Obama Presidential Center, Jackson Park: OPC Chicago
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Obama Presidential Center, Jackson Park
OPC Chicago Building Renders – design by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Partners (TWBTA) / IDEA
Jan 29, 2018
Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park
Location: Jackson Park, Southside, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Design: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) in collaboration with Chicago-based Interactive Design Architects (IDEA)
Obama Foundation Announces New Renderings for Obama Presidential Center
The Obama Foundation recently released new renderings of the Obama Presidential Center planned for a site in Jackson Park on Chicago?s South Side.
The drawings show subtle but significant revisions to the design by TWBTA with IDEA. The scheme remains a trio of stone-clad buildings?museum, forum, and library?connected below grade and arranged around a plaza.
images courtesy of the Obama Foundation
The low-slung library and forum, largely concealed by regraded topography and lushly planted roof terraces, look mostly unchanged. The design of the plaza has become a bit more complex, with additional courtyards to provide more greenery and shaded outdoor spaces.
The museum?s canted tower has evolved more substantially, partly in response to criticism from local residents and other stakeholders that it was too big.
The architects’ solution has been to decrease its footprint but make it taller. The height has increased ...
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