^ Awesome! Get her done

^^ That is very nice. Pleasant blending of complimentary facade types, high height all glass retail space, holds the corner, active uses on every floor, and it is replacing a surface lot. Great neighborhood development, I'll take another 100 iterations please.

That's a good looking building.

Yes, I do like it now. It has a more sophisticated, urban look. Not some bland suburban holiday inn or Hampton inn look.

That is a nice looking building!

Reminds me of some of the more traditional infill in the DC area. I like it! Good urban design.

Based on this rendering, I'm assuming they are knocking down that building that is currently between the alley and the parking lot, serving for the moment as a branch of UCPD (West side of the alley).

BTW if anyone is interested there is this cool event that is free that talks about the University of Chicago and how they are building and designing their campus buildings: http://www.microdesk.com/Education/E...Through-Design.

I think I am going to register myself. Anyone want to go?

The preliminary design for the Rube has been released:

https://news.uchicago.edu/article/20...benstein-forum

Once the Rube opens, I'm going up in the air traffic control tower and directing planes to land on the Midway.

Further details on the Rube:

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...go-05-25-2016/

Opening up entrances to the North and South mirrors the approach taken for the Logan Center, which was to be more welcoming to the neighborhood to the south.

Actually, at first blush this building feels very much like the Logan Center in general.

it looks like a lot of the stuff going up in Fulton market. had to do a double take to make sure this was still the hyde park thread

wish all of the city would get stuff like this!

Yikes, certainly not the most elegant stack of volumes.

Well, at the very least, the Midway is starting to be a more interesting and exciting place buildingwise and activity wise (though that kind of a park right in the middle of campus is a beautiful resource in itself).

Since the University has shown it is completely willing to knock down obsolete buildings, I hope it will knock down two remaining eye sores: 1) that NORC / computation center / current Harris School building on the Midway and 2) the Admin Building.
Replace both with something more inspiring and uplifting for this gorgeous campus.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro


Planned for the southeast corner 60th and Woodlawn.
http://www.dezeen.com/2016/05/26/dav...go-campus-usa/

http://hpherald.com/2016/05/26/u-of-...f-61st-street/

What's the deal with the one brown stone directly north of the new hospital parking garage on 56th-57th Maryland--and the couple of units across the street? Are they people who wouldn't sell to the University or has their lease not expired or the University simply hasn't knocked them down yet?