Welcome home! Material and spatial delight in the lobby & common spaces at Lark Landing affordable housing (aka Transbay Block 2E): A pas de deux of warm/natural and cool/industrial materials, creates a contrast that elevates each. 1: building lobby detail with walnut screens contrasting structural concrete and stainless mesh. 2: double height level-6 lounge 3&4: elevator lobby with fluted terra cotta tiles that echo the shape of the building massing. Art by Cathy Wen @mercyhousing @swinerton1888 @y.a.studio @tucci_lighting #housingforall #affordablehousing #interiordecor #lobbydesign #urbanarchitecture #architecturelovers

Only two U.S. airline terminals make me look forward to flying: Dulles and Terminal -1 at O’Hare. Catching an early morning flight last Wednesday the light was magical as it danced with the steel structures. Beyond the Chrystal Palace / train shed references the building is smart and nuanced: its clear organization and narrow floor plates aid orientation and daylight access; the luminous ticket hall (pics 1, 4, 9) has been able to adapt to the needs of check-in kiosks and post-9/11 security because it’s column-free and everything is hung from the trusses above. The follow-through is staggering: the air-side exterior facades (that most never see), the bathrooms, the signage, the terrazzo. It’s all of a piece. And the epic amount of creative structural steel detailing makes your head spin. All in all, it conveys the adventurous spirit of travel, a rare vibe in domestic airports. And the chef’s kiss: the underground passage between piers is a fantasy land of color, sound (custom soundtrack), and movement, with neon sculpture by artist Michael Hayden. Unchanged for almost 40 years but still feels fresh and fun. United Airlines Terminal-1, O’Hare airport: Helmut Jahn, 1987 #airportarchitecture #airtravel #transportation #fantasyland #helmutjahn #murphyjahnarchitects #modernism #postmodernism #architecturelovers #ɪɴsᴛᴀɢᴏᴏᴅ #steelfabrication #publicart #structuralengineering #daylight #civicarchitecture @united @fly2ohare

Graceland Cemetery - Chicago’s pantheon of 19th & 20th C. industrialists, architects and athletes. And an Eden in the middle of the city. 1: detail of the Getty tomb, design by Louis Sullivan 2&6: Ernie Banks (aka “Mr. Cub”), grave with stone baseball mit & ball. 14 time all-star and the Cubs’ first black player where he played 19 yrs. 3: Mies van der Rohe’s grave, 4: Daniel Burnham tomb on the island plot in Lake Willowmere. 5: Bruce Goff’s grave breaks all the rules… of course. 7&8: The Palmer and Kimball tombs by McKim Mead & White. 10: Louis Sullivan’s grave. #chicagoremembers #buildingamerica #chicagoarchitecture #gracelandcemetery #landscapelovers #architecturelovers #heroes #baseball