http://www.chicagoarchitecturalclub.org Chicago Architectural Club Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:44:41 +0000 http://www.chicagoarchitecturalclub.org en http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Brinda-Somaya http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Brinda-Somaya Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:44:41 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 5284426 <img src="http://payload149.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5284426/BS1.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload149.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5284426/BS1_o.jpg" data-mid="28697703" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload149.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5284426/BS2.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload149.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5284426/BS2_o.jpg" data-mid="28697707" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload149.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5284426/BS3.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload149.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5284426/BS3_o.jpg" data-mid="28697710" border="0" align="left"/> 2013 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Brinda Somaya of Somaya and Kalappa Consultants, "India - My Architectural Canvas." Brinda Somaya is an architect and urban conservationist. She started her firm, Somaya and Kalappa Consultants, in 1978 in Mumbai, India. In May 2012 she was the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from her alma mater, Smith College. Ms. Somaya works at the leading edge of modern design and master planning, recently completing the Tata Consultancy Services Campus in association with Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. Somaya is also a pioneer of the conservation movement in India, winning the UNESCO-Asia Pacific Award for her restoration of St. Thomas's Church in Mumbai. In 2008, Ms. Somaya was awarded the Sgoutas Prize mention of the Union of International Architects prize for the alleviation of poverty for her work in rebuilding an earthquake-ravaged village in the Kutch, Gujarat. Ms. Somaya was invited to speak at the Center for Architecture in New York in 2011 and in 2012 spoke at Columbia University’s Studio X in Mumbai about urban planning issues and the embedded potential futures in India’s mega-cities. Today Ms. Somaya sits as the 2013 George Anselevicius Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico. This event took place on Wednesday, April 03 at 6:30 p.m. and was made possible by Gensler. For more information on the work of Brinda Somaya please visit: http://www.snkindia.com/. 2013 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Brinda Somaya of Somaya and Kalappa Consultants, "India - My Architectural Canvas." Brinda Somaya is an... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Competition-2013-Burnham-Prize http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Competition-2013-Burnham-Prize Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:55:34 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 5131793 NEXT STOP: DESIGNING CHICAGO BRT STATIONS <img src="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/NEXT-STOP_670x280v2.jpg" width="670" height="280" width_o="670" height_o="280" src_o="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/NEXT-STOP_670x280v2_o.jpg" data-mid="28379195" border="0" align="left"/> The Chicago Architectural Club and Chicago Architecture Foundation--in partnership with the Chicago Department of Transportation, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Bus Rapid Transit Steering Committee--are pleased to announce the 2013 Burnham Prize Competition: NEXT STOP: Designing Chicago BRT Stations. This is a single-stage international design ideas competition intended to catalyze iconic, sustainable, and functional design for representative corridors in Chicago’s planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. NEXT STOP seeks to integrate innovative and compelling transportation design into Chicago’s urban fabric. Importantly, NEXT STOP seeks proposals that realize BRT as a system of solutions: each design team must submit designs for three different prototype sites and demonstrate how BRT station design can be adapted to each context. <img src="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/Register-button-rectangle2.png" width="670" height="75" width_o="670" height_o="75" src_o="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/Register-button-rectangle2_o.png" data-mid="28437532" border="0" align="left"/> COMPETITION BRIEF ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download Competition Brief HERE. PARTNERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXT STOP is presented by: <img src="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/CAC_CAF_LOGOS.jpg" width="670" height="84" width_o="670" height_o="84" src_o="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/CAC_CAF_LOGOS_o.jpg" data-mid="27960650" border="0" align="left"/> In partnership with: <img src="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/BRT_Partner_logos.jpg" width="670" height="161" width_o="670" height_o="161" src_o="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/BRT_Partner_logos_o.jpg" data-mid="27960679" border="0" align="left"/> With the support of: <img src="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/Rockefeller_CCT_logos.jpg" width="670" height="84" width_o="670" height_o="84" src_o="http://payload141.