Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: O'Hare International Airport; Terminal 1
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Preferred Title:
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O'Hare International Airport; Terminal 1
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Alternate Title:
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O'Hare International Airport; United Airlines Terminal
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Image View:
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Departure counters with automated check in (added later)
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Creator:
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Helmut Jahn (American architect, born 1940)
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Location:
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site: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Location Note:
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Highway 190, Kennedy Expressway
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GPS:
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+41.978611-87.904722
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Date:
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1985-1987 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Postmodern; Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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passenger terminal
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Work Type 2:
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airport
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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glass; steel; reinforced concrete; neon lighting
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Description:
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United and American both established nationwide hubs at the airport in the 1980s, which continue to operate today. United developed a new $500 million Terminal 1 ("The Terminal of the Future" or "Terminal of Tomorrow") designed by Helmut Jahn and A. Epstein and Sons, with Turner Construction as the construction manager, and Thornton Tomasetti serving as the structural engineer. Jahn described his design as drawing inspiration from the exhibition halls and railway stations of the turn of the twentieth century, with open floor space and lots of natural light. The 850 ft. tunnel connecting Concourse B and C, also designed by Jahn, has become one of O'Hare's defining features. Jahn worked with artist Michael Hayden and composer William Kraft to design the complex light sculpture called "Sky's the Limit," which covers the ceiling of the tunnel and undulates to music, computer controlled. It includes 466 neon tubes and lighted panels. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Nine
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Identifier:
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1A1-HJ-UATO-A19
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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