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studio gang debuts new gallery featuring blue tin production and a broader abolitionist movement.

studio gang debuts new gallery featuring blue tin production and a broader abolitionist movement.

Dec 13, 2021

a collaboration with blue tin production and studio gang creates two inaugural happenings: an exhibition — a different future in the making: building garment worker power & a broader abolitionist movement; and blue tin production’s corporate office — 63rd house. a third element includes the opening of studio gang’s new gallery space in wicker park where this exhibition debuts. that’s quite an announcement!

the opening of the gallery coincided with the opening of the 2021 chicago architecture biennial (cab), where studio gang was a partner. because of the pandemic which affected long-established global venues, such as the venice architecture biennale, whose dates were put off twice — first, from may to august 2020, then to may 2021, chicago’s events will offer content within a neighborhood-centric format throughout the city.

the 2021 chicago event, titled the available city includes 15 site-specific architectural installations: located on public and private lots located in chicago’s neighborhoods of north lawndale, bronzeville, woodlawn, englewood, pilsen, and the south loop. there are also two exhibition-based explorations located in an unused storefront space in bronzeville and at the graham foundation.

[ the exhibition ]

a different future in the making shows how these questions are being explored by blue tin production, the first apparel manufacturing worker co-operative in the u.s. run by immigrant, refugee, and working-class women of color. materializing blue tin’s radical model and vision using the tools and techniques of garment work, this exhibition also reveals how the co-operative is seeding greater change through their newest project: 63rd house, a community space and manufacturing studio in chicago lawn designed by studio gang.

what can bottom-up, systemic change look like in the garment industry—and beyond—when exploitation and violence are replaced by community and care? and what role might architecture and design play in this transformation?

on view
20 november 2021 > 11 february 2022
1520 west division street chicago
[ tickets/reservations ]

above> a concept presentation of the 63rd house headquarters / below> a trench coat made by blue tin, glimpsed through a hand-sewn curtain by diana aguilar and hale ekinci, 2021

[ studio gang ] photos steve hall (c) hall + merrick

chicago architecture center presents ninth annual open house chicago.

chicago architecture center presents ninth annual open house chicago.

Oct 17, 2019

the chicago architecture center‘s ninth annual open house chicago is a free public festival that offers behind-the-scenes access to an astonishing 350 venues including soaring skyscrapers, repurposed mansions, opulent theaters, exclusive private clubs, private offices and breathtaking sacred spaces all weekend long. here are a few suggestions…

[ park no. 571 boathouse ] photo below courtesy of studio gang architects
the weather this weekend is perfect to tour a boathouse on the chicago river! one of two boathouses on the chicago river designed by studio gang, the eleanor boathouse at park 571 completed in 2016, creates a crucial access point along the river’s edge. the structure’s shape draws inspiration from rowers’ rhythmic movements.

as the city works to transform the long-polluted and neglected river into its next recreational frontier, the boathouse invites communities on the south side and throughout the city to share in the river’s continued ecological and infrastructural revitalization. 2754 south eleanor street, bridgeport.

[ mccormick place west building rooftop farm ] photo below by garrett karp
the weather this weekend is perfect to tour a rooftop on the lakefront! the largest mccormick place west building spans 20,000 sq ft above chicago. the building, designed by tvsdesign in 2007, was originally intended to have a green roof for environmental purposes. however in 2013, the chicago botanic garden stepped in with the windy city harvest program to transform it into a massive vegetable patch. more than 8,000 pounds of produce are now grown each year for savor…chicago, the food service provider for the convention centre below. the open house chicago tour is focused on biodiversity and growing practices. 2301 south indiana avenue, gate 41, se corner of cermak & indiana.

[ unity temple ] photo below tom rossiter
unity temple, the work of master architect frank lloyd wright first major public building commission and considered to be one of the most important and influential buildings of the 20th century, underwent an extensive $25m restoration and renovation beginning in 2015. the temple re-opened in summer 2017. in summer 2019, unity temple was named a unesco world heritage site, one of eight major works by wright given this honoured distinction. 875 lake street, oak park.