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/5131793/Rockefeller_CCT_logos_o.jpg" data-mid="27960705" border="0" align="left"/> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAC Team: Karla Sierralta and Brian Strawn of Strawn.Sierralta. CAF Project Team: Ingrid Haftel, Jessica Cybulski, Kristy Peterson. Special thanks to: Christopher Ziemann, Metropolitan Planning Council, Active Transportation Alliance, a5, Chicago Department of Transportation, and Chicago Transit Authority. Cover Images: Natalya Egon NEXT STOP: DESIGNING CHICAGO BRT STATIONS The Chicago Architectural Club and Chicago Architecture Foundation--in partnership with the Chicago Department of... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Exhibition-Reconsidering-an-Icon http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Exhibition-Reconsidering-an-Icon Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:07:26 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 4365314 Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Architecture Foundation, and AIA Chicago partnered to make possible "Reconsidering an Icon", an exhibit focused on alternative solutions and critical conversations about the fate of one of Chicago’s most architecturally significant modern buildings, Bertrand Goldberg’s Prentice Women’s Hospital. Reconsidering an Icon was open from November 16, 2012 until March 28, 2013 in CAF’s Lecture Hall at 224 S. Michigan Ave. This exhibition featured the winning entries of the 2012 Chicago Prize Competition: Future Prentice, as well as all 71 proposals submitted from 13 countries. The Chicago Architectural Club also invited 10 young Chicago architects and designers to submit proposals or commentaries to further the discussion. These were exhibited alongside with a proposal from Studio Gang Architects. INVITED DESIGNERS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Bureau_Spectacular_Prentice_Exhibit_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Bureau_Spectacular_Prentice_Exhibit_o.jpg" data-mid="23597057" border="0" align="left"/>Bureau SpectacularTeam: Jimenez Lai (Principal), Felipe Oropeza  All Hail Prentice The crowning of Prentice Women’s Hospital is an act of love in twofold. First, it suggests that the original building does not need to be torn down – a compact and technologically advanced research facility can be built on top of the original building, and that the interiors of the existing body can be modified to fit the standards of today. Second, the crown shape hints at ideas of being regal, sacred, venerable and princely – ideas that declare immunity on the Crowned Prentice Women’s Hospital because of its indispensable values. As a gift of gratitude from the city – the crown is an insignia of distinguishing mark, recognizing the building’s many battle scars from the many debates it rattled, and debates it continues to stir. Without the debates it generated, politics of aesthetics cannot exist, and the cast of architectural characters that make up what we know as the Culture of Chicago Architecture would begin a path that veers too correct. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Cames_Gibson_Prentice_Exhibit_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Cames_Gibson_Prentice_Exhibit_o.jpg" data-mid="23597063" border="0" align="left"/>CAMES/gibsonTeam: Grant Gibson (Principal), Sarah Blankenbaker, John Donoghue The Insider - Buildings within a Building to Save a Building on a Building In 1975, 310,750 square feet of hospital space were developed in an unprecedented fashion. The strictures of typical hospital design were thrown out the window to produce a building that both transformed the way doctors and patients interact on the interior and to present an inspiring public face to the exterior. In 2013, 5 million square feet were developed in an unprecedented fashion. Faced with a conflict between private interests that wished to raze a building that had lost its purpose and public interests that wanted to preserve an architectural monument, the mayor removed burdensome zoning regulations from the books in a deal that placated both sides. In exchange for keeping Prentice Hospital intact, Northwestern Memorial was given the freedom to build anything they wished on the opposing vacant lot. Wanting to get the most value out of the land, it decided to build one of everything, including the research labs Northwestern University had wished to replace Prentice with. In addition to these 800,000 square feet of labs, extended stay suites for researchers, offices for medical innovation, university commons and lecture halls, a luxury boutique hospital, and patient family lodging were all housed in buildings within the new building. Given the diversity and scale of uses the building enveloped, the building became a city on the inside, transforming the way the hospital interacted with the university (which had previously been two VERY DIFFERENT entities) and the city at large. It had nice curves too. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Clare_Lyster_Prentice_Exhibit_4_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Clare_Lyster_Prentice_Exhibit_4_o.jpg" data-mid="23598385" border="0" align="left"/>CLUAA Team: Clare Lyster (Principal), Joanna Nika Kid Condenser  In its 33 years as a maternity hospital (1975-2008), Prentice delivered upwards of 400,000 babies. Preserving its service to the city’s youngest demographic, the project proposes to develop the old hospital as an intensive mixed-use space for children --a kid condenser-- comprising a K-6 elementary school; a children’s library; a theatre; a dance room; a children’s bookstore and a café, which are all located in the plinth of the building, with a new home for the Chicago children’s museum located in the 7 story cylindrical structure. The unique structure of this part of the building is exploited by removing one disk from each floor plate to create a series of double height spaces that spiral around the building. Bold graphic landscapes--cloud; bubble; forest; meadow; spot and mound occupy these voids and act as lounges and tactile play spaces inside the museum.  