tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post8833816596962172745..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice: Most Endangered?Lynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-29766136088082502682011-03-04T11:56:48.909-06:002011-03-04T11:56:48.909-06:00By that standard, at least half of our landmarks w...By that standard, at least half of our landmarks would already be toast, including the Auditorium, which was also considered a "useless" building that avoided demolition only because it would have been too expensive. There are many avenues to adaptive reuse - student housing, a hotel for families from out of town staying with patients. Those are only two possibilities that strike me. I'm sure an adaptive reuse professional could come up with dozens more.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-35859417878805320032011-03-04T11:45:34.830-06:002011-03-04T11:45:34.830-06:00The video makes a clear case that Prentice was a u...The video makes a clear case that Prentice was a unique solution, and even a brilliant solution, to the client's requirements, and also it is/was a brilliant piece of craftsmanship and design.<br />But it can't be used for healthcare now, Northwestern claims. <br />If a building has no use, should it be saved? I can't say. I would be more comfortable arguing for its preservation if I could see some use for it.Rick Lightburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169479578430733698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-61404187609124903782011-03-02T19:22:16.927-06:002011-03-02T19:22:16.927-06:00Great post. And amazing about the security guard w...Great post. And amazing about the security guard who wanted to prevent you from taking pix. I was photographing the exterior of Soldier Field a year ago and a guard came out and told me, "You can't take pictures. We don't allow photography. The building has a copyright."Lee Beynoreply@blogger.com