| In
the second half of the 20th century Chicago’s
O’Hare International Airport was the biggest and
busiest facility of its kind in the world. Designed
by a team of architects led by C.F. Murphy Associates,
O’Hare remains one of the largest architectural
commissions in Chicago’s history.
Soon after opening, O’Hare emerged as the industry
standard. Design strategies such as the central parking
garage, movable jetway bridge, and two-tiered entryway
separating arrivals and departures made O’Hare
an international model for jet-age airport design.
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, January 15, 5:30-7:30pm
Guest
curator Charles Waldheim presents a brief overview of
the exhibition. Waldheim is Principal and Founder of
Urban Agency, Toronto.
COST
Free and open to the public
LOCATION The
John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery
RSVP rsvp@architecture.org
or 312.922.3432 x224
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Robert Burley
Light Ladders Leading Plane Into R4 (1984)
Courtesy Robert Burley |
Hedrich Blessing
Entryway Drive Upper Level and Terminal Buildings,
Chicago O’Hare International Airport
(1963)
Chicago History Museum, HB-25500-B2 |
ORD: Documenting
the Definitive Modern Airport
presents a selection of architectural photographs that
portray O’Hare. Hedrich Blessing’s iconic
black and white images capture the Miesian-influenced
modernism of Chicago’s largest public works project.
Robert Burley’s color photographs show O’Hare’s
operational airfield as a complex managed landscape.
The work of both photographers illustrates the design
legacy at O’Hare International Airport.
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