About this artwork
Created for a museum with the mission of educating the public about the history of energy, this 400-foot-long building contains an exhibition hall, a theater, a store, and a café. Exposed mechanical ductwork, electrical conduit, and structural systems reveal how the building is powered in an attempt to demystify energy processes. Facing due east to the rising sun, the Commonwealth Edison Energy Museum connects its site with
symbolism through an axial relationship—the structure and position reinforce the museum’s mission. In his sketches Tigerman explored the axial relationship of Jerusalem and the rising sun in context with this project.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- Stanley Tigerman (Architect)
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Title
- Commonwealth Edison Energy Museum, Zion, Illinois, Model
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Place
- United States (Object designed in:)
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Date
- 1987–1990
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Medium
- Cardboard, colored paper, wood, Styrofoam
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Dimensions
- 21 × 43 × 161 cm (8 1/4 × 16 3/4 × 63 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Stanley Tigerman
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Reference Number
- 2012.638
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Copyright
- © Stanley Tigerman
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