & Kemper Insurance Company Ricardo_Bofill_Taller_de_Arquitectu ra http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 15
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Burnham Pavilion Zaha Hadid E Randolph St 201 Chicago Illinois 60601 Zaha Hadid s pavilion, which can be dismantled and reinstalled elsewhere, is a tent-like structure made of light weight aluminum and dressed in a tensile fabric The exterior skin rises and falls along its aluminum ribs - the lines for which were derived from the diagonal lines and avenues in Burnham and Bennett s 1909 Plan Louvers in the pavilion's ceiling bring an interplay of light and shadow into the space as the sun changes position during the day Exterior lighting highlight the pavilion at night The interior of the Hadid Pavilion serve as a screen for an immersive video installation created by UIC-trained and London-based artist Thomas Gray for The Gray Circle This film tell the story of Chicago's transformation, including visions for Chicago's future by local architects The pavilion envelops visitors in its sinuous form, but the addition of Gray's film leads to an even more engaging experience (text from http://wwwworldarchitecturenewscom) photo: Piotr Krajewski 2009 Main designer, Structural engineer Lighting designer Client Zaha Hadid s Thomas Roszak Rockey Structures Tracey Dear Burnham Plan Centennial pkrajewski_pl The pavilions will be opened to the public until Oct 31st, 2009 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 16
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski BP Pedestrian Bridge BP Bridge 1 Chicago Illinois 60603 http://wwwmillenniumparkorg/artandarchitecture/bp_bridg ehtml Connecting Millennium Park to Daley Bicentennial Plaza, east of the park, this 925-foot-long winding bridge, Frank Gehry's first, provides incomparable views of the Chicago skyline, Grant Park and Lake Michigan Clad in brushed stainless steel panels, the BP Pedestrian Bridge, or simply BP Bridge, complements the Pritzker Pavilion in function as well as design by creating an acoustic barrier from the traffic noise below It also has a 5% slope to allow easy access for people who are physically challenged (text from project's website) photo: Piotr Krajewski 7-2004 Structural engineer Client Gehry Partners Skidmore, Owings & Merrill City of Chicago pkrajewski_pl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 17
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Burnham Pavilion UN Studio E Randolph St 201 Chicago Illinois 60601 http://burnhamplan100uchicagoedu/history_future/burnham _pavilions Placed in the middle of Millennium Park and framed by Lake Michigan on one side and Michigan Avenue on the other, the Burnham Pavilion relates to diverse city contexts, programmes and scales Based on the specificity of the site, the design of the pavilion develops an elaborated relationship to the existing form of a rigid geometry but it also introduces a floating and multi-directional space It orients itself to the city texture, to the flows of visitors exploring Millennium Park and most importantly introduces diverse vistas towards the park and city surroundings The pavilion is open towards its sides in between two at the outset horizontal planes of a podium and a roof Programmatically the pavilion invites people to gather, walk around and through and to explore and observe The pavilion is sculptural, highly accessible, functioning as an urban activator (text from architect's website) photo: Piotr Krajewski 6-2009 Main designer, Client UNStudio Garofalo s Chicago Metropolis 2020 pkrajewski_pl The pavilions will be opened to the public until Oct 31st, 2009 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 18
photo: Ken Ilio photo: David Ross Crown Fountain Michigan Ave 55 Chicago Illinois 60611 http://wwwmillenniumparkorg/artandarchitecture/crown_f ountainhtml This fountain, located in Chicago's Millennium Park, consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool The towers project an ever-changing array of video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens, a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out Spanish Artist Jaume Plensa adapted this practice by having faces of Chicago citizens projected on LED screens and having water flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1000 residents (text from website Millennium Park) 7-2004 Artist Associate architect Jaume Plensa Krueck + Sexton s photo: Ken Ilio The park is open to the public 24/7 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 until you reach the park http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 19
photo: Stephen Silverman photo: Albert Yau Sky is the Limit West O'Hare 10000 Chicago Illinois 60666 The passenger corridor between Concourse B and C at terminal 1 of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is home to the largest light sculpture in the world Entitled 'Sky's the Limit', it is composed of 466 neon tubes, that would stretch over a mile long, if laid end to end It runs the entire length of the ceiling above two moving sidewalks, and is composed of white sections on either end with a rainbow of colors in between It is controlled by 3 different computers cycling through various patterns and never repeats itself in the iterations Along the sides of the corridor, undulating walls with various pastel colors make for a very vibrant space photo: Doug Bull Floor area/size 1987 2000 m² Artist Michael Hayden 24/7 The project can only be accessed by being inside O'Hare International Airport It is the connection between the B concourse and the C concourse in Terminal 1 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 20