A museum garden occupies the vacant lot opposite. The school has a dedicated entrance off Superior St. while the other program is accessed from Huron St. The proposal combines cultural, educational and recreational program with bold colorful public spaces to infuse the old hospital site with a new kind of kid urbanism. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Design_With_Company_Prentice_Exhibit_5_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Design_With_Company_Prentice_Exhibit_5_o.jpg" data-mid="23598379" border="0" align="left"/>Design With Company Team: Stewart Hicks, Allison Newmeyer (Principals) Save the Prentice Wrecking Ball: The Monument to Bruce The last design for expansion had failed. They called it M.U.F.F.I.N. T.O.P.: Moving Up From Figural Icons Now, To Overcome the Prentice. The concrete shell proved too confining. The high strength concrete of the Prentice Building required a special steel alloy wrecking ball to withstand the force of the repeated blows. An extraordinary ball was forged. The inscription reads: “Proceed through concrete obstacles for health and prosperity in Chicago.” A case was constructed to protect and display the ball on its journey between the steel mill and its ultimate battlefield. People affectionately called the ball Bruce.  A parade was arranged and the ball lumbered through the Chicago grid. It was so heavy, the “float” could only turn left in loops. People chanted “Bruce” but it sounded like “boooo...”  Celebration marked the first hoisting of the ball.  It was destined to become the greatest landmark Chicago had seen.  Now, the retired wrecking ball rests in a monument on an empty Chicago lot. The timber-framed podium welcomes the occasional visitor. The ball swings, caught in perpetual motion. It traces and re-traces the quatrefoil arcs of the Prentice footprint, also the ancient Celtic symbol for luck. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Futurework_Exhibit_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Futurework_Exhibit_o.jpg" data-mid="23597087" border="0" align="left"/>FutureworkTeam: Mary Pat Mattson (Principal), Monica Cass Of Style Site Matter Time This is less a proposal than a reflection concerning evaluation criteria for the project. Instead of deeming our existence and creations as finite and closed, might these be scaled at the infinite, and in their very temporal nature be tied to the infinite. By living and practicing within a broader scale of time and space, we allow for growth and change. Our lives and work evolve, as in forest succession, through competition and reaction.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_HouseHaus_OCCO_Prentice_Exhibit_7_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_HouseHaus_OCCO_Prentice_Exhibit_7_o.jpg" data-mid="23598390" border="0" align="left"/>HouseHaus + OCCOTeam: Martin Kläschen and Carl Ray Miller (Principals), Jason T. Chernak PANOPTIC VOID Existing Condition: Object Within Void The existing urban design of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital complex consists of an accumulation of single standing buildings. Bertrand Goldberg’s innovative design of the Prentice Women’s Hospital stands as the most expressive solitary object within this context. Today Chicago’s most iconic hospital exists as a mere shell. A variety of constraints lead to this crisis threatening the further existence of the Prentice: Economics; The low density of the hospital block. Urban design; Free standing solids within void. Interior spatial quality; Reduced natural light within stacked cross-organized plans. Technical; Insufficient ceiling heights for contemporary medical mechanical systems. Proposal: Panoptic Void Within Object We wish to preserve the iconic architectural qualities of the Prentice; the unique form, the multiple panoptic organization and the material experience of the shell. Our strategy implements the mentioned constrains as the following parameters of demand: Economics; Increase the density of the hospital block. Urban design; Embed void within one solid block. Interior spatial quality; Increase the panoptic experience and natural light. Technical; Increased ceiling heights to support contemporary medical mechanical systems. The maximization of urban density on both sites. Stacking two thirds of the neighboring volume onto the Prentice block opens and dedicates new civic space to Chicago and increases overall natural lighting conditions. Vertical and horizontal subtractions from the block mass supply natural light and stimulates spatial interaction. A horizontal void marks the original pedestal height of the Prentice. The panoptic core contains vertical circulation that spatially interacts with the interior of the Prentice shell. The core structure consists of remnants of the original Prentice floors. Bridges mediate between these floors and the floor heights of the new surrounding hospital. These floating skyways weave the components of the hospital complex together. Dream Garden A space for momentary release from the realities of hospital life. A space of hope, imagination and sensations. A space that recalls the romantic imagery of Turner’s landscapes and the surrealist operations of Max Ernst’s dream worlds. A space that spoils the senses. A space that lives and revitalizes. A space of recovery and retreat. A space of spring and springs. A space of inspiration through which the ruin creates a culture for its own preservation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Kujawa_Architecture_Prentice_Exhibit_8_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Kujawa_Architecture_Prentice_Exhibit_8_o.jpg" data-mid="23598374" border="0" align="left"/>Kujawa ArchitectureTeam: Casimir Kujawa (Principal), Mason Pritchett, Patrick Johnson, Andrew Corrigan. VARIABLE FUTURES - FROM EITHER/OR TO BOTH/AND Two contrary positions have been presented regarding the fate of the former Prentice Women’s Hospital: either preserve or demolish. Advocates for saving Prentice maintain that this building is architecturally and culturally significant and that it should be granted Landmark Status protection despite its relatively young age. Northwestern University has stated that the demolition of Prentice is the only way to effectively utilize the site for a new medical research facility.   