Walter Gropius in Chicago: The Forgotten Legacy
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Eric R. Multhauf Lunchtime Lecture
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Location
John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery at the ArchiCenter
224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Description
Grahm Balkany, founder, Gropius in Chicago Coalition, presents new findings involving Walter Gropius’s virtually unknown work in Chicago. Centered around the imminently threatened campus of Michael Reese Hospital, Gropius’s legacy includes master planning and urban design. Combined with Mies's contemporaneous commission at the nearby Illinois Institute of Technology, the two campuses represent a “Bauhaus District” of international significance.
Free Admission, open to the public (please arrive early, as seating is limited)
For more information call 312.922.3432 x252
Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
1.0 AIA CE Learning Units
Preservation Alert: May 2009
Gropius Work on Michael Reese Hospital Campus Faces Demolition
The only work in Illinois by famed modern architect, Walter Gropius, has been scheduled for demolition by the City of Chicago to make way for an Olympic Village for the as-yet unconfirmed 2016 Olympics. Founder of Germany’s Bauhaus and chair of Harvard’s School of Architecture, Gropius was involved with the design of the south side campus master plan as well as individual buildings.
Image courtesy of D. Dodge 05.16.09
docomomo_chicagomidwest is a supporter of the Gropius in Chicago Coalition | The Campaign to Save Michael Reese Hospital. This unique historic resource should be preserved and adaptively used by the City of Chicago.
Please see the website
of the coalition for in-depth information on the significance and
history of the campus and the work of Walter Gropius and his firm, The
Architects Collaborative.
Please also express your support to the following officials:
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor, City of Chicago
Office of the Mayor
City Hall
121 N. LaSalle, Room 507
Chicago, IL 60602
mayordaley@ci.chi.il.us
Ms. Cassandra J. Francis
Director, Olympic Village Development
Chicago 2016 Committee
200 East Randolph Street, Suite 2016
Chicago, IL 60601
cfrancis@chicago2016.org
Mr. Arnold Randall
Director of Neighborhood Legacy
Chicago 2016 Committee
200 East Randolph Street, Suite 2016
Chicago, IL 60601
arandall@chicago2016.org
Alderman Toni Preckwinkle
4th Ward Aldermanic Offices
Chicago 2016 Committee
4659 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Suite 203
Chicago, IL 60653
tpreckwinkle@cityofchicago.org
Mr. Brian Goeken
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning
Landmarks Division
33 North LaSalle, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60602
bgoeken@cityofchicago.org
