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image list for job-file HB-20354 of the Hedrich-Blessing photograph collection,
part 1, at Chicago History Museum, Research Center
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Title: Architectural models for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's entry in the Fermi competition, 1957 June 14.
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View A: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354a.jpg
View A: Model, plaza sculpture of closely spaced vertical columns (from negative)
View B: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354b.jpg
View B: Model, plaza sculpture of starburst-type structure (from negative)
View C: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354c.jpg
View C: Model, plaza sculpture is a vaulted structure resting on 4 points (from negative)
View D: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354d.jpg
View D: Model, plaza sculpture is a low building with glass walls (from negative)
View E: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354e.jpg
View E: Model, plaza sculpture is a boxy building with external space frame structure (from negative)
View F: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354f.jpg
View F: Model, plaza sculpture is a glass box with a trussed roof (from negative)
View G: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354g.jpg
View G: Model, plaza sculpture is a marble-clad box structure (from negative)
View H: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354h.jpg
View H: Model, plaza sculpture with large hands projecting upward (from negative)
View I: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354i.jpg
View I: Model, plaza with a metal sculpture (from negative)
View J: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354j.jpg
View J: Areal view (from negative)
View J2: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354j2.jpg
View J2: Color version of J (from transparency)
View K: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354k.jpg
View K: Perspective view of plaza with sculpture of vertical columns (from negative)
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View L: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354L.jpg
View L: Aerial view (from negative)
View M: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354m.jpg
View M: Aerial view (from negative)
View N: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354n.jpg
View N: Front perspective view (from negative)
View O: http://chsmedia.org/media/hb/09/hb20354o.jpg
View O: Perspective view of buildings and plaza (from
negative)
ID#: HB-20354
Creator: Hedrich-Blessing (Firm), photographer.
Title: Architectural models for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's entry in the Fermi competition, 1957 June 14.
Originals:
15 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
16 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
4 transparencies : col., slides ; 35 mm.
Summary: Includes views of architectural models designed by architects for the Fermi competition. Models show variations for a centerpiece structure set in a plaza surrounded by glass-box buildings. The options include a series of closely spaced vertical columns, a starburst-type sculpture surrounded by low cylinders protruding from the plaza, and a thin-shell, vaulted structure that rests on the plaza on four points. Other views show a low building with glass walls and flat, cantilevered roof, a boxy building supported by an external space-frame structure, and a glass box with trussed roof. Further models show a marble- or travertine-clad box with reflecting pool, a pavilion with large hands projecting up on columns, and simple, low structures that resemble the surrounding context.
The Fort Dearborn Project in Chicago sponsored the competition. According to Time magazine, architect Reginald Caywood Knight won the competition. The memorial was not built. The Fort Dearborn Project was an urban renewal plan by Arthur Rubloff aimed at the east Loop and Near North areas of Chicago.
Details: Views: A: Model, plaza sculpture of closely spaced vertical columns (from negative); B: Model, plaza sculpture of starburst-type structure (from negative); C: Model, plaza sculpture is a vaulted structure resting on 4 points (from negative); D: Model, plaza sculpture is a low building with glass walls (from negative); E: Model, plaza sculpture is a boxy building with external space frame structure (from negative); F: Model, plaza sculpture is a glass box with a trussed roof (from negative); G: Model, plaza sculpture is a marble-clad box structure (from negative); H: Model, plaza sculpture with large hands projecting upward (from negative); I: Model, plaza with a metal sculpture (from negative); J: Areal view (from negative); J2: Color version of J (from transparency), K: Perspective view of plaza with sculpture of vertical columns (from negative); K2: Color version of K (from transparency); L: Aerial view (from negative); M: Aerial view (from negative); N: Front perspective view (from negative); O: Perspective view of buildings and plaza (from negative).
Subjects:
Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954--Monuments--Illinois--Chicago.
Monuments & memorials--Illinois--Chicago.
Architectural models--Illinois--Chicago--1950-1959.
Unbuilt projects--Illinois--Chicago--1950-1959.
Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--1950-1959.
Plazas--20th century.
Public sculpture--1950-1959.
competitions.
Office complexes--1950-1959.
Form/genre:
Film negatives.
Gelatin silver prints.
Slides—Color.
Added entries:
Engdahl, William S., photographer.
Carson Pirie Scott.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Fort Dearborn Project (Chicago, Ill.)
Call# for originals:
HB-20354 PPL
HB-20354 PPN
HB-20354 PCO
