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UIC Facility Information Management Collection

A collection of photographs documenting the construction of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle during the 1960s and early 1970s, and removal of the elevated walkways in the early 1990s, as well as documents relating to the planning, growth and development of the University of Illinois Chicago.

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2010 UIC Campus Master Plan - Executive Summary, University of Illinois at Chicago
44 Images
This study aspires to create a physical environment that will become a destination for students, faculty, staff and visitors, fully supporting UIC's role as one of the nation's premier urban public research universities. Includes integration of buildings and open spaces, definition and establishment of the campus core, definition of entry points and edges, reinforcement of pedestrian circulation, connecting public spaces, connective transit, improvement of environmental quality, visual identity, creation of meaningful open spaces, removal of barriers, defining boundaries.
Date:
November 2010
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
A Master Plan-Phase III, An Integrated State System for Higher Education in Illinois
44 Images
Master Plan Phase III addresses a number of critical issues and recommends a variety of steps designed to enable the entire community of Illinois higher education, public and private, to respond. Includes concentrated PhD degree development, institutional size and capacity, libraries and learning resources network, manpower.
Date:
May 1971
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
A Reappraisal of the 1959-69 Campus Development Plan: Medical Center Campus
26 Images
A midpoint evaluation of the 1959-69 Development Program for the Medical Center Campus of the University of Illinois. Includes recommendations.
Date:
1963
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
A Report on Parking at the Chicago Professional Colleges Campus, University of Illinois
49 Images
This report examines pertinent information and formulates recommendations designed to improve the parking situation at the Chicago Professional Colleges Campus.
Date:
April 1961
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
A Ten-Year Building Space Estimate for Development of a General Campus Plan, University of Illinois, Chicago Undergraduate Division
63 Images
A Study for Preliminary Planning and Discussion Within the University Based Upon a Tentative Assumed Educational Program. Plan for use in connection with physical plant planning for Chicago Undergraduate Division's new campus. Primary attention has been given to defining specifications for the facilities required to replace the two-year program in operation in 1960 at Navy Pier.
Date:
February 1960
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Accessibility Analysis, University of Illinois at the Medical Center
164 Images
Accessibility analysis done at the University of Illinois at the Medical Center "in order to begin to understand the many complex and oftentimes interrelated issues confronting a handicapped individual in regards to fixed facilities on campus." The report focuses on individuals using a wheelchair.
Date:
September 1980
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Analysis of Sites for the Campus of the Chicago Undergraduate Division, University of Illinois
144 Images
Report on the site selection study for a permanent location for the Chicago Undergraduate Division of the University of Illinois. Four recommended sites are presented.
Date:
October 1958
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Announcement Board, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View of a glass-enclosed announcement board installed outside the Lecture Center. Lettering at the top of the two center panels reads "Career Placement" and "Career Information". Concrete columns supporting the Great Court are visible.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View north showing an open landscaped area with benches located immediately south of the Art & Architecture Building (now Architecture and Design Studios).
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago
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View northeast from the south end of the Art & Architecture Building (now Architecture and Design Studios). The exterior walls visible at the right were left without brick facing in anticipation of a planned addition. A top corner of University Hall is just visible at the far left.
Date:
1990s
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View east showing the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The enclosed elevated walkway leading from the building passes over the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) electrical substation (demolished 2017) and connects with the main north-south spine of the walkway at the bottom of the photograph. West Harrison Street is at the left, and the intersection with South Halsted Street is at the upper left. The Union Tower (now Student Center East Tower) is at the upper right.
Date:
July 26, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northwest showing workers paving a small area to the immediate south of the Art & Architecture Building during Phase 2 of campus construction. University Hall is at the upper left.
Date:
May 28, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View looking south showing an excavated area south of the construction site for the Art & Architecture Building. Douglas Hall is at the upper right.
Date:
September 30, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southwest during Phase 2 of campus construction, showing excavation of a site south of the Art & Architecture Building. Douglas Hall is partially visible at the right.
Date:
August 25, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View west during construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) electric substation and University Hall are visible behind it.
