MCM Architects on the Record

The Art Institute of Chicago has a large collection of transcripts of interviews with 20th Century architects “who shaped the physical environment in Chicago and surrounding communities”. Many of them are mid-century modernists who were well known in their day. Unfortunately, most have passed on and are becoming forgotten.

Here are a few with examples of their work:

• Gordon Bunshaft

Lever House

Bunshaft Residence

• Bertrand Goldberg

Marina City

• Paul Rudolph

Leavengood Residence

For more interviews: Chicago Architects Oral History Project