[ stony island arts bank ] photo below steve hall
the stony island arts bank is a hybrid gallery, media archive, library and community center – and a home for rebuild foundation’s archives and collections. designed by william gibbons uffendell and built in 1923, the bank at 68th and stony island was once a vibrant community savings and loan. by the eighties, it had closed and the building remained vacant and deteriorating for decades. reopened in october 2015, the radically-restored building renovated by chicago social practice installation artist, theaster gates, serves as a space for neighborhood residents to preserve, access, reimagine and share their heritage – and a destination for artists, scholars, curators, and collectors to research and engage with south side history. 6760 south stony island avenue, south shore. enter via north door from garden

[ 150 north riverside ] photo below courtesy goettsch partners
audaciously cantilevered out over a new stretch of riverwalk, 150 north riverside commands attention as few recent buildings have. the glassy office tower’s 54 floors, carefully engineered to stand tall above busy rail lines, look down all three branches of the chicago river. the soaring lobby, whose enormous glass wall transparently connects indoors and out, is defined by 150 media stream, a one-of-a-kind achievement in art, architecture and technology. the piece’s 89 led blades, stretching 150 feet long and rising 22 feet high, display ever-changing collaborative artworks developed by local and international established and emerging artists, arts educators, and students.

why doesn’t this building topple over ? the building’s small lot plus the wish for 1.2 million square feet of office space gave the skyscraper an aspect ratio — the building’s height relative to the width of its core — is a breathtaking 20-1. if you ask does the building sway? the answer is you bet!

but not as much as it should because the engineers inserted two enclosed concrete vaults near the building’s top. the water in the vaults, which are called “tuned liquid dampers,” is not for swimming. when the wind pushes the high-rise one way, the water sloshes the other way, damping wind-induced sway.

architects/engineers: goettsch partners, and their structural engineers, seattle-based magnusson klemencic associates, 2017.

[ chicago architecture center ] photo below james steinkamp, courtesy cac
located in the 111 east wacker building, designed by the office of mies van der rohe, 1970. adrian smith + gordon gill architecture designed the new and current space in 2018. the chicago architecture center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring people to discover why design matters. the cac’s new home is a great place for locals and tourists alike to learn about chicago architecture and the pivotal role chicago has played in shaping architecture around the globe. exhibits include an expanded and immersive chicago city model experience, the building tall exhibit featuring large-scale models of notable skyscrapers, and more. 111 east wacker drive.

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Protected: official u.s. entry for 2018 venice architecture bienniale – dimensions of citizenship – in the middle of a divine intervention?

Protected: official u.s. entry for 2018 venice architecture bienniale – dimensions of citizenship – in the middle of a divine intervention?

May 25, 2019
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dimensions of citizenship: architecture and belonging from the body to the cosmos. 659 wrightwood gallery.

dimensions of citizenship: architecture and belonging from the body to the cosmos. 659 wrightwood gallery.

Feb 28, 2019

dimensions of citizenship: architecture and belonging from the body to the cosmos, the official u.s. entry at the recently-concluded 16th international architecture exhibition of the venice biennale, will be on view for the first time in the united states at wrightwood 659. devoted to exploring the notion of citizenship today and the potential role of architecture and design in creating spaces for it, dimensions of citizenship comprises seven unique installations, each created by a transdisciplinary team of architects and designers.

the curators asked each of the seven teams to consider what it means to be a citizen today, when conventional notions of citizenship are being simultaneously questioned and expanded. the teams are: amanda williams + andres l. hernandez, in collaboration with shani crowe; studio gang; scape; estudio teddy cruz + fonna forman; diller scofidio + renfro, laura kurgan, robert gerard pietrusko with columbia center for spatial research; keller easterling with many; and design earth.

curators: niall atkinson, ann lui, mimi zeiger / iker gill associate curator

#dimensionsofcitizenship

architecture and design begets art at expo chicago 2018.

architecture and design begets art at expo chicago 2018.

