NDLI: Block 37 Proposal, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective, 1985

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Block 37 Proposal, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective, 1985

Content Provider	Art Institute of Chicago
Artist	Murphy/Jahn Architects
Spatial Coverage	Block 37
Temporal Coverage	1985
Description	Block 37, the parcel of land in the heart of Chicago's Loop bordered by State, Randolph, Dearborn, and Washington Streets has stood idle for years in spite of numerous ideas for the construction of new buildings. The redevelopment of the block was originally conceived by Mayor Richard J. Daley in the 1970s to transform the site of old, inferior, low-rise buildings into new and larger buildings with more intensive uses in keeping with the downtown area. The site has been the object of several unsuccessful attempts at development over the years. Architect Helmut Jahn, working for the joint venture development company FJV, prepared several schemes for the site between 1983 and 1987. All of these plans envisioned a giant atrium that would permit continuous movement of pedestrians throughout the block. The developers' failure to secure a anchor tenant for the development—along with delays by the City and the worsening economic situation—cast doom on the project. [A presentation perspective drawing for city block construction featuring two skyscraper towers and a connecting central atrium.]
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	© Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn Architects, and the Art Institute of Chicago
Rights License	The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu.
Use Rights URL	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Subject Keyword	Architectural Drawings Chicago Paper (fiber Product) Presentation Drawing Architecture Colored Ink Ink Printed Paper Atrium Buildings Cars City Drawing Illinois Plan Sculpture Skyscraper Artworks Architecture and Design
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Painting
Object Type	Drawing Architecture

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