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago E Chicago Ave 220 Chicago Illinois 60611 http://wwwmcachicagoorg/ The MCA was the first project in the by architect Josef Paul Kleihues, and the first building made specifically for the MCA's use since the institution's founding in 1967 With almost seven times the square footage of the museum's previous facility, the MCA has space to install temporary exhibitions and works from the collection simultaneously The principles of logic and simplicity guided his decisions His design was meant not to interfere with the visitor's ability to concentrate on the art This is apparent in his minimal use of ornamentation or decorative elements He also considered the area in which the building would be located Kleihues chose to integrate the look of the MCA with the neighborhood by selecting Indiana limestone as the material for the exterior base of the building, which is meant to resemble the color of the historic water tower, located just west of the MCA (text from museum website) 1997 Kleihues + Kleihues Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10 am to 8 pm FREE ADMISSION Wednesday to Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm The MCA is located four blocks east of the Chicago Avenue rail stop on the CTA Red Line It is easily accessible by the #10 Museum and #66 Chicago Avenue buses, as well as several Michigan Avenue bus routes http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 21
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower East Chestnut Street 20 Chicago Illinois 60611 http://wwwsofitelcom/gb/hotel-2993-sofitel-chicago-watertower/indexshtml The Sofitel Chicago Water Tower is a hotel located on the north side of downtown Chicago Its triangular footprint allows for a knife-like edge that protrudes 10 metres at the top, out over Chestnut St This serves as a counterpoint to the John Hancock building, a few blocks away, which tapers inward from its base Composed entirely in glass, the façade's irregular placement of windows creates a dynamic effect, with reflections shimmering across both the opaque and transparent surfaces 2002 Jean-Paul Viguier SA d'ure http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 22
Trump Tower Chicago North Wabash Avenue 401 Chicago Illinois 60611 http://wwwtrumpchicagohotelcom/ The Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) was originally conceived to be the tallest building in the world After the attacks in New York on September, however, the plans were scaled back to a height of 415 meters Just lower than the Sears Tower, which is also in Chicago Once completed it will also be the world's tallest residential tower, at least until Calatrava's Chicago Spire is completed just down the river The design of the building incorporates three setbacks to give it a visual continuity with the surrounding skyline Each of the setbacks is designed to reflect the height of a nearby building: the first was designed to align with the Wrigley Building, the second with the Marina City Towers, and the third with the 330 North Wabash building A riverfront park and pedestrian plaza is also expected to be built along the Chicago River Floor area/size 2009 242000 m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill the bar/restaurant on the 16th floor is open from 6:30 am until 2am from downtown Chicago, walk north on Wabash Ave, it will be along the river on the north side http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 23
Chicago Federal Center S Dearborn St 219 Chicago Illinois 60604 The Chicago Federal Center is actually a collection of three of Mies's buildings The rigid simplicity of the black geometry is considered one of the finest expressions of the 'Second Chicago School' According to the AIA guide of Chicago: "Mies's uncompromising devotion to principle, together with his vaunted sensitivity to proportion and structural detail, and, in this case, the organizational scale, combine to give the complex a monumental urban presence Both towers are curtain-wall structures, characteristic of the high-rise design of Mies's American period Their steel frames, suppressed behind uniform walls of glass and steel, are marked off by projecting steel I-beam mullions The Post Office, a unitary space with a central core, is similarly typical of Mies's reductivist concept of the single-storey pavilion Externally thin yet powerful structural columns of steel brace enormous panes of tinted glass" The Flamingo by Alexander Calder is contained within the plaza Project is not public! 1974 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 24
Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing South Michigan Avenue 111 Chicago Illinois 60603 http://wwwarticedu/aic/modern_wing/ Playing off his former successful museum designs across the world, Piano's newest design is both responsive and elegant It's location, just south of Gehry's Pritzker Pavilion, is turning this former railroad yard into Chicago's central gathering space Similar to some of his previous manipulations of light, Piano covered the new wing with a "flying carpet" of aluminum blades, that seemingly float above the limestone below Calibrated for Chicago's latitude, they allow northern light to come through the vast skylights forming the wing's third-floor ceiling Combined with a floor to ceiling glass wall along the north façade, the new addition stands in austere contrast to the traditional windowless building next door Floor area/size 5-2009 24500 m² Landscape designer Structural engineer Client Renzo Piano Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ove Arup Art Institute of Chicago Monday 10:30-5:00 Tuesday 10:30-5:00 Wednesday 10:30-5:00 Thursday 10:30-8:00 (Free Admission 5:00-8:00) Friday 10:30-5:00 Saturday 10:00-5:00 Sunday 10:00-5:00 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aleksandra_ch/guides/chicago/ 25