Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • 139

t- hid" Z1! i Mil 1 1 ft fl 3 CD The apartment building's hobby room is unique. For Mrs. Workman it means space in which to pursue her interests. Prof. Samuel K.

Workman in his comfortable study in Carman ball on the campus at Illinois Institute of Technology." VI I x. to 1 Faculty Couple Representative of Contented Dwellers in Illinois Tech's Modern Apartments in LOP? Hedrich-Blessing photo Carman hall. 1 I' I 1 tt.C 1 I I. nr I -IV MTV iA'r--vy I I KUitf I I I t'- I I If! lit I IV By Elizabeth Rannells THE common expression, the completion of each new' like a breath of fresh building is an exciting event, air," probably has never but recently the structures that been put to better use than have made the biggest impres-when describing the campus of sion are the new multi-storied Illinois Institute of Technology apartments. Carman hall, for on Chicago's south side.

Here, example, is the 15th new cam-by simply crossing the barrier, pus building, the second of four Michigan avenue, one leaves planned for the residential area behind the clutter of vintage on the campus, structures, huddled together, sad and neglected, for a wide, Tt was named in memory of clean, open space studded by lDr. George N. Carman, who contemporary buildings. guided Lewis institute from its This clean sweep began to beginning in 1896 until his re-materialize in 1940, when Ar- tirement in 1935. Dr.

Carman's mour Institute of Technology ideas were considered years and Lewis institute were merged ahead of his time, and note-to form I. I.T. Half-centuryold worthy was his devotion to stu-buildings were torn down and dents as individuals, the program of building a com- Campus living in Carman hall pletely new campus began. is different from what most of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, us picture this type of exist-Tech's director of the depart- ence. Almost like a miniature ment of architecture, was com- village under one roof, faculty, missioned to design the entire staff, and students lire in happy campus layout as well as each proximity, individual building.

For stu- Home to them begins the min-dents and staff at the school, (Continued on Page 44)' 35 Irtnl. '7, IV lil I I it i i vtr-- if -J ltoto (except exterior view) by Harold Trudeau of Tribune ttuaio i Comfortable and inviting is the Workman living room; contented is the Siamese cat. April 25, 1954.