Dot and John Replinger Home and Studios
In 1995, John Replinger retired from the Illinois School of Architecture, and he and his wife, Dorothy "Dot" Replinger moved into their Yankee Ridge home. The home is H-shaped, with two wings connected by a hallway. In the front wing, you finds private spaces, such as bedrooms and bathrooms. In the back wing, you are greeted with communal areas, like the kitchen and living room, as well as the architect and artist's studios. Dot's weaving studio was a lofted two-story space, and John's studio was on a second-floor loft at the opposite end. The design presents ideas of what a shared space is, and the home as a communal place for art-making and creating. On the other hand, this home design also explores privacy and compartmentalization of hidden matters versus shared space.
From the exhibition's website on John G. Replinger and Dot's Home and Studio
About the Architect
John Gordon Replinger (1923-2006) was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois from 1953 until 1985 and awarded emeritus status upon retirement. Professor Replinger was an outstanding educator and recipient of many university teaching awards.
Concurrent with his career as an educator, John Replinger maintained a private architectural practice. He designed over forty houses, mainly in Champaign-Urbana and rural Illinois, but also in Michigan, California, and Florida. Replinger also designed many residential additions and remodelings for clients. John Replinger served as a first lieutenant in the 8th Air Force during World War II. Replinger piloted a B-17 aircraft and carried out twenty-eight missions over Germany, receiving a medal for his service. Over the course of eighteen years, John Replinger and his wife Dorothy donated funds to the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art at the University of Illinois. In 2006, after Professor Replinger's death, his wife and their three sons established the John Gordon Replinger Memorial Fund at the Ricker Library. The Replinger family maintains a website with pictures and paintings of some of the houses designed by John Replinger.
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The House and Studios
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John G. Replinger Papers 1953-2005 Located in the University Archives. Reading Room use only. John Replinger's papers include correspondence and documentation of both his construction and remodeling projects. There are also site plans, building plans, sketches, and course material. The collection is arranges into two series: Series 1: Architectural Projects and Course Materials, 1953-2005, arranged alphabetically (usually by owner and address); Series 2: Building Plans, circa 1953-2005, arranged alphabetically. (from library catalog)Call Number: 378.77366 ui1202040
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Otti Berger: Weaving for Modernist Architecture
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The Fabric of Modern Architecture Otti Berger created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles could be and do. A core member of the experimental approach to textiles at the Bauhaus, she also was a female entrepreneur in the frenzied time that was the early 1930s in Berlin. Working closely with architects of the New Objectivity movement such as Lilly Reich, Ludwig Hilberseimer and Hans Scharoun, she designed upholstery and wall tapestries, curtains and floor coverings that responded to novel types of use and production methods, and thereby redefined the relationship between aesthetics and function - with fascinating results. To date Berger's textile work has only been explored in fragments. This book is the first comprehensive study of its complexity and beauty and makes her hitherto unpublished treatise on fabrics and the methodology of textile production accessible. By systematically arranging the fabrics according to their application, Raum's research offers an entirely new perspective on Berger's oeuvre that emphasizes the craftsmanship and entrepreneurial side of her work, and appreciates the largely unrecognized significance of textiles in the history of architecture and design.
Call Number: Q. 746.094972 B453obISBN: 3775755004Publication Date: 2024-06-04
About Dot Replinger
Dorothy "Dot" Replinger (1924-2018) was a prolific fiber artist and teacher. She was a member of the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers guild and exhibited her work throughout the Midwest. She was a recipient of a fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution has her work in its collection.
Fiber Art, Wall Hanging, 2013
Basket Tournament Coat (Coat of Many Colors), 2015
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