The ‘Preserve or Demolish’ debate ignores the possibility of a third option... Goldberg’s Prentice can be saved.  Northwestern’s specifications can be met.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Port_Prentice_Exhibit_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Port_Prentice_Exhibit_o.jpg" data-mid="23597108" border="0" align="left"/>PORT Architecture + UrbanismTeam: Christopher Marcinkoski, Andrew Moddrell (Principals) Nostalgic Amnesia Although there are numerous artifacts supporting the case that the construction of Old Prentice was completed as early as 1934, Northwestern continues to allege it was built in 1975 in order to thwart preservation efforts. Originally part of Passavant Memorial Hospital, Old Prentice remains as an unwanted leftover from before Passavant (1865) merged with Wesley Memorial Hospital (1888) to become Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 1972. If the public was conscious of Prentice’s true age, sentimentality might prevail and Northwestern could be stuck with Goldberg’s iconic building indefinitely. Northwestern is instead exploiting the fact that the public is incapable producing enough nostalgia for a 37-year-old building to insist upon Chicago Landmark designation. After more than 78 years, Prentice will soon be gone. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Studio_IDE_Prentice_Exhibit_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Studio_IDE_Prentice_Exhibit_o.jpg" data-mid="23597118" border="0" align="left"/>Studio IDETeam: Paul Tebben and Vladimir Radutny (Principals), Joe Signorelli , Fanny Hothan Razing Chicago “Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men.” – Richard Nickel The government-endorsed push to demolish Prentice is a significant current event. Sadly, however, it represents just one in a much longer sequence of short-sighted actions. These tragedies have been repeated by a city which has all-too-often prioritized the rapid development of the 'new' over the thoughtful integration of the 'old.' Too many times in Chicago's short history, significant buildings have been hastily razed, leaving only quiet echoes of the great lessons they once offered. Many have fallen; few have been saved, but the sad and tenuous appreciation for Chicago's architectural history remains unchanged. Our image does not aspire to answer the difficult question of how to breathe new life into this magnificent structure. It is instead a thoughtful gesture, hinged on history, meant to fuel the fight to keep it alive. How can we begin to assign new purpose to a building without first securing the commitment of its primary stakeholders? Before we speculate - before we create - it is imperative that a dedication to preserve our city’s history is elicited from these parties. They must realize the value of the treasure they hold in their hands and it is our job, as advocates for preservation, to harness all resources at our disposal to convince them. It is only then, with all parties devoted to a singular purpose, that the creative forces of the design community may be channeled into a newly-imagined future for Prentice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <img src="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Tim_Brown_Prentice_Exhibit_12_800.jpg" width="800" height="538" width_o="800" height_o="538" src_o="http://payload103.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4365314/Invited_Designers_Tim_Brown_Prentice_Exhibit_12_o.jpg" data-mid="23597516" border="0" align="left"/>Tim Brown ArchitectureTeam: Timothy Brown (Principal) Future Prentice/Probable Prentice Along with imagining the possible transformative re-purposings of Bertrand Goldberg's building, it might be worthwhile to also consider the outcome following its (now virtually certain) demolition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibition sponsors and partners: Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Architecture Foundation, AIA Chicago and Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond. Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Architecture Foundation, and AIA Chicago partnered to make possible "Reconsidering an Icon", an exhibit focused on alternative... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Timo-Schmidt http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Timo-Schmidt Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:49:45 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 4353825 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t4.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t4_o.jpg" data-mid="28698149" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t1.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t1_o.jpg" data-mid="28698135" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t2.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t2_o.jpg" data-mid="28698138" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t3.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t3_o.jpg" data-mid="28698143" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t5.