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Walter Netsch: 1920-2008

(photo: Northwestern University)

Former SOM design architect and ex-Chicago Park District president Walter Netsch died yesterday at age 88. The Chicago Tribune has a very well-done obit today. To that I would add the Art Institute of Chicago's oral history interview with Netsch, which features a great photo of the architect's study model for the Inland Steel Building, revealing an even lighter, more minimal structure than what was ultimately completed by SOM's Bruce Graham.

Posted by Lee Bey on June 16, 2008 09:01 AM |

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Wow. A striking resemblance to a young Bill Evans.

Posted by: WayOutWardell [TypeKey Profile Page] | June 20, 2008 06:21 PM

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