羅文森校友(第8屆化學系，1966年畢) ： 東海人； 令人懷念的東海歳月 .經營傳奇與神話 美國家族企業S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959)
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wikipedia
Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. (November 15, 1899 – December 13, 1978), was an American businessman and manufacturer. He was the grandson of company founder ...
Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., was an American businessman and manufacturer. He was the grandson of company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson. He was the third generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, Wisconsin. Wikipedia
SC Johnson & Son is an American multinational corporation, privately held manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin.[2]
Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. took over leadership of SC Johnson & Son from his father Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr.. Under his presidency, the company expanded worldwide, establishing its first subsidiary in the United Kingdom in 1914.[3] Giving his employees credit for a successful year, Herbert gave them $35,000 in 1917.[4] He then passed it to his son, Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr.. Currently, the Chairman and CEO is Fisk Johnson, the fifth generation of the family.
Career in Cornell
[edit]
Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. graduated from Cornell University in 1922 and became deeply involved with the institution. From 1947 to 1972, he served as an active member of the board of trustees, followed by his role as an emeritus board member until 1978. He was also a Presidential Councillor and one of the university's most notable benefactors. As a member of the Chi Psi fraternity, he contributed significantly to the Cornell community.
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art on the Cornell campus, designed by renowned architect I. M. Pei, is named in his honor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_F._Johnson_Museum_of_Art
Johnson Wax Administration Building
[edit]In 1936, he hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design a new administration building, the Johnson Wax Building, for his company in Racine, Wisconsin.
Home
[edit]Soon after the commission for the administration building, Johnson commissioned Wright to build him a home on nearby farmland. The result, known as Wingspread, was built in 1938-39 near Racine, Wisconsin. It was donated by Johnson and his wife, Irene Purcell to The Johnson Family Foundation in 1959 as an international educational conference facility.
"Anybody can build an ordinary office building. I wanted to build the best office building in the world, and the only way to do that was to get the greatest architect in the world." H.F. Johnson, Jr., third generation leader of SC Johnson
One of the 20th century’s most renowned architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, spent his career pioneering organic architecture, integrating buildings with their natural surroundings. By 1936, Wright was financially strained due to the Great Depression and personal controversies. When H.F. Johnson, Jr. approached him for a project, Wright eagerly accepted, despite budget disagreements. Their shared vision led to the creation of the SC Johnson Administration Building, renowned for its innovative design and listed among the top 25 buildings of the 20th century. This collaboration also produced Wingspread and the SC Johnson Research Tower, solidifying SC Johnson’s reputation and reflecting its spirit of innovation. Wright’s architecture continues to symbolize the company’s commitment to creativity and excellence.
Photo: H.F. Johnson, Jr. (right) and Frank Lloyd Wright, at the SC Johnson Research Tower.
#FrankLloydWright #HFJohnsonJr #JohnsonWaxBuilding #ModernArchitecture #ArchitecturalInnovation #OrganicArchitecture #SCJohnson #DesignHistory #IconicBuildings #ArchitecturalMasterpiece
https://www.scjohnson.com/en/interacting-with-sc-johnson/tours-and-architecture/our-architecture/frank-lloyd-wright-designed-administration-building
Designed to Inspire: SC Johnson's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Administration Building
About Us
Architecture
In 1936, third-generation SC Johnson leader H.F. Johnson, Jr. sought out the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Even though ground had been broken for a new administrative office, H.F. wanted to explore a more modern approach. And he wanted it enough to scrap the old plans and take a risk on the innovative Wright.
He later explained, “Anybody can build a typical building. I wanted to build the best office building in the world, and the only way to do that was to get the greatest architect in the world.” So began a relationship between H.F. and Wright that would endure for decades.
H.F. Johnson, Jr. (right) and Frank Lloyd Wright, at the Administration Building construction site, 1937.
The New SCJ Headquarters: An Office Like No Other
From the 43 miles of glass Pyrex tubing that forms its windows, to the soaring columns in its Great Workroom, our Administration Building is a truly unique place to work. It’s also the only corporate headquarters that Frank Lloyd Wright designed that remains operational.
The building, which opened in 1939 in Racine, Wisconsin, is celebrated as one of the top 25 buildings of the 20th century. We like to think it reflects the innovation, boldness and adventure that are still the spirit of SC Johnson today.
The Johnson Administration Building is not going to be what you expect. But, I can assure you of one thing, you’ll like it when it is put up.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Decades ahead of his time, Wright employed innovative modular furniture and an open office plan to make the workspace more productive. The Administration Building also was one of the first in the United States to be completely air-conditioned.
Perhaps the most recognized feature of the Administration Building’s Great Workroom is its columns. Wright called them "dendriform," meaning tree-shaped, but many also refer to them as lily pads because of the unique shape of their top supporting pads. The columns are just 9 inches in diameter at their base, but blossom to 18.5 feet in diameter at the top.
Despite their beauty, not everyone shared Wright’s optimism that the columns were a good idea. Initially, the Wisconsin Industrial Commission refused to approve the building plans, saying that they believed the design of the columns to be unrealistic. Wright, however, was not deterred.
In 1937, he oversaw a structural integrity experiment. Hundreds of onlookers and H.F. himself gathered to watch the dramatic field test. In the end, the columns proved their worth. They withstood a load of sixty tons – five times the required amount. The construction was approved.
When the Administration Building columns held ten times the required load in a structural test, construction was approved.
The completed columns soar throughout the one-half acre Great Workroom, a forest of creativity and inspiration.
Frank Lloyd Wright Designs in Every Detail
Wright’s focus was not just the structure itself. He planned more than 40 different pieces of furniture for the Administration Building. Each was created to reflect aspects of the building's unique design and to help get work done – for example, rolling file carts that could be moved easily around the Great Workroom. Open “bird cage” circular elevators run from the basement to the Penthouse level, giving a panoramic view of the building.
He also identified a warm red-brown shade for both exterior and interior walls. Most brick buildings use just a few brick shapes – one could say the buildings are designed to fit the brick. In the Administration Building, on the other hand, the brick was designed to fit the building.
Nearly 200 special shapes of brick were created, including interior and exterior radii, interior and exterior radius corner brick, and other special shapes. The trim is Kasota Stone of a color that complements the bricks, and the mortar in the horizontal joints is raked out to give the entire building a flowing, streamlined effect.
Nearly 200 special brick shapes were created to achieve the curves Wright envisioned.
The glass tubing
Wright designed more than 40 pieces of custom furniture for SC Johnson.
Previous 1/4 Next
Frank Lloyd Wright called the completed Administration Building an architectural interpretation of modern business at its best. He said he designed it to be “as inspiring a place to work in as any cathedral ever was to worship in.”
And, indeed, it did just what H.F. and Wright intended: It set the company apart and brought huge attention to us as a unique business. Life Magazine touted the Administration Building as the shape of things to come, comparing it to the futuristic buildings featured at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
It is genuine American architecture, owing nothing to foreign inspiration, different from anything ever built in the world before.
Life Magazine, 1939
We hope you’ll visit to experience the Administration Building yourself! Tours of our global headquarters and Frank Lloyd Wright-designed campus are free and open to the public with advance reservations.
Book your spot for a tour, and stay to see our Academy Award-winning film. We think you’ll find your visit as inspiring today as it was to all those visitors decades ago. Great design never gets old.
沒有留言:
張貼留言