Perspectives on Sullivan & Nickel”

CHICAGO, September 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Richard H. Driehaus Museum announces a day-long symposium to explore important issues in the architecture of Louis Sullivan and the photograph by Richard Nickel documenting the destruction of many of Adler & Sullivan’s most important works Chicago Building. The Art of Architecture: Perspectives on Sullivan & Nickel will bring together experts to discuss topics as diverse as the power of photography, the neuroscience behind decoration, and the impact and benefits of conservation on the urban built environment. The event is carried out Saturday October 22ndout 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All tickets include free entry to the museum between 21-23 October. For information and tickets: https://bit.ly/3UJJQvt.

The symposium builds on themes from the museum’s exhibition Capture Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel sawcontaining over forty of Nickel’s photographs and over twenty architectural fragments of Adler & Sullivan buildings.

Speakers include:

• David van Zantenwhich highlights Sullivan’s evolving use of ornament, culminating in his design for the Wainwright Building (st louis1890-91). Van Zanten is the author of Sullivan’s City: The Importance of Ornament for Louis Sullivan (2000).
• Matt McNicholaswho talk about how ornament influences emotions and experiences in the built environment. McNicholas is an architect who has created decorative details for buildings in 16 countries. He is a member of the Society for Neuroscience.
• Richard CahanAuthor of three books on Richard Nickel including the most recent Richard Nickel: Dangerous Years: What He Saw and What He Wrote: Tim Samuelsondirector of the Chicago Architectural Preservation Archive; Ward Miller, Executive Director of Preservation Chicago and John Vinci, FAIA, an architect with experience in the restoration of historic architecture, including Sullivan’s Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room. You will talk about the Richard Nickel Committee, which focused on a new generation of architectural preservation Chicago.

Also participation will be David A HanksExhibition curator Capture Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel sawand David Travisformer curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago. Alison Fisherthe Harold and Margot Schiff curator of architecture and design at the Art Institute of Chicagomoderates a session.

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For more information, please contact:
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