Chicago Cultural Center > Exhibitions > Monthly Schedule > Wright Before the "Lloyd" Mention the name Frank Lloyd Wright, and modern architecture immediately comes to everyone’s mind. But as a young Chicago architect of the 1890s, signing his work with a less dramatic “Frank L. Wright” his early work...
nothing terribly special (i.e., have been made time and again), but the copper fitters are rather delightful. the fixture, although repurposed, contains two original copper socket housings/fitters manufactured by benjamin electric of chicago. they are incredibly popular now, and i'm sure have been knocked off...
earlier this week i visited a chicago landmark building that was undergoing interior renovation - presumably for conversion into yet another "boutique" hotel. the preservationists appointed by the city were there to recommend what should be left intact in order to preserve what remained of...
urban remains cabinetry featured in...
the extant noel state bank building, located in the wicker park neighborhood of chicago, is an american neoclassical style bank building designed and built by the architectural firm of weary & alford co., chicago, il., for joseph noel, who founded the north west savings bank...
urban remains just completed a west side chicago factory salvage containing a wide assortment of old industrial furniture. we managed to secure over a dozen beautifully aged crank handle die carts designed and fabricated by the hamilton took works. the website contains a small selection,...
after photodocumenting the chicago athletic association building for weeks now, i focused my camera on the unusual and greatly oversized cast plaster chandelier at the foot of the grand staircase leading to the upper level or balcony of the swimming or "plunge" room. i suspected...
the urban remains hardbound coffee table book featuring photography from salvages i've been apart of is moving along at a very healthy pace now. i'm hoping to include a dvd tucked inside, containing supplemental material (e.g., a salvage in progress, etc). the book will likely be...
the first national bank & trust company building was built in 1920 with a heavy neoclassical presence both on the inside and out. the exterior contained an ornamental facade consisting of carved bedford limestone featuring detailed winged griffins. the interior was outfitted with nickel and...
DEC 25, 2013 Locals hear details on cost to restore two homes at risk By LINDSAY WELBERS Staff Writer To restore the decaying Frank Lloyd Wright houses at the center of a controversy in South Kenwood will take between $4 and $5 million, in addition to their purchase prices. The...
By Kristen Zambo NEW YORK — An office desk and chair designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright for SC Johnson’s Racine administration building have been removed from Sotheby’s website ahead of Wednesday’s auction. Both pieces were valued at a combined estimate of $480,000 to $720,000. The two...
ST. LOUIS • The St. Louis Art Museum is buying a Frank Lloyd Wright chandelier to go with its Frank Lloyd Wright chair, aiming to bolster its collection of the renowned Midwestern architect. On Monday, the board approved spending $825,000 on the fixture, its largest purchase this...
more and more layers are peeled back - week after week - and i'm there to document it with my cameras. the frequency of extensive "remuddlings" that have occurred over the decades in this building are rather astonishing, yet equally depressing in some ways (at...
December 05, 2013, 11:41 AM By Ruby Hazael Illinois, USA - Eric Nordstrom sent through an email last week about a sale he was having on the Urban Remains website. He also sent a photo of some of his personal collection of architectural antiques. Eric said 'I am...
a single luxfer patent "sawtooth" tile with embossed lettering...
the tower club was initially known as the electric club, founded in 1916 by opera enthusiast samuel insull, who established commonwealth edison and, according to legend, was the inspiration for monopoly character rich "uncle pennybags". the club, located at north dearborn street and west calhoun...
sullivan's design for the auditorium building stair baluster is transformed into copper-plated cast iron by the winslow brothers foundry of chicago. this early, if not first collaboration between sullivan and winslow would lead to many more notable commissions including, but not limited to, the chicago...
Dan Doyle on Designing an Industrial Kitchen Dan Doyle discusses how he designed a sturdy, industrial kitchen in St. Helena, California. By Christine Pittel Christine Pittel: You're tough! I see raw steel, rough wood, open shelves...
nearly sixteen years ago, i was attending college during the day and working as an audio engineer at night in a recording studio a friend and i haphazardly piecemealed together in the basement of the historic odin j. oyen building. during the course of organizing the...
the centerpiece (found within the bell jar) is identified as a "briquette." this unusual looking rectangular-shaped crushed brass metal block consists primarily of old recycles radiator components. large quantities of these bricks are ultimately melted down at a foundry for producing metal castings. interesting "art"...