The competition to host the new Barack Obama Presidential Library has generated quite a stir, attracting proposals from cities across the United States with Chicago emerging as the current front runner. Amid the debate, that is expected to end with a decision later this month, a new controversy has surfaced on the coattails of the University of Chicago's speculative plan. The proposed concept involves a land transfer for the library to occupy one of two historic parks designed by iconic landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1870s. Read more about the heated debate over using public parkland to house the library, here.
Architects: Vladimir Radutny Architects
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Area: 1200.0 ft2
Year: 2014
Photographs: Mike Schwartz Photography
Design Team: Vladimir Radutny, Fanny Hothan, Joe Signorelli
Construction: N/AFrom the architect.… A Chicago developer tasked us to create a new office Sigue leyendo →
In 2013 the former IBM Building in Chicago, Mies van der Rohe’s last completed skyscraper, underwent a significant renovation as a part of the tower was converted into a hotel. In this article, originally published in Blueprint issue #338 as “Lobbying for …Sigue leyendo →
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In 2013 the former IBM Building in Chicago, Mies van der Rohe’s last completed skyscraper, underwent a significant renovation as a part of the tower was converted into a hotel. In this article, originally published in Blueprint issue #338 as “Lobbying for …Sigue leyendo →
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Architects: Wheeler Kearns Architects
Location: Intrinsic Schools, 4540 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641, USA
Year: 2014
Photographs: Steve Hall – Hedrich Blessing Photography
General Contractor: Clune Construction Co.
Structural Engineer: Enspect Engineering
Civil Engineer : Terra Engineering…
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The Chicago Architectural Club (CAC) has revealed the winners of its fourteenth annual Chicago Prize Competition - The Barack Obama Presidential Library …- following Chicago’s recent selection as one of three cities being considered to host the presidential library.
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Following the extensive preservation battle over Bertrand Goldberg’s iconic Prentice Women’s Hospital, the Chicago landmark was demolished a few months ago to pave the way for Perkins+Will’s new Biomedical Research Building for the Feinberg School of Medicine. The four year preservation struggle was marked by repeated appeals to the Commission on… Sigue leyendo →
Concerns regarding the environmental sensitivity of George Lucas’ proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago has caused the project to halt, and may even prevent it from being realized. According to a suit filed against the museum by the Friends of… Sigue leyendo →
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Chicago’s Jackson Park is expected to see some big changes in the coming years. Nonprofit organization Project 120… is working to revitalize the park, restoring many of the design aspects implemented by its landscape architect, the famous Frederick Law Olmsted. Sigue leyendo →
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Chicago’s Jackson Park is expected to see some big changes in the coming years. Nonprofit organization Project 120… is working to revitalize the park, restoring many of the design aspects implemented by its landscape architect, the famous Frederick Law Olmsted. Sigue leyendo →
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