Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP
Associate Professor :: Associate Director :: School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo

Student Union Building
Illinois Institute of Technology

Rem Koolhaas Architect

Chicago, Illinois


Project Information:

Design Architect: OMA / Rem Koolhaas.
Local Architect: Holabird and Root

More information and construction photos link



Project Images: ...night views taken during the ACSA Annual Meeting Reception, March 2005
The train passes over the student building.
View of train tracks as they enter the tube.
The interior is quite open. Accent colours in orange-red and naked/unfinished drywall througout.
View of main circulation space.

I can only imagine how difficult it was to NOT finish the drywall ceiling and have such a good tape job...
Tables for student meetings.

A stair ramp handles the level change at the centre of the space. Waiting to see how long it resists safety railings...

Entry space at street side (dance/DJ space behind the Mies screen).
The colour of the year seems to be orange. These glazing panels make the building glow brilliantly from as viewed from the exterior.
Even the bathrooms are worth a visit.
Ramp that leads down into a computer access pit.
Polished concrete floor.
Walls of main lecture/theatre space.
Acoustical treatment on the walls.
View to exterior.
View of building glowing at night.
Outside to inside view of same space.

These images are for educational use only and may not be reproduced commercially without written permission. tboake@sympatico.ca

Updated March 16, 2005