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West Loop Park Infuses Chicago With Green Urban Space

by Olivia Chen, 08/31/09

West Loop Park, Perkins + Will, urban planning, chicago city planning, urban park, urban design, sustainable urban design, landscape architecture, urban revitalization, urban expansion, urban restoration, city building, chicago sustainable building

As the construction process for Hudson Yards drags on in New York, we’re glad to see green urban design is alive and well in Chicago. The windy city is no stranger to sustainable building, and this urban park, located on the fringe of the city’s downtown, will certainly give Chicago even more green cred. Perkins + Will, the architects behind the design, developed the park to create more open space for the city, but the greenway also proves to be a pedestrian-friendly gateway that connects the existing downtown to any future development across the Kennedy Expressway.

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