ADAMS & DEARBORN STREETS INTERSEC TION
130 Y E A R S O F A R C H I T E C T U R E H I S T O R Y
18 72
1895
1959 - 74
2003
BERGHOFF
MARQUETTE
FEDERAL CENTER
CITADEL
A N E V O LU T I O N O F ST YLE, DESIGN AND ECONOMIES OF SC ALE.
➻ TWO BUILDINGS (1871 & 1872) ➻ POST-FIRE CONSTRUCTION ➻ UTILITARIAN—LACKED AMENITIES
MARQUETTE BUILDING
HOLABIRD & ROCHE (1895)
➻ COMMERCIAL STYLE (fka “CHICAGO SCHOOL”) ➻ TRIPARTITE FACADE ➻ INTERNAL METAL SKELETAL FRAME
MARQUETTE BUILDING
HOLABIRD & ROCHE (1895)
➻ MARQUETTE & JOLIET HISTORY ➻ HERMAN MCNEIL PANELS ABOVE ENTRANCE
MARQUETTE BUILDING
HOLABIRD & ROCHE (1895)
➻ LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY MOSAICS ➻ HERMAN MCNEIL & EDWARD KEMMEYS SCULPTORS
FEDERAL CENTER
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (1959-1974)
➻ MID-CENTURY MODERN ➻ ”LESS IS MORE” ➻ “FLAMINGO” BY ALEXANDER CALDER
FEDERAL CENTER
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (1959-1974)
➻ VOLUME + SIMILARITY ➻ VOID OF ORNAMENTATION ➻ EVERYTHING DERIVED FROM GRID
FEDERAL CENTER
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE (1959-1974)
➻ “I” BEAM TO CAST SHADOWS ➻ ICONIC BLACK COATED STEEL ➻ BRONZE TINTED WINDOWS
CITADEL CENTER
DESTEFANO & BOFILL (2003)
➻ POST-MODERN (CONTEMPORARY) ➻ “LESS IS A BORE!”
CITADEL CENTER
DESTEFANO & BOFILL (2003)
➻ LUXURIOUS MATERIALS ➻ RECOGNIZED FOR ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
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