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Landmarks Illinois Events
Preservation Snapshot Lectures
Join us for
Landmarks Illinois' free monthly lecture series on
preservation-related topics hosted by the Chicago Cultural Center
since 2001.
Wells Street Bridge Rehabilitation:
A Moveable Monument Restored
Date: Thursday, June 20
Time:
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Admission:
Free
Place:
Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center
Speaker: Bill Grosche, AIA, and Carri
Andrews, Assoc AIA, Johnson Lasky Architects; (Tentative) Terry Sullivan, Muller
and Muller
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Since its construction in 1922,
many changes have been made to the Well Street Bridge and bridge houses that
have chipped away at the clarity of their original designs. The bridge
houses retain much of their historic integrity, but original materials have
deteriorated and modern equipment has been inappropriately added. Working
closely with a large engineering team, the architects for this project are
guiding preservation and restoration of the defining features of this
historic structure.
This presentation will focus on the history of the bridge – the history of
the crossing and its place within the typology of Chicago’s bascule bridges,
and also on the preservation
scope for this project: reconstructing the interior finishes, historically
sensitive cleaning and repair of the granite facades and abutments, repair
and reconstruction of the terra cotta tile roof, reconstruction of the
original pedestrian bridge railing, restoration of bronze plaques and bells,
and historically appropriate pedestrian lighting design. Particular
challenges of this large coordination and engineering effort will also be
addressed.
Photo: Wells Street Bridge. Credit: Courtesy of Johnson Lasky Architects
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Fall Lecture
Preview
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September 19: The
Architecture of Barry Byrne
Speaker: Vince Michael, Global Heritage Fund |
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October17: Battledeck
House and International Style in Highland Park
Speaker: Meg Kindelin, Johnson Laskey Architects
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November 21: The
Development of LaSalle Street
Speaker: Jean Guarino, architectural historian |
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General Information |
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The monthly series will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E.
Washington Street, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday
of
the month in the Claudia Cassidy Theater on the second floor.
Experts in preservation - but also
skilled in wit, humor and easy understanding - will present talks on a
specific subject each month. Before each lecture there will be a
Preservation Update, with announcements about upcoming meetings, other
lectures and upcoming events related to preservation.
Please
note, that occasionally the meeting place for a lecture will change
due to conflicting scheduling at the Chicago Cultural Center. Review the individual lecture descriptions for current location
information. Thank you.
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