Chicago Seven architects
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The Chicago Seven architects were a group of postmodern architects in Chicago known for challenging the dominance of strict modernism and promoting more diverse, historically informed design.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Chicago Seven (architects) | 1 |
| Chicago Seven (architectural group) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural group
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collective of architects ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| advocated |
greater attention to urban context
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multiple coexisting architectural styles ⓘ use of historical precedent in contemporary buildings ⓘ |
| aim |
to broaden acceptable architectural language beyond strict modernism
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to reintroduce ornament and symbolism into architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American postmodern architecture
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Chicago architectural scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticized | perceived sterility of high modernist design ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late modern and postmodern debates in architecture ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| focus |
contextual design
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historical reference in architecture ⓘ pluralism in architectural style ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Stanley Tigerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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architectural practice ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ben Weese
NERFINISHED
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James Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ James Nagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Tigerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Beeby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chicago architectural discourse
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postmodern architectural practice in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Postmodernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating historically informed design
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challenging the dominance of strict modernism in Chicago architecture ⓘ critiquing orthodox modernist planning principles ⓘ promoting diverse architectural expression ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | universalizing modernist aesthetics ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
International Style orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
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strict modernism ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| usedDesignApproach |
eclecticism
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historical allusion ⓘ irony in architectural form ⓘ |
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