Illinois Institute of Technology

Description of the Collection

76 photographs of architectural models, sketches, plans, drawings, etc. of the South State Street campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. An oversize folder holds 4 large images.

Description of the Collection

35 mm slides (most in color) of various Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) activities, ca. 1954–ca. 1973. Includes shots of faculty and students in classrooms and laboratories, campus buildings (including interiors), campus grounds, campus activities (limited in number), and academic programs.

See spreadsheet listed in External Documents for slide index.

Description of the Collection

1. Industrial Graphics Management and Design 2. Henry C. Spencer honorary lunch, 1962

Description of the Collection

Materials pertaining to John T. Rettaliata, president of IIT from 1952 until 1973. These include: 1) A color photograph (8" x 10") of Rettaliata in retirement, ca. 2005. 2) Reception and Dinner honoring Rettaliatas retirement, held May 3, 1973 3) printed copy of "Better Buildings, Better Industrial Design, and Better Cities," an address by Rettaliata at the Chicago Club, June 4, 1954

Description of the Collection

Illinois Institute of Technology's McCormick Tribune Campus Center printed matter, including publications, brochures and promotional materials resulting from the planning, development and construction stages of the MTCC, also preliminary landscaping plans.

Description of the Collection This collection consists of oversize presentation boards with images (concept designs, architects' drawings, blueprints) of various physical and architectural development projects on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology and surrounding Bronzeville area redevelopment executed as part of the university's long-range plans begun ca. 1998. Projects documented include the following: Mies Campus (reproductions of historic images), 1941 and later; "Reurbanization", 1998; Main Campus Master...

Description of the Collection

Materials documenting the final phase of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation International Design Competition. Includes images of models and drawings, photos of finalists, and other materials.

Description of the Collection

Eight videocassettes of presentations by finalist architects who had submitted designs for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation International Design Competition at Illinois Institute of Technology in the late 1990s. The tapes bear the following notations: 1) Bob Galvin interview, 11/21/1996 2) Zaha Hadid, 3/11/1998 3) Sejima/Nishizawa, 3/11/1998 4) Rem Koolhaas, 3/11/1998 5) Peter Eisenman, 4/1/1998 6) Goodman/Miller, 4/1/1998 7-8) 1998-1999 Television Highlights (2 copies)