The Site
The site for the David Logan Arts Center is along the southern edge of campus and at the western end of the Midway Plaisance, one block west of the Mies van der Rohe-designed School of Social Service Administration (1965), and two blocks west of the Law School designed by Eero Saarinen (1959). It is a site that contains the historic home and studios of sculptor Lorado Taft. Midway Studios was the personal studio and residence of Taft from 1906 until his death in 1936, and additions were made in later years to create studio and classroom space for students in the University's Department of Visual Arts. The original house and barn are, collectively considered a landmark by the Commission of Chicago Landmarks and the National Register of Historic Places.
Building site: satellite view
