City Gates, 4022 N. Sheridan Road Chicago
This article reprinted from the John T Unger Weblog. The original article can be found online:
http://www.johntunger.com/2006/10/city_gates_4022_1.html
© 2008, John T Unger
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City Gates, 2002 Steel. 96" H x 96" W x 2" D Commission |
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City Gates, commissioned by Bob Racky for his offices at 4022 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, features two pairs of gates based on maps of the Chicago area. The south gates show Riverside, IL and feature urban planning by Frederic Law Olmstead in the lower left corner. It's not on every project that an ironworker gets to “quote” the designer of Central Park! The north gates are based on Des Plaines, IL and contain the only obvious clue to the design source...a railroad running through the upper right corner. |
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