Date:
August 25, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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Construction of the foundation of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
July 28, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View east during site preparations for construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). South Halsted Street runs across the upper part of the photograph, and the intersection with West Harrison Street is at the upper left.
Date:
April 28, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northeast showing glazing work on the pyramid-shaped skylights at the south end of the Art & Architecture Building, during the late stages of the building's construction (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
August 28, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View from below during work on a large pyramid-shaped skylight at the south end of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
April 25, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View east along the enclosed elevated walkway connecting the Art & Architecture Building with the main spine of the campus walkway system, during installation of windows (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
March 28, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View of hallway with stairs in the Art & Architecture Building, during installation of tile flooring (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
February 22, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View on the first floor of the Art & Architecture Building, showing a hallway with stairways during installation of tile flooring (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
February 22, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View during late stages of construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction), showing a basement studio on the east side of the building, with open views to the first and second floors (in the distance at top center).
Date:
February 22, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View of the granite-floored first floor gallery adjacent to the main entrance of the Art & Architecture Building, during late stages of construction (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
February 22, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View during late stages of construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction), showing a second floor studio with a concrete staircase up to the third floor.
Date:
January 25, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View of an octagonal atrium in the Art & Architecture Building during later stages of that building's construction (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
December 29, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View of pipes and ductwork in a mechanical room during late stages of construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
December 29, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View of a concrete stairway in an atrium area, during interior construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). A number of skylights are in the ceiling.
Date:
November 27, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northwest during later stages of construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction), with scaffolding in place for the installation of brick facing at the south end of the building. Jefferson Hall and University Hall are behind it at the upper left. The elevated walkway runs in front of Jefferson Hall and over West Harrison Street, leading to the CTA train station.
Date:
November 27, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southwest during later stages of construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). Douglas Hall is behind it to the left, and University Hall rises behind it at the right.
Date:
October 25, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View showing scaffolding in place during installation of brick facing on exterior walls at the north end of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
August 25, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northwest during construction of the upper levels at the south end and east side of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). University Hall is beyond it at the far left.
Date:
August 25, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View north showing scaffolding in place for construction of cinder block walls in the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
July 27, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southeast during construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
May 27, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northwest showing construction in progress at the south end of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). University Hall is partially visible at the left.
Date:
May 27, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View north during construction of the upper levels of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction), with an excavated area to the south of it in the foreground. A corner of Douglas Hall is visible at the far left.
Date:
April 27, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View east towards the downtown Loop showing construction in progress on the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The elevated walkway is visible at the bottom of the photograph, and a number of campus buildings are at the far right: the Union building and Tower (now Student Center East and Tower), and Douglas and Grant Halls. West Harrison Street runs up the left side of the image, and the intersection with South Halsted Street is at the middle left. The Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) and part of the Circle interchange are in the upper part of the photograph, beyond Halsted Street. The old Post Office is at the top left.
Date:
January 25, 1967
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northwest in winter during construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). Jefferson Hall is visible at the upper left. The elevated walkway runs in front of it and over West Harrison Street, leading to the CTA train station.
Date:
December 29, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southwest showing construction of the lower level walls for the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). Several campus buildings are visible in the distance, including the Union Tower (Student Center East Tower) and Union (Student Center East) at the left. Douglas Hall stands to the right of these.
Date:
September 30, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northeast showing construction of the foundation and lower level walls of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
August 25, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southwest showing construction of the foundation of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). Douglas Hall is at the top center of the photograph, and Grant Hall is to the right.
Date:
July 28, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View north during Phase 2 of campus construction, showing excavations south of the Art & Architecture Building. The south end of that building is visible under construction in the distance. Douglas Hall is at the upper left.
Date:
October 26, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southeast showing the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The enclosed elevated walkway leading from the building passes over the Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) electrical substation (demolished 2017) and connects with the main north-south spine of the walkway at the bottom of the photograph. South Halsted Street runs along the top of the photograph, and the intersection with West Harrison Street is at the upper left. The Union Tower (now Student Center East Tower) is at the upper right.
Date:
September 27, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northeast showing part of the north end of the Art & Architecture Building (built during Phase 2 of campus construction) before exterior landscaping.
