Chicago Rookery Building
Specialty Glass Light Fixtures for the Chicago Rookery Building
Chicago Rookery Building One of the most famous Chicago
landmarks, the Rookery Building lobby was redesigned by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1905, where he introduced elements and
characteristics of his Prairie School designs. Frank Lloyd
Wright's intentions were to feature a larger sky lit lobby to
enhance the building's architectural lighting and ambiance.
The lighting components which Jeannette Specialty Glass made
were two, main 16-1/2" semi-hemispheres that would encompass the
light, and four smaller prismatic reflectors on each corner of
the light fixtures to add additional light.
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In 1990 Jeannette Specialty Glass was asked to supply additional
glass reflectors for the refurbished light fixtures in the
Rookery Building. The unique prism angles and patterns of these
glass reflectors enable light to be reflected 360 degrees and at
every angle.
One of the main reasons the Rookery Building chose Jeannette
Specialty Glass to supply them with the light fixtures was
because of the high quality and durability of our borosilicate glass. It was
necessary for the glass reflectors to be completely crystal
clear without any indication of a green coloration. There are
many other glass plants that manufacture reflectors and
refractors, but not one can replicate the crystal clear glass
that Jeannette Specialty Glass produces. Our special
formulation of borosilicate glass is unique to the industry with
its durable capabilities and being thermal shock and heat
resistant. Another requirement for the hemisphere reflectors
was that they had to be frosted to be able to diffuse the light
as it is reflected. The moulds used to produce the glass
reflectors were specifically designed to incorporate Frank Lloyd
Wright's prism design on the hemisphere as well as the smaller
light fixtures.
Contact Jeannette Specialty Glass
today to learn how our strength in custom glass development and
our proprietary glass formulas can assure the success of your
landmark project.
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