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4353825/t5_o.jpg" data-mid="28698153" border="0" align="left"/> 2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Timo Schmidt of Werner Sobek Engineering and Design, "Future Trends in Building Skins." Timo Schmidt is Project Manager at Werner Sobek Stuttgart and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He studied architecture in Munich and received a Master of Architecture at the Bartlett in London. His PhD thesis was in corporation between the Institute of Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart and the Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine (zrm) at the University of Tuebingen. A specialist on of self-structuring mechanisms in biopolymer materials, Timo Schmidt researches on new technologies in the field of lightweight structures and adaptive building skins. While the ILEK specializes on researching new materials and concepts for lightweight and adaptive structures, Werner Sobek’s office is one of the leading engineering consultancies in Europe. It excels through excellent engineering combined with first-rate design of constructional elements and sophisticated concepts for sustainable buildings. A particular focus lies on special structures in steel, glass, titanium, concrete, textiles and wood. Werner Sobek has offices in Stuttgart, Istanbul, Dubai, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Moscow, and New York. This event took place on Friday, November 16, 2012 and was made possible by Gensler. 2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Timo Schmidt of Werner Sobek Engineering and Design, "Future Trends in Building Skins." Timo Schmidt is... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Will-Bruder http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Will-Bruder Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:51:14 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 4351267 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb1.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb1_o.jpg" data-mid="23007110" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb2.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb2_o.jpg" data-mid="23007111" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb3.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb3_o.jpg" data-mid="23007113" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb4.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb4_o.jpg" data-mid="23007114" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb5.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351267/wb5_o.jpg" data-mid="23007116" border="0" align="left"/>2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with renowned architect Will Bruder of Will Bruder Architects. For 40 years Will Bruder explores inventive and contextually exciting architecture solutions in response to site opportunities and user needs. Will is a craftsman in his concern for detail and building processes, and a sculptor in his unique blending of space, materials, and light. Will's ability to raise the ordinary to the extraordinary is renowned. Self Trained as an architect, Will has a bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Milawaukee. Supplementing his studio art education were studies in structural engineering, philosophy, art history, and urban planning, followed by a full architectural apprenticeship under Gunnar Birkerts and Paolo Soleri. Since becoming registered and opening his studio in 1974 over 600 commissions have been undertaken and the work has appeared in over 1200 publications worldwide. This event took place on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. and was made possible by Herman Miller. For more information on Will Bruder Architects please visit http://www.willbruderarchitects.com/ 2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with renowned architect Will Bruder of Will Bruder Architects. For 40 years Will Bruder explores inventive and... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Dan-Wheeler http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Dan-Wheeler Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:36:32 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 4350853 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-1.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-1_o.jpg" data-mid="23006864" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-2.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-2_o.jpg" data-mid="23006865" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-3.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-3_o.jpg" data-mid="23006868" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-4.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-4_o.jpg" data-mid="23006870" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-5.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4350853/dw-5_o.jpg" data-mid="23006872" border="0" align="left"/>2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Dan Wheeler of Wheeler Kearns Architects. Dan Wheeler is founder and principal at Wheeler Kearns Architects and a Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Wheeler Kearns has been recognized with numerous AIA and Driehaus Awards and their work is included in the permanent collections of the Chicago History Musuem and the Art Institute of Chicago. This event took place on Thursday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. and was made possible by Herman Miller. For more information on Wheeler Kearns please visit http://wkarch.com/ 2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Dan Wheeler of Wheeler Kearns Architects. Dan Wheeler is founder and principal at Wheeler Kearns Architects and... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Pauline-Marchetti http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Informal-Lecture-Pauline-Marchetti Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:00:24 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 4351097 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-5.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-5_o.jpg" data-mid="23006511" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-1.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-1_o.jpg" data-mid="23006166" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-2.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-2_o.jpg" data-mid="23006170" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-3.