New Hospital Pavilion architect Rafael Viñoly to speak at Logan Center.
Event Details
World renowned architect Rafael Viñoly will be on the University of Chicago campus Monday, Oct. 8 to talk about design innovation in the 21st century, as well as his current project in the city.
The event marks the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust's second annual Thinking into the Future: The Robie House Series on Architecture, Design and Ideas. This year the event is in partnership with the University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts, American Institute of Architects Chicago chapter and Chicago Ideas week.
Viñoly, commissioned to design the New Hospital Pavilion at the University of Chicago Medical Center, will speak about his vision for public architecture. He will also participate in an interactive discussion with Dr. Everett E. Vokes, physician-in-chief ? University of Chicago Medicine, John E. Ultmann professor of medicine and radiation oncology and Department of Medicine chair; and Dr. Jeffrey B. Matthews, Dallas B. Phemister professor of surgery and Department of Surgery chair. They will talk about the hospital project and the challenges of incorporating innovation into a building for medical purposes.
The event will take place 6 p.m. Oct. 8 at the new Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago, preceded by a cocktail reception at 5 p.m.
Admission to the presentation, interactive discussion and cocktail reception is $20 for Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust members; University of Chicago alumni, faculty and staff; and AIA Chicago members; $25 for non-members; and $5 for students. Tickets are available online at GoWright.org.
Now under construction, Viñoly's New Hospital Pavilion at the University of Chicago Medical Center is scheduled to open in early 2013. Designed for long-term needs, the building will accommodate perpetual and unpredictable changes in patient care and clinical research. The new facility will feature a grid system organized into modules. The design will allow reconfiguration to meet future needs for programming and equipment upgrades.
Recognized as one of the most innovative architects of our time, Viñoly has been a major presence in architecture for nearly half a century. His first project in Chicago was the University of Chicago Booth School of Business adjacent to Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House. The school's architecture style echoes the horizontal composition of Wright's iconic design. Viñoly has led dozens of major public projects worldwide, including the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and the International Forum in Tokyo.
Thinking into the Future: The Robie House Series on Architecture, Design and Ideas engages leading international, national and Chicago voices in architecture, design and contemporary culture. Taking Wright's forward-thinking philosophy as expressed in the Frederick C. Robie House, the program explores current ideas and issues in architecture, design and society that stimulate debate about our world in the present century. Designed in 1908, the Robie House is Frank Lloyd Wright's most innovative Prairie style home. The American Institute of Architects named Robie House one of the 10 most important architectural works of the 20th century.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust provides public tours and educational programs at three Wright-designed structures: his Home and Studio in Oak Park, Ill.; the Robie House in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood; and The Rookery lobby in the Chicago Loop.
$20 for University of Chicago alumni, faculty and staff
Program
5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Cocktails
6:00 PM-10:00 PM: Presentation