McCormick Place on the Lake (1971) Collection, 1967-1972
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- TitleMcCormick Place on the Lake (1971) Collection, 1967-1972
- PublisherArt Institute of Chicago Archives, Research Center, The Art Institute of Chicago,
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Language
- English.
- English
- Date1967-1972
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Physical Description
- 1 linear foot (2 boxes) and flatfile materials
- Correspondence, holograph papers, typescript papers, black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, color slides, drawings, and printed materials.
- RepositoryRyerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603-6110 archives@artic.edu https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections
- AbstractProject files, photographs, slides, drawings, and printed materials documenting the construction of McCormick Place on the Lake (1971), convention center in Chicago.
- OriginationGoldberg, Barry A.
- LocationThe collection is housed in the Art Institute of Chicago Archives’ on-site stacks.
McCormick Place on the Lake (1971) was built on the site of the first McCormick Place (1960), which was destroyed by a fire in 1967. Designed by architect Gene Summers for C. F. Murphy Associates, the lakefront convention center consisted of two buildings - an exhibition space and a theater - under one roof, separated by an open plaza. The influence of Summers's mentor Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is evident, the design being particularly reminiscent of Mies's National Gallery (1968) in Berlin, a project for which Summers served as supervising architect.
There have been multiple additions to the convention center in recent years, resulting in name changes for the original building. McCormick Place on the Lake was renamed McCormick Place East, and later renamed Lakeside Center, the name by which it is known today.
This collection documents the construction of McCormick Place on the Lake (1971) through the project files, photographs, slides, drawings, and printed materials collected by project engineer Barry A. Goldberg. Series I, Project Files, contains correspondence, notes, reports, and diaries pertaining to engineering. Series II, Photographs and Slides, consists of construction views, models, renderings, plans, and interior and exterior views. Series III, Drawings, includes working drawings and diazotypes of floor and site plans, elevations, sections, and construction details. Series IV, Printed Materials, contains newspaper clippings, magazines, and brochures.
SERIES I: PROJECT FILES. Arranged according to document type or format.
SERIES II: PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES. Arranged first into two subseries: McCormick Place (1960) and McCormick Place on the Lake (1971). The second subseries is filed with photographs first, then slides.
SERIES III: DRAWINGS. Arranged according to document type or format.
SERIES IV: PRINTED MATERIALS. Arranged according to document type or format.
- SubjectMcCormick Place (Chicago, Ill.)
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Names
- C.F. Murphy Associates (Chicago, Ill.)
- Goldberg, Barry A.
- Summers, Gene, 1928-
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McCormick Place on the Lake (1971) Collection, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago.
Gift of Barry A. Goldberg, May and October 2003.
This collection was processed by Hathaway Hester in April 2006.