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C. William Brubaker Collection

During the 1960s through 1990s, architect and photographer Charles William “Bill” Brubaker (1926-2002) photographically documented examples of significant architecture and design of the urban environment in the Chicago area and in other cities that he lived in or visited. This collection consists of slides taken by Brubaker.

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Community College site plan
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Hand-drawn diagram by C. William Brubaker of a site plan for a community college, adapted from his plan for a shopping center. The college, like the shopping center, is close to a highway. Labs and classrooms are clustered in the center, anchored by an auditorium at one end and a recreation at the other. The college is surrounded by parking on all sides.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
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Marquette Building
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Floor plan of the Marquette building, drawn by C. William Brubaker.
Date:
1960s; 1893-1895 (Marquette Building)
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mixed use development plan
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Hand-drawn chart by C. William Brubaker showing possibilities for mixed use development in a quarter square mile of a grid block area, combining residential, office, commercial, light industry, and recreational space.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Mixed use development plan
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Hand-drawn sketch by C. William Brubaker showing a land use plan for a quarter square mile mixed use development area, including commercial, residential, and recreational areas.
Date:
1981
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Plan of a typical office building of the 1960s
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Sketch by C. William Brubaker showing a typical floor plan for an office building of the 1960s.
Date:
1960s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
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Public access
Proposal for conversion of a manufacturing loft to offices
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Perspective drawing by C. William Brubaker showing a proposal for converting an existing manufacturing loft building to offices, adding two additional storeys and a new elevator shaft structure on the exterior of the building.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Proposal for mixed-use development, River North
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Site plan drawn by C. William Brubaker showing a possible development configuration on a single city block. The plan combines a repurposed manufacturing loft, another loft converted to an office building, a new office building, and a new parking structure.
Date:
1978
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shopping mall and community college complex
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Hand-drawn site plan by C. William Brubaker of a combined shopping center and community college complex. A central cross-shaped mall connects each of the four large anchor spaces at the ends of the arms of the cross. Smaller spaces for labs, classrooms and shops are accessed from the central mall. Parking surrounds the complex on all sides.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shopping mall and community college site plan
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Hand-drawn diagram by C. William Brubaker of a site plan for a shopping center and a community college situated on opposite sites of a highway. Both the shopping mall and the community college use the same floor plan configuration, with large anchor spaces at each end and smaller spaces located between the two.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
Shopping mall site plan
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Model site plan for a shopping center, hand-drawn by C. William Brubaker. Features of the plan include proximity to a highway, department store anchors at each end of the shopping mall, and parking surrounding the stores.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
South Loop New Town
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Rendering for a South Loop New Town development, part of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago 21 Plan.
Date:
circa 1970s
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access
State Street Mall
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Rendering of the State Street Mall. The Carson Pirie Scott store is at the left.
Date:
circa 1979
Collection:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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