Sep 29, 2018

above > expo chicago 2017 featuring work by lara schnitger (anton kern) as part of in/situ chronopolitics / curated by florence derieux

In the art world, DesignApplause attempts an objects-only mindset that could include a sculpture, or a photograph or painting of an airstream trailer for example. However, typically the art conversations becomes limited to works by designers showing in design galleries. For Expo 2013, for the first time, we put this question to the dealers we talked to: are there any architecture or design trained artists in your booth today? 2018 is our fourth iteration of this theme.

above > untitled 1945 / richard koppe / richard norton gallery / chicago / booth 275

born in st. paul, minnesota, richard koppe studied at the st. paul school of art with artists cameron booth, leroy turner and nicolai cikovsky. in 1937, koppe moved to chicago and continued his studies at the institute of design (id) with the noted bauhaus masters laszlo moholy-nagy, gyorgy kepes and alexander archipenko. he became an instructor at the institute of design in 1946 and remained an associate professor at the id until 1963. robert koppe was moholy-nagy‘s first design student.

the new bauhaus was founded in chicago in 1937 by the renowned professor, photographer and artist, laszlo moholy-nagy. the new bauhaus stems from the german bauhaus, a pioneering school of art and design that operated from 1919-1933. the theories and teachings of the bauhaus, which emphasized a synthesis of numerous artistic disciplines, was most influential in championing modernist twentieth century design, fine art and architecture. after adolph hitler closed the german school in 1933, many of the bauhaus teachers, namely through the efforts of moholy-nagy, emmigrated to america to establish and work with the new bauhaus in chicago. industrialist walter paepke, chairman of the container corporation of america, was an early financial backer of the school, which was originally located in the old marshall field mansion on chicago’s prarie avenue. in 1944, the school was retitled the instiute of design (id) and today resides on the campus of the illinois institute of technology. (iit) the school became the first institution in the united states to offer a phd in design. much of moholy-nagy’s curriculum and ideas were outlined in his extensive 1947 book, “vision in motion”. many important prefessors and designers have taught or studied at the new bauhaus/id. these include such artists as serge chermayeff, ivan cherymayeff, alexander archipenko, buckminster fuller, gyorgy kepes, richard koppe, nathan lerner, harry callahan, robert bruce tague, john cage and werner drewes, among others. much of the influence on today’s american modern art, design and architecture may be attributed to the teachings of the chicago new bauhaus.

a serendipitous moment via moholy-nagy chicago design archive and designer steve liska.

above > museum quality #bentply preview of nyc show re moma’s mid-century design exhibitions period works by #isokon #eames and #noguchi / r & company / new york city / booth 131

above > rothko chapel 2018 / gregory scott / catherine edelman gallery / chicago / booth 167

gregory scott was born in ann arbor, michigan in 1957 and received his bachelor degree from the institute of design at iit in chicago in 1979. scott has always blurred the lines between painting and photography, incorporating paintings he did of himself, or his body, back into his photographs. the resulting images were both humorous and odd, challenging the viewer’s perception of photographic truth. then, at the age of 49, scott decided to go to graduate school to strengthen his knowledge of art history and video making. having successfully merged his love of painting and photographs, his interest turned to video and its ability to move and manipulate still images.

above > local 1 chicago 55 west van buren 2008 / david hartt / corbett vs dempsey / chicago / booth 211

graphic design trained david hartt currently is an assistant professor, department of fine arts, school of design, university of pennsylvania

above > www14 2017 / canan tolon / anglim gilbert gallery / san francisco / booth 247

canan tolon, who trained as a designer and architect, explores visualizations of space via illusionistic imagery and constructions. tolon is known for her seemingly abstract paintings with geometric motifs and limited color palettes; over time, however, the rhythmic forms in her compositions begin to come into focus as series of overlain architectural structures and landscapes. these compositions are really tolon’s experiments in visual familiarity, examining the eye’s ability to piece together depictions of space from apparent abstraction. she is also known for large-scale installations with recurring use of dirt, grass, mirrors, and architectural constructions; these reference themes of colonization, urban growth, and land ownership.

