Johnson Wax Building
Title
Johnson Wax Building
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
February 23, 2015
Creator
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Wisconsin (state)
Racine (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
skywalks
office buildings
interior views
Description
Detail view of skywalk between the corporate headquarters and the research tower at SC Johnson Company in Racine, Wisconsin designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1939 and 1950 respectively. "There are two elevators, called bird cages because that’s what they look like. We took the stairs to a mezzanine, and everything looks different from there. You get a more complete feel for the space, its vastness and cohesion.
The tour goes on up to the third floor, where there’s a skyway between two parts of the complex, and while it’s quite warm, the tubes of glass that are everywhere in place of windows look especially cool here,"--Carefree highway: Day 2, by Mike Howie, from the News-Gazette, 07/01/2012.
The tour goes on up to the third floor, where there’s a skyway between two parts of the complex, and while it’s quite warm, the tubes of glass that are everywhere in place of windows look especially cool here,"--Carefree highway: Day 2, by Mike Howie, from the News-Gazette, 07/01/2012.
Material/Medium
glass (material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-337
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