The Third Annual
DOCOMOMO US Tour Day

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Chicago Area Tours:

The Chicago "Bauhaus District": Home of Many Masters

Sponsors: docomomo_chicagomidwest and the Gropius in Chicago Coalition

Saturday, October 10, 2009
1:00pm - approximately 4:00pm

Location
Meet in front of the south (35th Street) entrance to the “35-Bronzeville-IIT” station of the CTA Green Line

Description
This 2-3 hour walking tour, led by Grahm Balkany, Director and Chief Researcher of the Gropius in Chicago Coalition, and LaLuce Mitchell, Senior Architectural Tour Guide at the Illinois Institute of Technology, will showcase a section of Chicago’s Near South Side that has a deeply ingrained Modernist heritage. The tour will begin with a thorough tour of Mies van der Rohe’s Illinois Institute of Technology Campus. Several of Mies’s buildings have been restored in the past few years, including a recent restoration of the “God Box” by DoCoMoMo Board Member Gunny Harboe of Harboe Architects, PC. The tour will then proceed to Walter Gropius's Michael Reese Hospital campus. The campus is extremely endangered and is scheduled to be demolished beginning this autumn. This campus has recently been fenced off from public access, but many of the structures remain visible. The tour will conclude with views of works by Wright and Sullivan, and by passing through the grounds of Lake Meadows.

Cost
FREE (donations to Gropius in Chicago Coalition gladly accepted)

Details and Reservations
www.gropiuschicago.org

Mid-Century Modern in the Fox Valley

Sponsors: Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley

Party – Friday, October 9, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location
Campana Building, call for directions 630-377-6424

Description
At the 1937 Campana Building, the evening will start with a presentation by Anthony Rubano from Illinois Historic Preservation Agency entitled, “Highlights of Mid-Century Modern in the Midwest,” followed by a question and answer session. Visitors will additionally have the rare opportunity to view an exhibit of Wolfgang Hoffmann’s 1930s furniture, as well as a medley of Chromesteel tables and chairs from the Howell Company. Vintage designer clothing will also be on display. The evening will be crowned with champagne and an exquisite buffet.

Cost
$45 per person
weekend package (includes party and tour): $50 per person, $90 per couple

Tour – Saturday, October 10, 2009
1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location
call 630-377-6424

Description
1937 Campana Building, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and Wayne, Illinois. Guides will give tours of the exterior and interior features of each site: 1954 Stone Ranch House in Batavia, 1950 Glass House – the “Geneva House” designed by Jacques Brownson, 1968 Bruno Conterato House in Geneva designed by a partner of Mies Van der Rohe, 1957 Contemporary Home designed by Frazier & Raftery, 2 Ranch Houses from 1950’s in old Delnor Hospital neighborhood bordering the Pottawatomie Golf Course, c. 1960 Contemporary Home with pool in rural Wayne.

Cost
$20 per person
weekend package (includes party and tour): $50 per person, $90 per couple

Details and Reservations
www.ppfv.org

Elmhurst Modern Buildings Tour

CANCELLED
Our apologies: due to unforeseen circumstances this tour is no longer available.