The Reveal: Tod Williams and Billie Tsien's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago

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The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts has its official opening this weekend with a Launch Logan Festival, Friday through Sunday, October 12-14, and an October 12th program Beware the Stairs are Always Moving: a conversation with Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, 6:00 p.m. in the Logan Center's Performance Hall.  Read our profile of the building and its architects here.

 “I think in life it's generally true,” said architect Tod Williams, “everything's pushing to the more broadly based and generic, kind of universal answers.  I think that's the trend of the moment, and I think there's certain places, certain institutions, and people that go against that.  We go against that.”

He was responding to my question about architecture in the era of the supply chain, where it's all about maximizing efficiency through standardization and scale . . .

We had the opportunity to tour the this stunning new building, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts with its architects, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien last Friday, and the result is this photo-essay.   Williams and Tsien talk to me about about how the building came about, how it works, and the challenges they faced in getting it done.  Images, in abundance.

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