Architecture of buildings in and around the University of Chicago campus.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The new William Eckhardt Research Center at the University of Chicago will host a broad spectrum of 21st-century science, from investigation of the deepest cosmic mysteries to manipulations of matter on the scale of atoms and molecules. The building is a collaboration between HOK, an architecture firm with a prolific track record designing science and technology buildings, and James Carpenter, an artist, sculptor, and architect known for his innovative work with light and glass. In this video, UChicago scholars Angela Olinto, David Awschalom, Andreas Seifahrt, and Jacob Bean discuss the research possibilities of the new building.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, discusses how different architectural styles coexist and complement one another on campus. Among these architecturally diverse buildings is the Divinity School, where her office, made famous by the film Proof, has become known as one of the most beautiful on campus.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Peter Lindsay Schaudt of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects shares how by looking to the past and understanding modern day needs, the quadrangles transformed to evoke simplicity and elegance.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Architect Ann Beha discusses the renovated Saieh Hall for Economics and the role successive generations play in repurposing academic spaces to fit their particular needs. Learn more about the architecture of UChicago architecture.uchicago.edu.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Architect Rafael Viñoly discusses the context of the Charles M. Harper Center of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the architectural elements he drew from buildings that surround it. Learn more about the architecture of UChicago at architecture.uchicago.edu. Directed by Tom Rossiter and UChicago Creative, photography by Tom Rossiter, interview by Carmen Marti, editing by UChicago Creative, video assistance by Andrew Bruah, sound recording by Nick Clemente, styling and makeup by Deborah Rodkin.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, senior associate vice president for facilities and University architect, presents an overview of the physical history of the University of Chicago campus, from its early 1890s Hyde Park groundbreaking to the innovative current campus construction and an ever-expanding international portfolio.
Architect Helmut Jahn explains how his aesthetic choices for the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library reflect the University of Chicago’s guiding ideals of inquiry and knowledge. Video by Tom Rossiter; interview by Carment Marti; editing by Mark Lofgren; original music by Jim Tullio; sound recording by Mick Clemente; video assistance by Andrew Bruah; styling and makeup by Cindy Surman
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Blue Balliett, international best-selling children’s novelist and author of “The Wright 3,” set in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House, discusses the impact of the architectural landmark’s visual language on children. The Robie House, one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture, is located on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park. Learn more about the Robie House at http://architecture.uchicago.edu/locations/robie_house or visit the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust to take a tour http://cal.flwright.org/tours/robie.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the University of Chicago houses cutting-edge facilities for preservation and digitization of physical books, as well as a high-density underground storage system with the capacity to hold 3.5 million volume equivalents. With its soaring elliptical dome and prime location on campus, the Mansueto Library's Grand Reading Room, which opened on May 16, 2011, provides an inviting space for rigorous scholarship in an array of fields.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Since opening in 1928, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel has served as a vital spiritual, ceremonial, and artistic home for the University of Chicago. Students begin their journey at UChicago by gathering in Rockefeller Chapel for opening convocation and return throughout their time at the University.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Since his adoption in 2010, Quasimodo "Modo" Rockefeller has become a beloved figure on the University of Chicago campus—and on Facebook, where he entertains his more than 600 friends with regular updates. The black-and-white cat roams freely throughout the chapel and greets its many visitors. Elizabeth Davenport, dean of Rockefeller Chapel, says Modo is a fitting addition to the historic building. "Every great cathedral has always had its cat," she says.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President and University Architect at the University of Chicago, discusses the campus’s evolution from the 1890s to now, emphasizing its shift from architectural insularity to transparency and openness with a new generation of glass structures. Credits: Direction and photography by Tom Rossiter; editing by UChicago Creative; interview by Carmen Marti; video assistant Andrew Bruah; sound recording Nick Clemente.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Philip Enquist, Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, explains generational layering on the University of Chicago campus and its function in fostering vibrancy, activity, and a higher quality of life through architecture and design. Credits: Direction and photography by Tom Rossiter; editing by UChicago Creative; interview by Carmen Marti; video assistant Andrew Bruah; sound recording Nick Clemente.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Chicago-based architect Stanley Tigerman talks about recreating a campus landmark, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, to incorporate the labyrinthine quality of the original while also introducing light and openness into the new design. Credits: Direction and photography by Tom Rossiter; editing and bookstore videography by UChicago Creative; interview by Carmen Marti; video assistant Andrew Bruah; sound recording Nick Clemente; Stylist/makeup Deborah Rodkin.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, designed by New York-based architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, is a space for UChicago students to realize their creativity and a destination for visiting artists and the public to engage with exhibitions, performances, concerts, and programs. The fluidity of the center stimulates artists from within the community and abroad to think differently, push their creative boundaries, and invigorate their audience.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. At this event, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, and Karen Warren Coleman, Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services, announced plans for a significant new facility at the University of Chicago. The internationally renowned firms Studio Gang Architects and Mortenson Construction are collaborating to build a new residence hall and dining commons on the north end of campus. This facility is tailored to the College’s distinctive House system, with an emphasis on building communities of learning. It creates a graceful new entrance into campus from the north, connecting the University to the broader neighborhood. Jeanne Gang, FAIA, principal and founder of Studio Gang Architects, unveiled conceptual designs and answered questions. Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President for Facilities Services and University Architect, explained how the University chose the Studio Gang and Mortenson design.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu.J eanne Gang, FAIA, founder and principal of Studio Gang Architects, introduces the design for a new residence hall and dining commons on the north end of the University of Chicago campus. The renowned Chicago architecture firm has created a design that is tailored to the unique College Houses system, encouraging communities of learning outside of the classrooms. This landmark facility continues the University's commitment to architecture that fosters dialogue and cultivates scholarly communities.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, and Karen Warren Coleman, Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services, introduce a new residence hall and dining commons for the University of Chicago. Designed by Jeanne Gang and Studio Gang Architects to enrich student life and build communities of learning within the College Houses system, this world-class facility will open up the north end of the UChicago campus and welcome the broader community.
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