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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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LOT-EK to Build Pier 57 Made of Shipping Containers!

by Olivia Chen, 08/07/09

hudson river park trust, new york city industrial waterfront, lot-ek architecture, youngwoo associates, urban revitalization, eco commercial development, socially responsible commercial development

Committed to opening up NYC’s waterfront to the public, the Hudson River Park Trust transforms the West side’s old shipping docks — once used to bring in cargo into the city — into elongated recreational spaces, connected by a green promenade. With several piers already completed, the park board recently chose Inhabitat-fav LOT-EK’s design for Pier 57, located outside Chelsea. The architecture firm proposed a waterfront attraction to be constructed of refurbished shipping containers, and decked out with a rooftop for watching films, flexible green space, open-air public market, and underwater educational and exhibition space.

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