Rowe Village, previously known as State Street Village, is a residence hall for the
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has prog ...
in
Chicago
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
. Designed by
Helmut Jahn
Helmut Jahn (January 4, 1940 – May 8, 2021) was a German-American architect, known for projects such as the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the Thompson Center in Chicago; One Liberty ...
of Murphy-Jahn Associates, the dormitory was completed in 2003.
Although it appears that Rowe Village is a single continuous building, it consists of three different buildings built next to each other and sharing the same
facade; they are commonly referred to as "north", "middle", and "south". Each building has five stories, with dorms on the "north" and "south" sides of the building and an elevator and common area splitting the two sections in the middle. Access can only be gained via ID card scanners. Suites usually consist of two double rooms that are connected by a shared central bathroom.
Rowe Village also has kitchens and laundry rooms on all floors, with a lounge and open deck located on the top floor of each of the three separate buildings.
References
External links
State Street Village, IIT HousingInfo about the project at the Architectural Record*
Illinois Institute of Technology
School buildings completed in 2003
Buildings and structures in Chicago
Helmut Jahn buildings
Modernist architecture in Illinois
Postmodern architecture in the United States
2003 establishments in Illinois
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