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Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils their new University of Chicago project

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils their new University of Chicago project

The University of Chicago has announced the approval of the preliminary designs for a new 90,000-square-foot complex designed by New York–based Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The David M. Rubenstein Forum is described by the university as “a place of intellectual, institutional, and educational exchange.” The building will contain meeting and presentation spaces, as well as a Lake View Room at the top of a 165-foot tower. With the largest space able to accommodate up to 600 people, the Forum will be able to host large conferences.

A 285-seat auditorium will facilitate more formal lectures and presentations, along with film screenings and performances, and more intimate academic symposia will be held in its many smaller meeting spaces. David M. Rubenstein Forum will add to the university’s already impressive list of buildings by notable architects, including Walter Netsch, Ricardo Legorreta, Eero Saarinen, and, more recently, Helmut Jahn and Jeanne Gang.

Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro 
Client: University of Chicago
Location: University of Chicago Campus, Chicago
Completion Date: 2018


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