above > tecate 2015 / peter alexander / peter blake gallery / laguna beach / booth 261

after initially working as an architect peter alexander rose to prominence in the 1960s with translucent resin sculptures. working with a southern california sensibility, los angeles-based artist peter alexander is most commonly associated with the light and space movement. his primary means of working today is in sculptural forms made of polyester resin reminiscent of his earliest work from 1965-1972. he has also produced paintings, including a series that depicts luminous aerial views of the city lights stretching across the los angeles basin. he also was commissioned to paint a large mural for the walt disney concert hall in los angeles.

above > the conservation center: the laboratory / studiogang / the conservation center / chicago / booth 166

the conservation center: the laboratory by studiogang designers re-imagined in a 19th century warehouse highlighting pre-existing elements such as original finishes and grand arched windows. the conservation center is the largest and most comprehensive private art conservation laboratory in the country. with over 33 years of experience, the center is a leader in the field of art preservation, evolving new treatments and methods to adapt to the rapidly-changing art world.

above > john m armleder / galeria javier lopez & fer frances / madrid / booth 344

swiss artist, john m armleder is internationally recognized for his versatile work that lies in between art and life. his art shows a clear vision of xxth century art history, and he specifically addresses the dilemma of object-ness. from 1979 onwards, armleder began to exhibit his so-called “fs,” furniture sculpture. these pieces comprise the pairing of daily objects with paintings. the artist does this either by integration, in which case the object becomes the canvas, or by placement side by side, where the object becomes like any other element of the pictorial composition. [ full bio ]

back story to this post > apologies, i was told that armleder studied architecture which led him to conceive and juxtapose flat art and 3-dimensional art, i.e., creating the space, an environment, criteria many architects are drawn to. however, research suggests armleder works, which do evoke design and architectural comparisons, is self-taught. he himself believes that art is in the eyes of the beholder. nonetheless, he’s included in this post.

asked how he would define himself and his art armleder said, “obviously i believe that i’m a visual artist, i’ve been interested in painting and doing three dimensional objects since i was a kid. one always believes that the artist knows more, or understands the work he is doing better than the onlooker, or the people who take care of the work, and i think it’s not true. the artist has a very restrictive understanding of his own work because he’s so close to it, and he remembers the moments when he was making it, and the anecdotes, which are just episodes. it’s not at all a universal understanding. i think the art should work on its own, the people who look at the works invent the works again, and the artist is just a side effect. so it’s very difficult for me to say this or that, and i don’t think it’s really my style to try to control the understanding or the focus of the work and say that it’s about this rather than about that. so what binds it all together? it’s obviously time, space—areas. and all that would be wiped out by new time, new spaces.

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note: there were seven galleries who did not hang work at expo chicago, works of their artists who have backgrounds in architecture and design. we plan on adding this work to this post as it comes in.
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expo chicago (september 27-30, 2018), the international exposition of contemporary & modern art, has established the city of chicago as a preeminent art fair destination. opening the fall art season every september, expo chicago takes place at historic navy pier whose vast vaulted architecture hosts leading international art galleries alongside one of the highest quality platforms for global contemporary art and culture. dedicated to rigorous and challenging programming, expo chicago initiates strategic international partnerships, built alongside strong institutional relationships with major local museums and organizations to open parallel exhibitions and events. the 2018 edition of expo chicago will align with art design chicago, an initiative of the terra foundation for american art, to present various programs and events throughout expo art week (september 24–30, 2018) including panel discussions, performances, and activations across the city.

the seventh edition features art from over 3,000 artists represented by 135 international galleries, 27 countries, and 63 cities. Admission includes a dynamic roster of on-site programming, including panel discussions, site-specific installations, film and new media works, and special exhibitions by renowned institutions.

hear here chicago with nick cave and studio gang. chicago architecture biennial and expo chicago.

hear here chicago with nick cave and studio gang. chicago architecture biennial and expo chicago.

