Crow Island School
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 | Crow Island School |
| Designer | Eliel Saarinen |
| Location | Winnetka, Illinois, USA |
| Date | 1939 to 1940 |
| Building Type | school |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | suburban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | 1112 Willow Rd Walk Score |
| Notes | A simple free composition of rectilinear forms. A powerful influence on the following generation of school design in the US. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Crow_Island_School.html |
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Commentary
"After studying the teaching method, the architects designed the model classroom...The site plan shows how the building was developed from this relatively self-sufficient unit. Different age-groups are in separate wings, each with its outdoor play area. Offices and library are at the center, with playroom and auditorium. Details are heavy, but the general scale is pleasant."
— from Elizabeth Mock, ed. Built in the USA Since 1932. p74.
Details
American Institute of Architects 25 Year Award, 1971
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Albert Chirst-Janer. Eliel Saarinen. Chicago: The University Chicago Press, 1948. With foreword by Alvar Aalto. Main floor plan, p93.
Johnson Architectural Images. Copyrighted slides in the Artifice Collection, AJ1352 to AJ1355.
Elizabeth Mock, ed. Built in the USA Since 1932. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1945. LC 68-57299. NA712.N45 1968. discussion p74.
Marcus Whiffen and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture, Volume 2. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. exterior photo, f 260, p 323.— An excellent survey of American architecture. Reprint Edition available at Amazon.com
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