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College buildings--Design and construction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Memorial Hall blueprints, 1945

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.50
Description of the Collection

Three pages of blueprints (27 x 41") for the Navy Building (later, Alumni Memorial Hall) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Holabird & Root. Drawings are identified as First Floor Framing, drawing S2; 2nd Floor Framing, S3; and Roof Framing Plan, S4. All are dated 5/17/1945 and are identified as revisions of commission number 7774.

Dates: 1945

Campus Models and Plans photographs, 1940-1990

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.17
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.

Dates: 1940-1990; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965

Celebrating 50 Years: S. R. Crown Hall, 1956-2006

 Collection
Identifier: 037.07.04
Description of the Collection

Celebrating 50 Years: S.R. Crown Hall, 1956-2006, is a CD containing a pdf of photographs and texts documenting the planning, construction, and uses of S.R. Crown Hall.

Dates: 2006

Design and Construction Department reports, 2005-2007

 Collection
Identifier: 029.03.08
Description of the Collection

Printed copies of a weekly electronic report distributed by the IIT Facilities office showing a combined project list/status report for construction projects on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. Reports identify the in-house project manager, architect, contractor, and budget figures. Note that this collection does not include every weekly report. Reports were no longer distributed after June 11, 2007.

Dates: 2005-2007

Kaplan Institute records, 2017

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.63
Content Description

19 Digital photographs of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel with Kaplan Institute architect and Illinois Tech faculty member John Ronan and other Illinois Tech administrators and staff, taken during the construction of the Kaplan Institute. Illinois Tech staff in the photos includes Jess Goode, Colette Porter, and Jimmy Akintonde.

Dates: 2017-08-29

Lewis Collens photos, 1995

 Collection
Identifier: 024.10.05
Description of the Collection

Two 8" x 10" photographs. The first, in black and white, shows Collens at a sporting event holding a baseball, wearing a baseball cap, and posing with "Downtown Julie Brown" from MTV'S video jockey (MTV-VJ). The second, in color, shows Collens in an open field, hard hat in hand, standing next to a Komatsu crane/shovel.

Dates: 1995

McCormick Tribune Campus Center construction photographs, 2001-2003

 Collection
Identifier: 037.08.07
Description of the Collection Photographs taken by John Stamets of the construction of the McCormick Tribune Campus Center, designed by Rem Koolhaas, on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Images were taken approximately monthly over a period of almost two years 22 months (Dec. 2001 - Sept. 2003). Total collection will number approximately 1,248 (per John Stamets) 4x5" contact prints made from the original 4x5" film negatives. Ca. 10 - 15% of the total are in color. Images received in the IIT...
Dates: 2001-2003

McCormick Tribune Campus Center printed material, 1998

 Collection
Identifier: 037.08.13
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.

Dates: 1998

Office of Building and Grounds Construction records, 1956-1970

 Collection
Identifier: 029.03.07
Description of the Collection

Office files documenting construction of various buildings on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. Drawings are generally not included, but the materials frequently include specifications, bids, contracts, financial information, etc.

Dates: 1956-1970; Majority of material found within 1958-1966

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