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Designing a temporary work space has its own special challenges. When architects Valerio Dewalt Train Associates Inc. were hired to design space for NBC Broadcasting studios during the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the firm faced a number of hurdles. The architects were assigned the daunting task of creating a new design that could be built in just four weeks.
"We came up with the idea that with Chicago being a city of bridges and the convention having a bridges theme, we wanted to do this structure that was one big assembly of steel," said Joe Valerio, FAIA. A 50-foot red steel truss was bolted down as the roof, and glass was attached to form the studio. Typically, broadcasting studios at conventions are simple structures made of plywood and two-by-fours. In its minimalism and simple materials and form, the NBC Studios symbolized a moment in time and an important place in history. |
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