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Building Reference files, 1896-2013
Collection
Identifier: 037.06.01
Scope and Contents
The Building Reference Files collection consists of a mix of primary and secondary source material relating to the buildings and campuses of the Illinois Institute of Technology and its predecessor institutions. These files formerly served as "drop files" where archives staff collected clippings, ephemera, and photographs related to the buildings and campus, and as a result, many of the files consist wholly of secondary material (including photocopies and clippings from university...
Dates:
1895-2013
McCormick Tribune Campus Center and State Street Village media coverage, 2003
Collection
Identifier: 037.08.10
Description of the Collection
Two videos of Chicago television media coverage of the opening of two new buildings on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology, State Street Village (student housing/dormitory; architect Helmut Jahn) on July 22, 2003 and the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (architect Rem Koolhaas), Sept. 30, 2003 as follows: 1) State Street Village video includes: NBC 5 morning program with interview of Donna Robertson; ca. 3 min. ABC 7 5:00 p.m. news; ca. 1 min. WTTW 11 Chicago Tonight show with...
Dates:
2003
McCormick Tribune Campus Center and State Street Village promotion collection, 2003
Collection
Identifier: 037.08.16
Description of the Collection
Materials resulting from promotion and publicity of the McCormick Tribune Campus Center and State Street Village opening events. Includes materials produced and distributed by Illinois Institute of Technology as internal and mass mailing from project development and construction stages through opening events. Print media coverage and architectural reviews are included. Box 1 consists of manuscript material, box 2 of oversize materials, and box 3 of miscellaneous unprocessed material.
Dates:
2003
McCormick Tribune Campus Center collection, 1998-2002
Collection
Identifier: 037.08.20
Description of the Collection
Materials related to McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC), State Street Village student housing, CTA Red Line bridge marquee at 35th St., and S. R. Crown Hall restoration, all buildings or activities related to Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) campus master plan. The collection bulks with materials related to MTCC, primarily budget and financial information, and "The Exelon Tube." Frequently occurring names include Rem Koolhaas, Richard (Rick) Brown, Dan Wood, OMA (Office for...
Dates:
1998-2002
Mies van der Rohe Society interviews, 2002-2005
Collection
Identifier: 032.04.06
Description of the Collection
Transcripts of two interviews conducted under the auspices of The Mies van der Rohe Society at Illinois Institute of Technology. Dirk Lohan, IIT Trustee and grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, was interviewed by Betsy Hughes and Phil Rozen of IIT and Christopher Robling of Jayne Thompson and Associates. Lohan comments on Mies, modernism, IIT's master plans (Mies' plan of the 1940s and Lohan's plan of the 1990s), McCormick Tribune Campus Center designed by Rem Koolhaas and State Street...
Dates:
2002-2005