Prentice Women's Hospital Building
| Prentice Women's Hospital Building | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | 333 E. Superior St., Chicago |
| Construction time : | 1972-1975 |
| Opening: | December 10, 1975 |
| Abort : | 2013-2014 |
| Architectural style : | Modern |
| Architect : | Bertrand Goldberg |
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| Usage : | hospital |
| Technical specifications | |
| Floors : | 14 floors |
| Building material : | Reinforced concrete , steel |
The Prentice Women's Hospital Building was a building belonging to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago . The building was constructed from 1972 to 1975 according to plans by the American architect Bertrand Goldberg . Despite massive international protests by monument conservationists and architects, the building was demolished from 2013 to 2014. The building consisted of a five-storey rectangular base on which a massive nine-storey tower rests, which was formed from four oval ones.
history
Bertrand Goldberg began work on the building's design in 1971. Construction began in 1972 and was completed in 1975. The engineer in charge was William F. Baker . Early CAD methods were used for this. It was officially opened on December 10, 1975. It was named after Abra Cantrill Prentice , a descendant of entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller .
The building was no longer used by Northwestern University's Northwestern Memorial Hospital as of 2011 and was requested to be demolished. After the local monument protection office refused to place it under protection, it was demolished from 2013 to 2014. Previously there was an international campaign to preserve the building, funded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation . The campaign was supported by well-known architects such as Robert Venturi , Tadao Andō , Jacques Herzog , Pierre de Meuron , Eduardo Souto de Moura , Frank Gehry , Denise Scott Brown and Bjarke Ingels .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Herzog and de Meuron, Souto de Moura, Ando and Venturi add their voices to saving Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Hospital. In: ArchitectureChicago PLUS. August 30, 2012, accessed February 15, 2019 .