Date:
May 28, 1968
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View in winter during construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
December 29, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View west during construction of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). University Hall is in the distance.
Date:
October 26, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View southeast during construction of the foundation of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). The Union Tower and Union (now Student Center East) are behind it.
Date:
October 26, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View northwest during construction of the foundation of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). Jefferson Hall is visible at the upper left. The elevated walkway runs in front of it and over West Harrison Street, leading to the CTA train station.
Date:
October 26, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View looking south during construction of the foundation of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction).
Date:
July 28, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access
Art & Architecture Building, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
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View east showing construction of the foundation of the Art & Architecture Building (part of Phase 2 of campus construction). South Halsted Street is visible at the top of the photograph.
Date:
August 25, 1966
Collection:
Facility Information Management
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
University Archives
Theme
UIC History & Administration
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2148 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 930 The Gibson Studios 926 McShane Fleming Studios 404 Harry Weese and Associates 128 Architectural Camera, Ltd. 121 C.F. Murphy Associates (Chicago, Ill.) 79 Netsch, Walter; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 63 A. Epstein and Sons, Inc. 47 Shaw, Metz and Associates 15 Frazier, Raftery, Orr & Fairbank Architects 13 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Netsch, Walter 9 Netsch, Walter 8 Kreutz, Richard L. 7 Department of Urban Renewal, City of Chicago 4 Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. 4 Richardson, Severns, Scheeler & Associates 3 Aesthetics Review and Work Group 3 The Parking and Traffic Committee 2 Conrad Associates 2 Graham, Anderson, Probst, White 2 Harry Weese and Associates; S. R. Lewis & Associates 2 Holabird & Root; Horn, Gerald 2 Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Architects Planners Ltd. 2 Office of Space Utilization, University of Illinois at Chicago 2 University of Illinois Office of Publication 1 Allen, J. Linn 1 Baginskis, Tom; Lockhart, Deana M.; Rutherford, T. Jeff; Laughlin, Charles T. 1 Bruegmann, Robert 1 Busk, Celeste 1 Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc. 1 Davis, David J. 1 Davis, David J.; Petersen, William F. 1 De Leuw, Cather & Company 1 Department of Economic Development, City of Chicago 1 Department of Streets and Sanitation, Bureau of Street Traffic 1 Ernst & Ernst 1 Eycleshymer, Dr. Albert C.; Thorne, Charles H.; Schmidt, Garden & Martin Architects 1 Facilities Review and Work Group 1 Ibata, David 1 Ivy, Jr., Robert A. 1 John Victor Frega Associates, Ltd. 1 Lester Gorsline Associates 1 Loebl Schlossman and Hackl 1 Mullen, William; Osgood, Charles 1 Nick-Bisgaard, M.; Choate, Karen D.; Goldin, Sandra 1 O'Shea, Bernadette M.; Emery, Chuck; Caldwell Kate; Mundt, Jennifer; Moore, Lori 1 Office for Capital Programs, University of Illinois at Chicago; Giles, Ronald G.; Cummings, William G. 1 Office of Facilities Planning and Space Management 1 Office of Planning and Resources Management, University of Illinois at Chicago 1 Office of Space Utilization 1 Parker, N. A.; Edsall, James V. 1 Pfister, James F. 1 Physical Plant Department, University of Illinois; Hostettler, F. E. 1 Physical Plant Department, University of Illinois; Pfister, James F.; University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Personnel Office; Bureau of Institutional Research, Urbana 1 Ralph H. Burke, Inc. 1 Real Estate Research Corporation 1 Richardson, Severns, Greene, Rishling & Associates, Inc. 1 Richardson, Severns, Scheeler & Associates, Inc. 1 Smith, Hinchman & Grylls 1 State of Illinois Board of Higher Education 1 Steiner, Vera M. 1 Tate, Ed; Huffman, Maude 1 The Parking and Traffic Committee; Begando, Joseph S. 1 University Office of Space Programming; Chicago Circle Campus Office of Space Utilization; Urbana-Champaign Campus Office of Space Utilization 1 University of Illinois Hospital Planning Committee 1 University of Illinois at Chicago Circle