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Architect
Studio Gang, Chicago
Project
Ford Calumet Environmental Center,
competition winner
Location
The 4,000-acre Calumet Open Space Reserve of marshes,
wetlands, and prairies on the far south side of Chicago.
Program
The competition-winning design for the Ford Calumet
Environmental Center, by Chicago architects Studio Gang, takes its inspiration
from birds’ nests. The architects propose recycling discarded steel
from the surrounding industrial district to make a lattice-like structure
for the new environmental center. The collected steel illustrates the
region’s industrial production while demonstrating the ecological
principal of re-use. The basket-like façade also protects birds
from collisions with glass.
