Category Archives: Michael Reese Hospital

Preservation, Chicago style

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

When you land at O’Hare airport and take the intra-airport rail system between terminals, colorful ad strips on the train urge you to come explore the city’s architecture. It’s a pretty rare city that explicitly promotes its architecture as one … Continue reading →

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Michael Reese demolition

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

In recognition of Landmarks Illinois’s release of their annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list today, let’s look back at the single most endangered architectural place in the city of Chicago: Michael Reese Hospital, being destroyed even as I write. … Continue reading →

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Unable to get its way, Chicago smashes all its toys and goes home

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

The Gropius in Chicago Coalition reports that Chicago has finally acknowledged Walter Gropius’s role in designing the Michael Reese campus, and has therefore decided to save… one building. Yeah. I still don’t get it. Did all those fancy words during … Continue reading →

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Reese and Gropius – tomorrow at CAF

Posted on August 25, 2009 by

“Gropius in Chicago: A Legacy on the Brink” Come down to the Chicago Architecture Foundation tomorrow (Wednesday, August 26 at noon, free) for a lecture on the role that Walter Gropius had in shaping Chicago’s endangered Michael Reese Hospital complex. … Continue reading →

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Be warned… this link may make you sick

Posted on August 4, 2009 by

SASAKI AND COLLINS PARKS AND LANDSCAPES DESTROYED The City of Chicago has destroyed countless trees, shrubs, and landscapes within the Michael Reese complex. The pictures are stunning. The City should be ashamed.

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Reader roundup

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Some great articles in last week’s and this week’s Reader. Regarding Michael Reese Hospital and the Olympics:* Michael Reese Hospital: The First Sacrificial Lamb Regarding the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago:* An Odd Way to Honor Burnham … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Demolition Underway at Michael Reese

Posted on May 10, 2009 by

The first signs of demolition work have appeared at Michael Reese Hospital. The round Wexler Pavilion has had two of its windows removed, with Dumpsters placed beneath the openings. Large-scale debris is piled up in the lobby. Recessed light fixtures … Continue reading →

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Reese in the Reader

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

The Chicago Reader’s cover story this week is an excellent article by Lynn Becker, detailing the absurdity of demolishing the Michael Reese Hospital complex: The Rush to Raze Point for point, it’s pretty hard to disagree with anything Becker says. … Continue reading →

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