Thursday, January 14, 2010

HOLABIRD AND ROCHE 1894. The Marquette Building.The MacArthur Foundation

The MacArthur Foundation has just announced a new website highlighting the architecture and history of the Marquette Building. It is a very good site. Very good.  Link here. But when you're done, come back to take a look at a few of the Marquette's  elegant details (below).
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No hint of compromise.  Holabird and Roche were masters of their Art. Even more remarkable, more than a hundred years later, the MacArthur Foundation understands that Art and has shown a long term commitment to preserve it. This is real Chicago School.  Cornice included.

2 comments:

  1. Hey, I really like this post. It made me proud to be a Chicagoan. Thanks! - Margaret

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  2. It is a great website. Am studying to be a CAF docent and it was quite instructive.

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