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LEN KUTYLA FORM
Follows
FUNCTION Translating the Human Condition into Built Form Tuesday, April 4, 2017 The Lounge at Iwan Ries, 19 South Wabash Ave. Cocktails at 5:30, with the presentation at 6:00 for about thirty minutes, followed by Q&A and general cocktail conversation. Reservations are required. |
| Len Kutyla writes,
"Ever since the first century BCE, when Vitruvius
codified the 'Three Pillars of Architecture'
as 'Utilitas, Firmitas, i Venustas' (Utility,
Firmness, and Delight), the architects of Western
Civilizations have had their guiding light in
shaping our built environments. "Unfortunately, the post-Dark Ages architects never even caught up with the Romans in terms of technology and engineering until the late 19th century.. "It was the architect Louis Sullivan, here in Chicago at that time, who was the first to embrace the exploding number of new possibilities presented by the Industrial Revolution…and coined the now ubiquitous phrase: Form Follows Function. "I will illustrate, with only a few case studies, how this vastly expanded menu of technological possibilities - and demands - influence the actual shaping of our built environment." |
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About the Cigar Society of Chicago
ONE OF THE
OLDEST AND greatest traditions of the city clubs of
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legal, artistic, historical, scientific, musical,
theatrical, and philosophical issues in the company of
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substantial amounts of tobacco and spirits. The
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