Contract - March 2016 - 67
University of Chicago
Saieh Hall for Economics
Architect Ann Beha Architects
Associate Architect Gensler
Client University of Chicago
Where Chicago
What 150,500 total square
feet on six floors
Cost/sf $570
For a full project source
list, see page 76 or visit
contractdesign.com.
The second-floor main chapel is now the Graduate Commons,
a soaring space with a flexible floor plan, which allows for easy
reconfiguration during various student-driven events. Graduate
students have individual study spaces in the previously unused attic
of the original buildings. "[The former attic is] a found space that
turned out to be a great space," Chen says.
Compatible yet differentiated finishes
Ann Beha Architects, which has extensive experience with higher
education academic facilities, implemented numerous high-tech
teaching aids throughout. The specific needs of the economics
department influenced certain features of the design. For example,
whiteboards and chalkboards are prevalent in classrooms and public
areas, as well as in stairwells, because economics instruction
and casual dialogue require problems to be worked out in writing.
Interior finishes are kept simple, allowing the richly detailed
brick and limestone of the original buildings to be at the forefront.
New wood accents are understated and defer to the carved wood
of the historic fabric. The new stairs exhibit the most modern
implementation of finishes, with metal panels and glass prevailing.
For lighting, a combination of restored and renovated fixtures contrast
with new fixtures that feature bold geometries. "You want to make
alterations compatible, yet differentiated," Chen explains.
Beha and her colleagues have breathed new life into an almost
century-old facility. Spaces designed as prayerful and contemplative
to serve the needs of a seminary have now been rendered as thoughtful
and quiet, providing spaces for a school that has produced many
of the University of Chicago's Nobel Prize winners. But now that
the moneychangers have taken over the temple, it seems fair to ask:
Is anything sacred? c
contract
http://www.contractdesign.com
Contract - March 2016
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - March 2016
Contract - March 2016
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: Strategic Services as a Tide to Lift All Boats
Product Focus: Mobile Learning
Product Briefs
Knoll Houston Showroom
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Little Red Elisabeth Irwin School
University of Chicago Saieh Hall for Economics
Teach for America
Designers Select: Lighting
Sources
Ad Index
Installation: Shimmering Futures
Contract - March 2016 - Intro
Contract - March 2016 - Contract - March 2016
Contract - March 2016 - Cover2
Contract - March 2016 - 1
Contract - March 2016 - 2
Contract - March 2016 - 3
Contract - March 2016 - 4
Contract - March 2016 - 5
Contract - March 2016 - Contents
Contract - March 2016 - 7
Contract - March 2016 - 8
Contract - March 2016 - 9
Contract - March 2016 - 10
Contract - March 2016 - 11
Contract - March 2016 - 12
Contract - March 2016 - 13
Contract - March 2016 - 14
Contract - March 2016 - 15
Contract - March 2016 - 16
Contract - March 2016 - 17
Contract - March 2016 - Editorial
Contract - March 2016 - 19
Contract - March 2016 - 20
Contract - March 2016 - 21
Contract - March 2016 - Industry News
Contract - March 2016 - 23
Contract - March 2016 - 24
Contract - March 2016 - 25
Contract - March 2016 - 26
Contract - March 2016 - 27
Contract - March 2016 - 28
Contract - March 2016 - 29
Contract - March 2016 - Columnist: Strategic Services as a Tide to Lift All Boats
Contract - March 2016 - 31
Contract - March 2016 - 32
Contract - March 2016 - 33
Contract - March 2016 - Product Focus: Mobile Learning
Contract - March 2016 - 35
Contract - March 2016 - 36
Contract - March 2016 - 37
Contract - March 2016 - 38
Contract - March 2016 - 39
Contract - March 2016 - Product Briefs
Contract - March 2016 - 41
Contract - March 2016 - 42
Contract - March 2016 - 43
Contract - March 2016 - 44
Contract - March 2016 - 45
Contract - March 2016 - Knoll Houston Showroom
Contract - March 2016 - 47
Contract - March 2016 - 48
Contract - March 2016 - 49
Contract - March 2016 - 50
Contract - March 2016 - 51
Contract - March 2016 - Allen Institute for Brain Science
Contract - March 2016 - 53
Contract - March 2016 - 54
Contract - March 2016 - 55
Contract - March 2016 - 56
Contract - March 2016 - 57
Contract - March 2016 - Little Red Elisabeth Irwin School
Contract - March 2016 - 59
Contract - March 2016 - 60
Contract - March 2016 - 61
Contract - March 2016 - University of Chicago Saieh Hall for Economics
Contract - March 2016 - 63
Contract - March 2016 - 64
Contract - March 2016 - 65
Contract - March 2016 - 66
Contract - March 2016 - 67
Contract - March 2016 - Teach for America
Contract - March 2016 - 69
Contract - March 2016 - 70
Contract - March 2016 - 71
Contract - March 2016 - 72
Contract - March 2016 - 73
Contract - March 2016 - Designers Select: Lighting
Contract - March 2016 - 75
Contract - March 2016 - Sources
Contract - March 2016 - 77
Contract - March 2016 - Ad Index
Contract - March 2016 - 79
Contract - March 2016 - Installation: Shimmering Futures
Contract - March 2016 - Cover3
Contract - March 2016 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/202007
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/202006
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20200405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20200203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/202001
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201912
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201911
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/womeninbusiness_2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201909
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201908
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20190607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/onpp-foresight_2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201905
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201904
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201903
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20190102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201812
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/womeninbusiness_2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201811
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201810
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20180708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201806
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201805
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201804
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201803
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20180102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201712
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201711
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201710
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201709
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/2017neocon
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20170708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201706
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201705
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201704
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201703
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20170102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201612
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201611
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201610
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201609
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/2016neocon
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201606
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201605
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201604
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201603
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20160102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201511
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201510
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201509
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20150708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/2015neocon
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201505
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201504
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201503
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201501
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201411
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201410
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/2014neocon
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/20140708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201406
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201404
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/iida_red2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/contract/201401
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201311
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201310
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201310_v2
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20130708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20130708_neocon_supplement
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201306
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201305
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201303
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20130102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201212
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201211
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201210
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_ncw_201208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201206
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201205
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201204
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20120102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20111112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201110
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_2011neoconwinners
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201106
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201105
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201104
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201103
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20110102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20101112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20100708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201006
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201005
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201004
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_201003
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_20100102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200911
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200909
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200908
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200907
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200906
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200905
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200904
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200903
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200902
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/contract_200901
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com