Sep 13, 2017

navy pier welcomes world-renowned contemporary artist nick cave and international architect and macarthur fellow jeanne gang for here hear chicago, a new site-specific project that incorporates art, design and performance.

the collaboration will be featured at navy pier this fall as part of the free public programming for the chicago architecture biennial and expo chicago, the international exposition of modern & contemporary art.

the locally-based duo, cave and gang, are set to present a series of live productions in which cave’s performers will intersect and respond to a field of dynamic, custom-fabricated objects designed by gang and her practice, studio gang. the performance series includes cave’s newest performance work, up right, and internationally acclaimed heard. both feature his iconic soundsuits, accompanied by chicago’s most talented musicians, including jazz artist kahil el zabar, the chicago children’s choir and others.

studio gang’s “stage buoys” will define a flexible space for performance, responding to the spontaneous interactions of performers and the public. “our design features mobile objects, or ‘stage buoys,’ that will collectively define a space for performance,” said gang.

“reflecting the kinetic experience of nick’s performances, the mobile objects find equilibrium amid the movement of the
performers and bustle of the audience at navy pier.” the “stage buoys” are self-balancing, upright objects with a mirrored finish that react to, and reflect the movements of the
performers, and can be re-arranged for each performance. more than 200 “stage buoys” will demarcate the stage.

studio gang’s “stage buoys” will remain on display throughout the pier once the performance series wraps, serving as temporary art installations and offering guests the unique opportunity to view and engage with the pieces up close through
the course of the 2017 chicago architecture biennial.

responsive second concept proposal for chicago’s lucas museum of narrative art.

responsive second concept proposal for chicago’s lucas museum of narrative art.

Sep 17, 2015

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a new proposal view of the lucas museum of narrative art with cityscape from the south east. all new proposal renderings are courtesy of the lucas museum of narrative art.

Chinese architect Ma Yansong [ MAD Architects ] second concept presentation of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art responds to being too big and unruly for the lakefront and the existing buildings in Museum Campus. With 25% less building mass and 40% less footprint, the second iteration sticks to the initial concept though its new scale is now cooperating with the surroundings. Regretfully, the naysayers wanting the same unobstructed views of the lake from Lake Shore Drive that the seldom used ‘parking lot’ offers will still not be happy campers along with the tail-gaters.

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a bird’s eye view of the lucas museum of narrative art and surrounding park setting.

Though the building went from 110 feet tall to 137 feet tall, the new proposal is more sleek, lighter looking. The landscaping design, by New York’s SCAPE landscape architects and Chicago’s Studio Gang Architects, responds to the new proposal and delivers Ma’s vision that the building’s form itself is a rolling hill, though now with new dunes and bike and foot flow winding around it.

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rendering of the visitor experience on the public plaza of the lucas museum of narrative art. the plaza as well as the surrounding greenspace will be open and accessible to park visitors.

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a look inside the lucas museum of narrative art. the diagram shows the spiral ramp, three theaters, galleries, classrooms and library.

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an aerial view of the lucas museum of narrative art site.

There are still unanswered questions what happens to traffic when the Chicago Bears play at home therefore traffic-flow plans are in order and we want to see more concept details. And please don’t stop being critical. Ma and team is responding. And please don’t stop squabbling the ‘parking lot’ is the best option because there is land available for a ‘parking facility’ immediately west of the Drive. If you’re debate is the view from Lake Shore Drive is ‘unpleasing to the eye’ please suggest leveling Soldier Field.

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an aerial view of the the lakefront site.

The ‘view of the lake’ from Lake Shore Drive argument however, is only angle-deep. Here’s why. If you really wish to see the lake, don’t settle for views from LSD. It’s a whole new world being at the water’s edge. Seriously.

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a side-by-side comparison of the lakefront site as it currently exists and how it will look with the museum and accessible, added green-space in place.

Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

big yellow taxi | joni mitchell | 1970

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, in development for Chicago’s lake shore museum campus, will celebrate the power of visual storytelling through collections and exhibitions of narrative painting, illustration, photography, film and cinema arts, animation and digital art. The Museum’s highly innovative facility is designed by Beijing-based MAD Architects. The Lucas Museum’s collection, conceived and initiated by George Lucas, continues to develop and grow in order to fulfill the Museum’s educationally driven mission.

chicago unveils a chinese developer’s plans for its third tallest building.

chicago unveils a chinese developer’s plans for its third tallest building.

