About the program
This talk by architect Frederick Phillips re-contextualizes Andrew Rebori (1886–1966), a Chicago-based architect known for blending European architectural traditions with modernist experimentation. Rebori’s practice ranged from civic projects to refined private commissions, leaving a legacy of socially conscious and human-scaled design. His 1922 apartment complex at 40–50 West Schiller exemplifies this vision: its “sunken garden” is both shielded from the city and open to light and air, embodying the idea of communal domestic space within urban life. Phillips’ lecture will revisit Rebori’s achievements and question how his hybrid approach complicates the definition of modernism itself.
This talk is presented as a follow-up to the exhibition, Sunken Garden, which took place in the courtyard of 40-50 W Schiller in late-September.
