John Vinci (born February 6, 1937) is a Chicago-based American architect who works on architectural preservation of historic buildings in addition to new designs.
He is noted for the rehabilitation of many noted landmarks including Frank Lloyd Wright’s studio in Oak Park, Illinois,[1] Louis Sullivan’s Carson Pirie Scott department store[2] and the reconstruction of the Adler and Sullivan Stock Exchange Trading Room[3] inside the Art Institute of Chicago.
[6] Mr. Vinci has also been an instructor of the history of nineteenth and twentieth century architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology[6] (1972-1992) (2000), and at Roosevelt University[6] (1970-1972).
He has written or contributed to architectural books and publications most notably The Complete Architecture of Adler and Sullivan,[8][9] (Aaron Siskind and Richard Nickel with John Vinci and Ward Miller, 2011, Published by The Richard Nickel Committee).
Sharoff, Rober and Zbaren, William: John Vinci: Life and Landmarks, Northwestern University Press, 2017