Could this new bridge from the museum be trying to borrow language from the ped bridge going over Colombus Ave from Millenium Park towards the lake? That is the only place where a curved bottom comes to mind.
that's what i heard. and murphy/jahn has a model of the entire project sitting in their office. and a full set of drawings for it apparently. and i was told the phase 2 (?) would happen in 09. i hope the whole thing gets built because it's awesome.
Thanks, Adrian. I'd rather see SRO's less concentrated than on contiguous lots, but I agree fully with you about the architecture.
Thanks, Adrian. I'd rather see SRO's less concentrated than on contiguous lots, but I agree fully with you about the architecture.
you should see the whole thing... it looks REALLY nice turning the corner on division and ... if only the rest of the city could get great modern architecture like this on a regular basis we'd be set!
as pitiful as the design of that building is, it works really well with that corner... that height is perfect!
also////////along with the ELYSIAN right down the street, it'll be JUST LIKE WE'RE IN PARIS...
but seriously, i'm dreading being DRAGGED (as happens often when with a certain someone in this part of town) into this new barney as it looks SO much bigger... sigh.
as pitiful as the design of that building is, it works really well with that corner... that height is perfect!
also////////along with the ELYSIAN right down the street, it'll be JUST LIKE WE'RE IN PARIS...
but seriously, i'm dreading being DRAGGED (as happens often when with a certain someone in this part of town) into this new barney as it looks SO much bigger... sigh.
100,000 sqft of sheer opulence for your dragged-along pleasure...
Thanks, Adrian. I'd rather see SRO's less concentrated than on contiguous lots, but I agree fully with you about the architecture.
When the project was first announced (which coincidentally was the last time I've heard anything about this addition), the addition was planned as market-rate units, not an addition to the SRO.
(At least, as far as I remember. It definitely was not more SRO units - possibly a mix of market rate and subsidized units, but a more traditional setup than SRO.)
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Those "puzzle piece" bits on the front worry me a little. Obviously this rendering is a little crude, and I'm sure the texture wont resemble the closeup-of-comic-book-ink-dots that it looks like here, but the shape and placement is likely accurate. Doesn't really look bad, just looks like an afterthought.
Despite a plea by some Marina City residents to halt the relocation of a boisterous restaurant to one of Chicago's iconic structures, Dick's Last Resort received a permit to move to the Dearborn Street concourse of the towers.
...Reilly also sent a letter this week to Marina City residents asking for opinions on whether Marina City should be designated as a historic landmark. He hopes to then convene a public meeting on the issue. If the complex receives landmark status, changes to the structure—such as adding the doors—would be made more difficult, Reilly said.
I just realized there's a dedicated Children's Museum Thread. I bricked and posted about it here. I'm going to move that post and all of the responses thereto to the that thread.
That's just plastic for weather protection. The curved area will be curtainwall with, I believe, a decorative metal screening in front of it, assuming the option was approved. The area in general will be an atrium type opening from the second floor through the fifth floor with three flights of curved monumental stairs. Should look pretty cool when it's all said and done.
Thanks, your description sounds much more appealing. The Ben-day dots on the rendering above, however, do not.
I feel bad for Marina city, Dick's restaurant is the last thing that Chicago treasure needs.
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i hope the whole thing gets built because it's awesome.
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