<\/p>\nA model of a neighborhood in Glenview.<\/p>\n
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\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n
Bill Bauman, senior designer at Columbian Model & Exhibit Works, holds one of the workshop\u2019s oldest models, which depicts Louis Sullivan\u2019s \u201cGolden Doorway.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n
A model of the Pittsburgh senior living community The Devonshire of Mt. Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n
A model of the condo building University Station in Near West Side at the workshop of Columbian Model & Exhibit Works in the West Loop.<\/p>\n
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\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n
Some of the materials used to make architectural models sit on workbenches at the office of Columbian Model & Exhibit Works.<\/p>\n
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\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n
Pieces of a model of the Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue sit on a workbench at Columbian Model & Exhibit Works in West Loop.<\/p>\n
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\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n
A \u2018sad\u2019 end<\/p>\n
The Obama Presidential Center model is on display at the Obama Foundation headquarters. The work was widely shown and broadcast before the actual campus, scheduled to open in the spring, took shape.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were very disappointed that we never got to meet the Obamas,\u201d Tinker said. \u201cI really thought they might come over [to the office] but they didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Columbian Model\u2019s work also includes the Chicago Architecture Center\u2019s huge \u2014 320 square feet \u2014 Chicago Model built in 2009.<\/p>\n
The work shows 400 blocks of the city and downtown and is detailed with more than 1,000 buildings. It\u2019s updated every few months by Columbian Model.<\/p>\n
Chicago Architecture Center Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Bakos said, \u201cIt made me sad,\u201d when she heard the shop was closing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand that technology has made it easier to do things digitally and use augmented reality and all of that,\u201d she said. \u201cBut to show off these structures that are being developed in Chicago, I think it\u2019s a really beautiful art. And it\u2019s sad that it\u2019s kind of a dying one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bakos said the company left the CAC with a few models to plug into the big exhibit, including one of the revamped Thompson Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we\u2019re on the hunt for someone else who can take over that project,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
And Columbian Model is looking for a new home for all its work. Bauman said the company has thrown away some of its models, including a few of the Lakeshore East towers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve lost a lot them, but we still we have a dozen or so,\u201d Bauman said.<\/p>\n
Tinker said, \u201cThere are smaller models that were on shelves that I need find to homes find for.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For 35 years, Columbian Model & Exhibit Works has given the city glimpses of the future. The River…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-466454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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