Dec 18, 2014

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the wanda vista, a burly 88-story mixed-use river-front mega-tower.

the city of chicago unveiled a jeanne gang designed skyscraper designed to reside on the chicago river. the developers, the wanda group, which is controlled by mainland china’s richest man, wang jianlin, and chicago-based magellan development group, propose a 2016 groundbreaking. chicago mayor rahm emanuel’s administration portrays the project as the largest real estate investment by a chinese firm in chicago and one of the largest in the united states.

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the skyscraper is planned for an east wacker drive riverfront site.

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interior riverfront view of the tower, the $900 million mixed-use project will contain a 250-room five-star hotel, 390 condominiums and about 9,000 square feet of retail space.

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interior south view of wanda vista.

though no height was given at the unveiling, the tower’s height has been previously reported as 1,148 feet, which would make it chicago’s third tallest building, behind the 1,730-foot willis tower and the 1,388-foot trump international hotel & tower. close runner-ups are the 1,136-foot aon center and 1,128-foot john hancock center.

the project would reside in the lakeshore east development, which is bordered by east wacker on the north, lake shore drive to the east, randolph street to the south and columbus drive to the west. gang’s world-renowned 859-foot aqua tower is also part of the development. aqua tower is said to be the tallest building designed by a female architect. wanda vista will raise that bar.

[ studio gang architects ]

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mad architects unveil design concept for lucas museum of narrative art.

mad architects unveil design concept for lucas museum of narrative art.

Nov 4, 2014

the eagerly awaited design concept of the new lucas museum on chicago’s lakefront presents a taller than expected, futuristic and organic shapliness that makes an eloquent counterpoint to nearby man-made chicago architecture.

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here’s what the 39-year-old architect, ma yansong of beijing says on mad’s website:

the architectural concept for the lucas museum of narrative art explores the relationship between nature and the urban environment. inspired by the work of frank lloyd wright and mies van der rohe, the design integrates the natural beauty of the park and lake michigan with the powerful man-made architecture of chicago. the design furthers the museum’s mission to be a place of education, culture, and inspiration.

the lucas museum design is both futuristic and timeless. its continuous undulating organic surface blurs the line between structure and landscape. as the harbor rises up to the land, it merges with stone surfaces that reach up to the sky and ultimately crescendos into a “floating” disc. the museum is not an isolated object, but a spatial experience that is defined by the people who occupy and interact with it. its uninterrupted stone surfaces are as primitive as it is futuristic, evoking the great achievements of architectural history. it is a place to discover and explore, to communicate and contemplate. more than a building, it is an urban vista for social interaction, bringing people closer to each other and to nature.

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the seven-level, 110-foot-tall, 400,000-square-foot museum will occupy the southern half of a 17-acre site offered to lucas by mayor rahm emanuel. emanuel depicts the museum as a fitting statement to complete chicago’s museum campus, an array of three natural history museums: the adler planetarium, the field museum and the shedd aquarium.

[ main elements of the proposal] > visitors could park in an existing nearby waldron parking deck. a new pedestrian bridge would bring visitors to the museum’s main entrance facing lake michigan.
> that entrance, outdoor plazas and an amphitheater occupies the museum’s second level. the design includes a goodly addition of green space to the museum campus. “the whole idea of the building is to be part of nature, part of (the) landscape,” the architect said.
>the lucas team will work hard to accommodate bears fans at nearby soldier field.
>the building is comprised of three levels of exhibition space organized in continual loops. the white conical mass is topped by an elevated disc at the peak, which is to contain an observation deck offering 360º views toward the city and adjacent lake michigan.

