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In 1956 architect Frank Lloyd Wright, nearing the end of a long and brilliant career, unveiled one of the most audacious designs in modern architecture: a mile-high office tower known as the Illinois. At over five thousand feet this would have been by far the tallest structure ever built. The building was in appearance a slender, multi-sided spike, with the outer surfaces to be sheathed in gold-tinted metal. It would have had 528 floors and accommodated 100,000 people with parking for 15,000 cars. The Illinois was of course never built, and critics have pointed out practical difficulties with Wright’s design. Nevertheless it remains a powerful work of imagination, and fifty years later no tower in the world reaches beyond half the height of the Illinois.
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This model builds into a 1:1700 scale replica of the Illinois. The model stands about 40 inches (1 metre) tall. You will need a printer capable of printing on card or cover stock to print out the parts sheets. Click here to see photos of the finished model. Note to webmasters! If you want to offer this kit on your site, please read this first.
The model files The parts and instructions are in Adobe PDF format, and have been compressed into ZIP files for faster transfer. They should work on any Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 or Unix/Linux computer. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader and an un-ZIP program. If files are unavailable or slow to download, try at a different time of day, when the file servers may be less busy. Primary site: Follow this link to download the instruction and parts files.
Related links All-Wright site - A good starting point to learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright and his works. The Illinois - An article from Wikipedia discussing the technical feasibility of the building. SkyscraperModels.us - A great site featuring free card models of skyscrapers in 1:1700 scale. |
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Last updated on July 31, 2006 Copyright 2006 by Ralph Currell |
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