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-3_o.jpg" data-mid="23006172" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-4.jpg" width="400" height="300" width_o="400" height_o="300" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/4351097/pm-4_o.jpg" data-mid="23006173" border="0" align="left"/>2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Pauline Marchetti of Sensual City Studio. Pauline Marchetti is a state-registered (DPLG) architect. From 2008 to 2010, she was team leader for the French Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, from the construction of the building through to its scenography. In 2010, she associated with Jacques Ferrier to create Sensual City Studio, a new structure allowing them to jointly develop and assert the Sensual City concept. She is the CEO and partner of Sensual City studio. SCS* Sensual City Studio, founded in association with the philosopher Philippe Simay, is a laboratory of ideas, creation and urban foresight. It brings together a network of professionals from the worlds of art, architecture and urban planning, as well as the social sciences. With working at different levels, from design to urban planning, the studio analyzes changes in architecture and large modern cities in order to predict the effect that they will have. Sensual City Studio seeks to develop a sensitive, humanist approach to the city, combining sustainable development and new technologies in a quest for innovation and urban delight. This event took place on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. and was made possible by Gensler. For more information on SCS please visit, http://www.sensual-city.com/. 2012 Informal Lecture Series: A conversation with Pauline Marchetti of Sensual City Studio. Pauline Marchetti is a state-registered (DPLG) architect. From 2008... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Competition-2012-Chicago-Prize http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Competition-2012-Chicago-Prize Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:04:13 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 846944 FUTURE PRENTICE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPETITION RESULTS ANNOUNCED! Chicago Architecture Club: Chicago Prize 2012, Future Prentice from Black Spectacles on Vimeo. Video courtesy of Black Spectacles. On November 6, a distinguished jury of prominent architects, historians and cultural leaders met and recognized three winners and one Honorable Mention. The jury members included: William F. Baker, PE, SE, FASCE, FIStructE / SOM Zurich Esposito / AIA Chicago Martin Felsen, AIA / UrbanLab Kevin Harrington / Architectural Historian Carlos Martinez, AIA / Gensler Bonnie McDonald / Landmarks Illinois John Ronan, AIA / John Ronan Architects Zoe Ryan / The Art Institute of Chicago The Chicago Architectural Club with AIA Chicago, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation extend their congratulations to the winners and honorable mention. Competition winners and all entries are displayed at the exhibit "Reconsidering an Icon" at the Chicago Architecture Foundation through February 2013. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST PRIZE <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/1T558-1b.jpg" width="670" height="434" width_o="670" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/1T558-1b_o.jpg" data-mid="23579191" border="0" align="left"/> Project Title: The Buildings are sleeping, you should go and wake them up, she says.   Team: Cyril Marsollier  and Wallo Villacorta Click HERE for more information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND PRIZE  <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/5PU25-1b.jpg" width="670" height="434" width_o="670" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/5PU25-1b_o.jpg" data-mid="23591272" border="0" align="left"/> Project Title: Superimpositions: Prentice as Additive Icon   Team: Noel Turgeon  and Natalya Egon Click HERE for more information -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   THIRD PRIZE <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/6LX88-1b.jpg" width="670" height="434" width_o="670" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/6LX88-1b_o.jpg" data-mid="23591701" border="0" align="left"/>  Project Title: Bridging Prentice   Team: James Wild, Lauren Haras, Katherine Lee, Andres Lemus, Tom Marquardt, Pedro Melis, Saman Moayer, Kerry Rutz, Katelyn Smith, Ashley Wendela Click HERE for more information   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONORABLE MENTION <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/99952-1b.jpg" width="670" height="434" width_o="670" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/63756/846944/99952-1b_o.jpg" data-mid="23591704" border="0" align="left"/>   Project title: Project X   Team: Anja Buttolo, Tilmann Lohse , Priska Lohse , Michael Pancost Click HERE for more information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIEW ALL COMPETITION ENTRIES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPETITION INFORMATION The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2012 Chicago Prize Competition: “FUTURE PRENTICE”, with its partners, the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. This is a single-stage international design ideas competition intended to act as a platform for public debate about the future of one of Chicago’s most architecturally significant Modern buildings, Bertrand Goldberg’s Prentice Women’s Hospital. Located in the downtown Chicago neighborhood of Streeterville, this concrete, clover leaf-shaped structure is considered an iconic piece of architecture for the city by some and an eyesore by others. Completed in 1975, the organically-shaped form stands out in a field of rectilinear mid-rise and high-rise developments. The hospital is considered ground-breaking for its cutting-edge architecture