COLLECTION NAME:
Landscape Architecture
Record
Title:
Park at the Art Institute of Chicago
Title.Series:
Place as Art: Pocket Parks and Gardens, Part I
Creator.Persons:
Netsch, Walter
Notes:
Built 1988. Project Description: When the Chicago Stock Exchange building was demolished, a terra-cotta arch by Louis Sullivan was removed from it and placed in a quiet pocket park. The arch is the centerpiece of the park, which also contains a fountain, flower beds, trees, tables and seating. A fountain is located near the arch, as well as terraced beds planted with annuals. Larger deciduous trees along Lakeshore Drive provide protection from traffic noise. Benches and tables are frequently used for picnics on nice days. Project Location: northeast side of the Art Institute on Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL. Sponsor/Developer: The Art Institute of Chicago
Description:
Detail of fountain and arch area
Subject.Persons:
Netsch, Walter
Subject.Entities:
Art Institute of Chicago
Subject:
Parks ;Landscape architecture ;Fountains ;Arches
Subject.AAT:
Vest-pocket parks
Location:
Illinois -- Chicago
Collection Title:
Landscape Architecture
Publisher.Location:
Seattle, WA
Publisher:
Art on FIle
Image.Publisher:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Architecture Visual Resources Collection
Date.Published:
1990
Image.Date:
2004-2006
Collection Information:
Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193
