SC Johnson Administration Building
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and opened in 1939, the Administration Building is celebrated as one of the top 25 buildings of the 20th century. From its 43 miles of Pyrex glass tubing to the dendriform columns soaring in the Great Workroom, it is truly a unique work of art that reflects the innovation and adventure that are still part of the spirit of SC Johnson today. The Administration Building is the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed commercial building still in use today.
SC Johnson Fortaleza Hall
Designed by world-renowned architect Norman Foster and his firm, London-based Foster + Partners, Fortaleza Hall is a contemporary partner to the innovative buildings and offerings of Frank Lloyd Wright. Opened in 2010, Fortaleza Hall was named for the city in northeast Brazil that was at the heart of two life-changing expeditions by the Johnson family, and it represents a commitment to the company's legacy of visionary thinking and inspired architecture. Soaring at the building's heart is the replica twin-engine S-38 amphibian plane that Sam Johnson flew to Fortaleza, Brazil, in 1998.
Wingspread
Beyond the Administration Building that third-generation SC Johnson leader H.F. Johnson Jr. commissioned with Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936, he gave Wright a more personal task, too – to design a new house for his family. Completed in 1939, the home was named Wingspread, reflecting its four wings that spread out from a central core living space. Wright called Wingspread "the last of the Prairie houses," and its 14,000-square-foot footprint makes it the largest of the Prairie homes as well.
About SC Johnson
SC Johnson is a family company dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace, with a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care, as well as professional products. It markets such well-known brands as GLADE®, KIWI®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, TANA®, BAMA®, BAYGON®, BRISE®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, MR MUSCLE® and RIDSECT®. The 131-year-old company, which generates $10 billion in sales, employs approximately 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world.
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About the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial
The 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial will be open to the public and on view from
September 16, 2017, through January 7, 2018. Press and professional previews will take place September 14 and 15. The hub of the 2017 Biennial will once again be the Chicago Cultural Center, located in downtown Chicago. The opening of the 2017 Biennial will align with the sixth annual EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, which will run September 13–17 at Navy Pier. In addition, EXPO CHICAGO has partnered with the Palais de Tokyo in Paris for its first U.S. satellite exhibition, to kick off EXPO CHICAGO at the Roundhouse at the DuSable Museum of African American History on September 12.
The manifestation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's vision for a major international architectural event and an outcome of the comprehensive cultural plan developed by Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events under the leadership of Michelle T. Boone, the inaugural 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial was presented through the support of BP, and in partnership with the City of Chicago and the Graham Foundation. Co-Artistic Directors Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda curated the 2015 Biennial, titled The State of the Art of Architecture.
The Chicago Architecture Biennial's mission is to provide a platform for groundbreaking architectural projects and spatial experiments that demonstrate how creativity and innovation can radically transform our lived experience. Through its constellation of exhibitions, full-scale installations and programming, the Biennial invites the public to engage with and think about architecture in new and unexpected ways, and to take part in a global discussion on the future of the field.
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Sponsors and Special Partners of the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial
The 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial is presented in partnership with the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and funded through private donations, with lead support from SC Johnson, Presenting Sponsor; BP, Founding Sponsor; Marriott, Hotel Sponsor; and philanthropic support from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
This year, the Chicago Architecture Biennial will align with EXPO CHICAGO (September 13–17, 2017) through a series of programs that establish the city as a preeminent destination for global contemporary architecture and art. The Biennial's Signature Education Sponsor is the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
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