Cummings Life Science Center (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois / East 58th Street, 920
 university, Modern (architecture)

Biology building designed c. 1973 by I. W. Colburn with Schmidt, Garden & Erikson and Harold H. Hellman. It houses research laboratories for microbiology and genetics. The Cummings Life Science Center’s intense HVAC requirements are expressed as the main design element. 40 brick chimneys with brick vents form the perimeter of the building, housing air intake and exhaust.
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Coordinates:   41°47'23"N   87°36'9"W
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