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| Architect | C. F. Murphy Associates |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois map | ||||
| Date | 1968 to 1971 timeline | ||||
| Building Type | large convention center | ||||
| Construction System | steel frame, curtain wall enclosure | ||||
| Climate | temperate | ||||
| Context | urban, waterfront | ||||
| Style | Modern | ||||
| Notes | large-scale space frame, 15 feet deep, spanning 150 feet with 75 feet cantilevers. | ||||
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3 street views of McCormick Place More images available on The GBC CD-ROM. Contributions appreciated.
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| Discussion | McCormick Place Commentary
This unusually elegant convention center building on the shore of Lake Michigan was strongly influenced by the designs of Mies van der Rohe. See for instance the New National Gallery in Berlin. | ||||
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Sources on McCormick Place
Johnson Architectural Images. Copyrighted slide in the Artifice Collection. Walter F. Wagner Jr., ed. "McCormick Place on-the-Lake, Chicago, Illinois", Architectural Record. May 1971. Vol 149 Number 5. p102. drawing of plan, p103. drawing of wall detail, p105. drawing of exterior perspective, p103. drawing of site plan, p102. Marcus Whiffen and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture, Volume 1. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. exterior photo, f290, p361. — An excellent survey of American architecture. Reprint Edition available at Amazon.com Drawing courtesy of the architect. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com
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