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Chicago Art and Architecture Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust The legendary architect’s Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois, leads daily, guided tours (advance tickets recommended) of this Prairie Style residence that Wright occupied for the first 20 years of his career. Another of Wright’s work in this genre is the Robie House, located on the University of Chicago campus. This important building in American architecture history offers guided, private spaces, and self-guided audio tours, Thursdays through Mondays. For more tour information, schedules, and ticket prices, visit gowright.org. Chicago Architecture Foundation The Windy City and its surrounding suburbs are teeming with great art and architecture. Here is a small sampling of what to see and visit during NeoCon® 2012. The Farnsworth House PLUS tour steers off the beaten path to visit Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in rural Plano, Illinois. The full-day excursion departs from downtown Chicago via luxury bus, passes by other Mies works—such as the Lake Shore Drive twin towers, the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology, and Crown Hall—and includes a buffet lunch en route. And while many Chicago visitors have already walked Millennium Park, the Millennium Park Revealed walking tour offers more insight into how the architects, artists, and engineers—including Frank Gehry and Anish Kapoor—collaborated with the city to transform a railway and parking lot into this world’s largest roof garden. For more tour information, schedules, and ticket prices, visit architecture.org The Art Institute of Chicago A broad historical look at how innovation and evolution have impacted the built environment and object design, “Rethinking Typologies: Architecture and Design from the Permanent Collection” showcases some of the Institute’s recent acquisitions, including Hulger and Samuel Wilkinson Design’s sculptural Plumen 001 low-energy bulbs, Jeanne Gang’s acrylic Aqua Tower model, and KLM’s World Business Class tableware designed by Marcel Wanders. Runs through July 29, 2012. A small show with an intriguing subject, “The Outdoor Office” displays three large-scale images of conceptual outdoor offices based on research that New York designer Jonathan OIivares conducted on alternative workspaces. Runs through July 15, 2012. For more information, visit artic.edu. An excellent resource for learning about both old and new architecture in the city, the Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts a series of exhibitions, programs, and tours. Among the most popular offerings is the Foundation’s River Cruise, which provides an overview of historic and modern architectural styles and the designers behind them. ChICAgo ArChITeCTure FoundATIon: FArnsWorTh house, 1951, by LudWIg MIes vAn der rohe (1). The rIver CruIse AboArd ChICAgo’s FIrsT LAdy (2). CLoud gATe, 2006, by AnIsh KAPoor, MILLennIuM PArK (3). ALL PhoTos CourTesy oF The ChICAgo ArChITeCTure FoundATIon, Anne evAns. ArT InsTITuTe oF ChICAgo: The ouTdoor oFFICe, 2011, by JonAThAn oLIvAres/CourTesy oF JonAThAn oLIvAres desIgn reseArCh (4). PLuMen 001 (seT oF 15), 2010, by huLger And sAMueL WILKInson desIgn/gIFT oF huLger (5). endLess ToWer, 1994-95, by heLMuT JAhn/gIFT oF JudITh neIsser (6). contract NeoCon® Ideabook 2012 25 http://www.gowright.org http://www.architecture.org http://www.artic.edu

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - May 2012

Contract - May 2012
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Coming Events
Exhibition: Coverings
Exhibition: Highlights from Salone Internazionale del Mobile
Product Focus: Enlivening the Flexible Office
Product Focus: A Collection to Define 21st Century Herman Miller
NeoCon® Preview
Hospitality’s Influence in Workplace Design
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Campus
Steelcase Office and Work Café
Shlemmer Algaze Associates
Red Bull Amsterdam
THQ
Grey Group Roof Deck
Knoll, East Greenville Headquarters
The Metrics of Distributed Work
Tools: Pinterested, by Design
Exhibition: Hallingdal 65
Designers Select: Office Furniture
Sources
Ad Index
Exhibition: Lasvit Liquidkristal by Ross Lovegrove

Contract - May 2012