and advanced engineering, as well as for what was a progressive design approach to organizing medical wards and services. Prentice Women’s Hospital received international press coverage and an award from Engineering News Record for its innovative tower and open floor-plate layout that eliminated the need for structural support columns. Partially occupied until fall of 2011, the structure has been determined to be in sound condition, but in need of repair. Today the building is in imminent danger of being torn down by its owner, Northwestern University, but it’s fate ultimately lies in the hands of the city’s administration. A study was commissioned by Landmarks Illinois in 2011 to propose alternative uses for the structure, which is now vacant, as Prentice Women’s Hospital had moved into a new structure less than a block away. The three schemes produced were rejected by Northwestern University as either not needed or too limiting for the university’s research agenda. A coalition, which includes AIA Chicago, DoCoMoMo (Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement), Landmarks Illinois, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Preservation Chicago has been formed to advocate for the preservation of this irreplaceable modern building. It has been on the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 “10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois”list by Landmarks Illinois, it was placed on the National Trust’s 2011 “11 Most Endangered Historic Places” in the nation list and has been determined by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Renowned local and international architects, and concerned citizens alike, have signed letters and petitions for the structure to be saved. COMPETITION CHARGE The “FUTURE PRENTICE” Competition seeks to explore alternative solutions for this historic piece of architecture. What would you propose to do with this structure? What other uses are possible? How would you re-envision this iconic building? How can a building that changed the course of modern hospital design and structural engineering be re-used for the future? COMPETITION BRIEF Download Competition Brief HERE JURY The jury will be composed of some of Chicago’s most prominent architects, historians and cultural leaders: William F. Baker, PE, SE, FASCE, FIStructE / SOM Zurich Esposito / AIA Chicago Martin Felsen, AIA / UrbanLab Kevin Harrington / Architectural Historian Carlos Martinez, AIA / Gensler Bonnie McDonald / Landmarks Illinois John Ronan, AIA / John Ronan Architects Zoe Ryan / The Art Institute of Chicago AWARDS First prize: $3,000.00 Second prize: $1,500.00 Third prize: $750.00 PARTNERS AIA Chicago Chicago Architecture Foundation OTHER RESOURCES: New York Times Article Vanity Fair Article Chicago Reader Article Chicago Tribune Article Landmarks Illinois: Prentice Women's Hospital Website Docomomo: Prentice Women's Hospital Website Northwestern University: Old Prentice Re-use Analysis FUTURE PRENTICE... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Competition-2011-Burnham-Prize http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Competition-2011-Burnham-Prize Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:04:12 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 846950 McCormick Place REDUX Competition Results The nine person jury met Saturday 16 April at Crown Hall and recognized three winners and seven Honorable Mentions. First Prize to Mohamed Sharif, Felix Monasakanian, Efren Soriano, and Teo Biocina from Los Angeles | Click here to view entry. Second Prize to Srdan Nad from Ljubljana, Slovenia | Click here to view entry. Third Prize to PATH, Matt Hutchinson and Brandon Pace | Click here to view entry. Honorable Mentions: Bauenstudio | Click here to view entry. Shin Park / Keojin Jin | Click here to view entry. Charles Dome Gosrisirikul | Click here to view entry. Jason Fisher / Andrew Peters | Click here to view entry. Martin Klaeschen / Carl Ray Miller | Click here to view entry. Brian Foster | Click here to view entry. SOM | Click here to view entry. The CAC, AIA Chicago, and Landmarks Illinois extend their congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions. Competition Catalogue Open publication - Free publishing - More architectural Competition Information The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2011 Burnham Prize Competition: “McCormick Place REDUX”. This year’s competition is co-sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Landmarks Illinois and is intended to examine the controversial origins and questionable future of the McCormick Place East Building, the 1971 modernist convention hall designed by Gene Summers of C.F. Murphy Associates and sited along the lakefront in Burnham Park. Built on parkland meant to be “forever open, clear, and free”, considered an eyesore by open space advocates, and suffering from benign neglect at the hands of its owners, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Gene Summer’s design for McCormick Place East is nevertheless a powerfully elegant exploration of some of modernism’s deepest concerns. The current building’s predecessor generated withering criticism from civic groups so when it burned in 1967 its critics mobilized. The raw economic power of the convention business served to hasten rebuilding atop the ruins. But while Shaw’s previous building lacked any architectural merit, Gene Summers brought to the new project his years of experience at Mies van der Rohe’s side. The resulting building is a tour de force that succinctly caps the modernist dream of vast heroic column-free interior spaces. The Competition Charge The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority claims the building needs $150 million in improvements and that the building is functionally obsolete, too small to remain viable as an exhibition hall. While the facility appears frayed, the building is in fundamentally