1> field museum
2> shedd aquarium
3> adler planetarium
4> northerly island
5> lucas museum of narrative art

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it comes as no surprise in chicago that the project has its detractors for building on the lakefront. the chicago plan commission will be among the city bodies reviewing the lucas museum’s plans. there’s a 1973 lakefront protection ordinance to contend with, which calls for chicago to protect the shoreline’s open character.

[ mad architects ] ma has won international recognition for his undulating museums in china and the shapely “marilyn monroe” residential towers near toronto. mad architects is joined by local firms studio gang and voa associates. for more details on the museum and its project team, see designapplause’s previous article.

[ lucas museum of narrative art ]

Cooper-hewitt national design awards 2013.

May 13, 2013

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Cooper-Hewitt announced the 2013 National Design Awards last week. Award recipients will be honored this October in New York, during National Design Week. This year’s jury included architect Thom Mayne, Charles Adler, the head of design for Kickstarter, and Zoe Ryan, curator of architecture and design at The Art Institute of Chicago, among others. First Lady Michelle Obama will serve as the Honorary Patron for this year’s awards.

cooper13-natwin-wines2[ lifetime achievement ]
The “Lifetime Achievement Award” went to James Wines, founder and president of New York based architecture firm SITE. Wines, who is on the faculty at Penn State, is known for his site-specific designs that engage information about the environment. Twenty-two monographs have been published on his drawings and built works.

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[ design mind ]
The “Design Mind” award went to Michael Sorkin, the Director of the Graduate Urban Design Program at the City College of New York. Sorkin is also the president of non-profit research firm Terreform and principal of his own eponymous design studio, as well as a contributing editor at ArchRecord.

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[ corporate and institutional achievement ]
The “Corporate and Institutional Achievement” award went to TED, the non-profit
behemoth dedicated to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The TED website surpassed 1 billion views of its TED Talks in 2012.

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[ architecture design ]
The “Architecture Design” award went to Studio Gang, the Chicago-based design studio of Architecture It-Girl and MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang. The firm’s projects include the 82-story Aqua Tower and the Nature Boardwalk at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo.

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[ communication design ]
Graphic designer Paula Scher was awarded the prize for “Communication Design.” Scher, a principal at Pentagram since 1991, has worked with a range of clients, including Bloomberg, MoMA, the High Line, Microsoft and the New York Philharmonic and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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[ fashion design ]
The “Fashion Design” award went to Iranian-born Behnaz Sarafpour, known for her modern elegance and innovative textiles. Sarafpour, one of the first designers to produce a line for with Target’s GO International program in 2006, has had her work exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum at FIT.

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[ interaction design ]
Local Projects won the “Interaction Design” award for their media work for museums and public spaces. Under the direction of Jake Barton, the firm is creating all media for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and the Frank Gehry-designed Eisenhower Memorial.

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[interior design ]
Aidlin Darling Design took home the award for “Interior Design.” Partners Joshua Aidlin and David Darling started the firm around a woodshop in 1998, and in the past three years have received more than 40 regional, national and international awards.

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[ landscape architecture ]
The “Landscape Architecture” award went to Margie Ruddick, whose work includes New York’s Queens Plaza, the Shillim Retreat in India and the Living Water Park, the first ecological park in China. Ruddick has taught at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Parsons School of Design and Schumacher College in England.

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[ product design ]
The Product Design Award went to “NewDealDesign,” a multi-disciplinary design firm led by Gadi Amit. The San Francisco-based studio’s designs include the Lytro Light Field Camera, the Fitbit Wireless Trackers, and the Netgear Platinum II home router.

[ smithsonian | cooper-hewitt | national design museum ]
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Founded in 1897, the museum has been a branch of the Smithsonian since 1967. The museum presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through active educational programs, exhibitions and publications.

The museum’s main facility, housed in the Carnegie Mansion, is undergoing renovation as part of a $64 million capital campaign that includes enlarged and enhanced facilities for exhibitions, collections display, education programming and the National Design Library, and an increased endowment. During the renovation, Cooper-Hewitt’s usual schedule of exhibitions, education programs and events will be staged at various off-site locations. The renovated facility is scheduled to reopen in fall 2014.

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