“’s Auditorium was not only a public hall, but also a comprehensive system of economic, social, and artistic production—a cultural engine—that would house, support, and inspire.”

AUDITORIUM BUILDING (ADLER AND SULLIVAN)

By: Alex Ramsay, Kara Emery, Justyna Johnson, and Brandon Richman Justyna ARCHITECTURE IN THE XIX CENTURY

 Palladian and allied classical forms

 'Federal style' harmony, dignity

 Greek revival (Robert Mills)

 'romantic classicism' Trinity Church Richard Robert Mills proposed design  for Washington Monument Upjohn 1839-1846 New Gothic (Richard Upjohn) York  Romanesque (Henry H, Richardson)

 Renaissance Revival (McKim, Mead and White)

Residential design by McKim, Mead and White Justyna NEW DESIGN VISIONS

 Vernacular building – A. Taylor (balloon frame)  Organic theory (Emerson):  “architecture... ought to express its practical function as well as the inspiration that leads to the creation of beauty” (Condit, p. 9)  Functionalist theory (H. Greenough):  the form of the building should reveal its function Inbound Freight House of the Central Railroad  “the union of science, technology, and art... [revealed] itself in the structural-utilitarian- aesthetic unity of the best Chicago buildings.” (Condit, p. 12) Justyna ADLER AND SULLIVAN

 , born in Boston in 1856

 , born in Germany in 1844  Studied architecture in France  Experienced, successful architect when  Known for his ability to design joined Adler frescoing for public interiors  Hired Sullivan in 1880  Became full partner of Adler in 1883 Justyna ADLER AND SULLIVAN

 Sullivan took charge of design, while Adler concentrated on the business aspects of the office and engineering

 They were mainly building residences, commercial loft buildings and remodeling residences

 worked with Adler and Sullivan in their offices

Row House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Albert Sullivan House Justyna PERMANENT OPERA HOUSE

 1885 organized the Chicago Opera Festival

 Peck formed the Chicago Auditorium Association, collected about three million dollars and devoted it to the erection of the permanent opera house

Inter-State Industrial Exposition Building Justyna THE BEGINNING

 December 22, 1886 Adler & Sullivan appointed by the Auditorium Association (Ferdinand Peck – founder) to design a building that would house the civic opera theatre, a hotel and offices

 After a few proposals the building was designed to be 10 story-high with a 7-story tower projecting from the building Justyna

DESIGN AND PURPOSE

 To support an opera company with income from rent

 First few designs too complex

Adler & Sullivan's Auditorium Adler & Sullivan's Auditorium Building, first proposal Building, revised proposal Justyna DESIGN AND PURPOSE

 Echoing Richardson's design for Marshall Field & Company Wholesale Building   Roman arches, granite columns and the Building finished in 1890 dressed limestone create a “decidedly architectonic and modern appearance” (Nickel, p. 82)

Auditorium Building Marshall Field & Company Building