sound condition. Connected to the larger McCormick Place exhibition complex by a covered bridge over Lake Shore Drive, the stronger connections are to the lakefront, the museum campus, and nearby Soldier Field. Surrounded by an over-abundance of parking, served by CTA buses, and bordering the immensely popular lakefront walking/running/biking path, the possibilities for the building and the site would seem boundless. But so far, the only visions for its future to be expressed publicly have been total erasure or reuse as a casino. The “McCormick Place REDUX” competition seeks to launch a debate about the future of this significant piece of architecture, this lakefront site that was effectively removed from the public realm, and the powerful pull of a collective and public claim on the lakefront. This iconic building is caught in the crossfire of a strong, principled, and stirring debate. So the question posed by the competition is quite simple: what would you do with this massive facility? What alternate role might the building play in Chicago should it be decommissioned as a convention hall? And if the building were to go away, how might the site be utilized? What might you do with a million square feet of space on Chicago’s lakefront (along with 4,200 seat Arie Crown theatre)? Clearly outmoded for its original use, sited on a spectacular stretch of lake-front, and undoubtedly of very significant architectural quality - what visions are there for a resolution? The Competition “McCormick Place REDUX” is an international single-stage ideas competition meant to explore possible scenarios for the third iteration of a significant 20th century building on a site that raises a string of questions about public space, parkland, access, and righting historical wrongs. The competition is open to anyone with a vision of what McCormick Place East might become: students, designers, artists, architects, planners, and landscape architects. Jurors Helmut Jahn Erin Lavin Cabonargi Keith Olsen Gunny Harboe Donna Robertson Carol Ross Barney David Woodhouse Peter Lindsay Schaudt Iker Gil Awards First prize: $3,000.00 Second prize: $1,500.00 Third prize: $750.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Competition Brief McCormick Place REDUX Competition Results The nine person jury met Saturday 16 April at Crown Hall and recognized three winners and seven Honorable Mentions. ... http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Publication-Archive http://chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/following/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org/Publication-Archive Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:30:59 +0000 Chicago Architectural Club 899309 The original CAC published an annual yearbook, and in 1981 this was also revived as the Chicago Architectural Club Journal, published by Rizzoli, to promote current work and encourage discussion. Written, edited, designed and put together by the younger generation in the "Chicago Seven" offices -- people like Deborah Doyle and David Woodhouse -- the lineup of authors in the first journal included Diana Agrest, Alan Greenberg and Judy Wolin. Thereafter, however, David van Zanten convinced the CAC to focus the publication on the work of the club's members. Eventually, the Journal became too time-consuming and expensive to produce, and it was downscaled to a new publication, Signature -- a 16-page pamphlet varying in content from issue to issue, depending on the interests of the editor. The year 2000 saw the return of the Chicago Architectural Club Journal after an 11-year hiatus. Issues of the past were important at the time as an expression of the energy and ambitions of the architectural community and are important now as markers. Like a diary, they recorded not only the highlights, but the day-to-day workings of the architectural community. They cut across many careers, generations, and polemics to provide a window onto the exciting plurality of ideas and work. They were also a log of the activities of the Architectural Club, giving a sense of the issues that were in the air at the time and capturing the architectural scene. The Club is pleased to be able to revive this book devoted to the work of Chicago architects; there are few publications that include the breadth of current local architecture represented here. 2013 Chicago Architectural Club Journal 2009, Volume 12 "The State of the Art" 2009 Chicago Architectural Club Journal 2008, Volume 11 "Envisioning the Bloomingdale: 5 Concepts" 2002 Chicago Architectural Club Journal 2001, Volume 10 "Influence Across Fields" 2000 Chicago Architectural Club Journal 2000, Volume 9 "Positions in Architecture" 1996 Signature #6 “The Burnham Prize 1984-1995” [Available @ the Art institute Architecture Archives] 1995 Signature #5 “Sketches” [Available @ the Art institute Architecture Archives] 1994 Signature #4 “The Future of Northerly Island” [Available @ the Art institute Architecture Archives] 1993 Signature #3 “Speculations: Visions from Chicago" [Available @ the Art institute Architecture Archives] 1993 Signature #2 “Heterotopic Chicago” [Available @ the Art institute Architecture Archives] 1993 Signature #1 “Unity and Polarity” [Available @ the Art institute Architecture Archives] 1990 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 8” 1989 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 7” 1987 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 6” 1986 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 5” 1984 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 4” 1983 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 3” 1982 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 2” 1981 Chicago Architectural Club Journal “Volume 1” The original CAC published an annual yearbook, and in 1981 this was also revived as the Chicago Architectural Club Journal, published by Rizzoli, to promote current...