CHICAGO | General Developments

[Busy Bee]

It looks low budget, inappropriately so, like a small metro cities' convention center that nearly bankrupted them.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Has there been an official first event posted for opening night yet? I have a feeling uic pavilion is going to lose alot of buisness because of this guy.

[Via Chicago]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

It looks low budget, inappropriately so, like a small metro cities' convention center that nearly bankrupted them.

yea, good thing we have millions of spare taxpayer dollars in our budget to just throw at vanity projects like this

[camdoodlebop]

those red things on top of the new apple store are so annoying, they emit loud and abrasive bird calls that don't sound like any natural bird, like some kind of dying vulture or hawk. you can hear them from hundreds of feet away

[10023]

Originally Posted by camdoodlebop

those red things on top of the new apple store are so annoying, they emit loud and abrasive bird calls that don't sound like any natural bird, like some kind of dying vulture or hawk. you can hear them from hundreds of feet away

Not sure what the alternative would be. In rural areas where you want to keep birds away (vineyards, for instance) they use period sounds of a shotgun firing, but that would probably cause some panic among tourists in Chicago.

[harryc]

Originally Posted by 10023

Not sure what the alternative would be. In rural areas where you want to keep birds away (vineyards, for instance) they use period sounds of a shotgun firing, but that would probably cause some panic among tourists in Chicago.

Robot Patrols - use the VEX program already in place in the local schools - make it a competition

[emathias]

Originally Posted by 10023

Not sure what the alternative would be. In rural areas where you want to keep birds away (vineyards, for instance) they use period sounds of a shotgun firing, but that would probably cause some panic among tourists in Chicago.

Seems like targeted ultrasonic cannons would work well. A video system to identify where the birds are and then highly-directional, high-intensity sound waves shot at the birds in a frequency range that would resonate with their beaks or wing bones to make them very uncomfortable. I wonder if such things already exist and, if not, how long it would take a university robotics lab to create such a system?

RE: DePaul stadium - why isn't some of that corrugated paneling colored? Even relatively muted neutral colors would go a long way toward making it a lot less visibly oppressive it would seem. On the Cermak side, some carefully selected LED paneling could make it really interesting - something like an outdoor version of the LED panels in the lobby of 150 N Riverside. Then it could be customized per each event, too. If it were strips, it wouldn't have to be dominating to Cermak, but visually interesting and, if installed properly, would be pretty low-cost for maintenance.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by harryc

Robot Patrols - use the VEX program already in place in the local schools - make it a competition

Better yet, put a remote controlled robot on the roof and let anyone who logs onto the webcam have 60 second turns operating it and chasing off birds lol.

[ChiHi]

Originally Posted by 10023

Not sure what the alternative would be. In rural areas where you want to keep birds away (vineyards, for instance) they use period sounds of a shotgun firing, but that would probably cause some panic among tourists in Chicago.

A small dose of pre-construction reality wouldn't have hurt. You built a laptop looking building between a large plaza and a water way. Can't really think of a more bird friendly area other than a landfill.

[Via Chicago]

yea i love all these tack on solutions to what really could have been solved by more thoughtful design in the first place. if apple is supposed to be a company that thinks and plans ahead for all the small details, i wouldnt say this reflects well on them. all style over substance, but maybe thats a better summation of apple in 2017

[spyguy]

N Broadway and Sheridan
Ground floor retail (likely including a new Bank of America) + 59 units + 30 parking spaces

[Kngkyle]

Originally Posted by spyguy

N Broadway and Sheridan
Ground floor retail (likely including a new Bank of America) + 59 units + 30 parking spaces

This area is going to be so dramatically different 10 years from now. I'm surprised it has taken this long for TOD developments to really kick off around Loyola.

[brian_b]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

yea i love all these tack on solutions to what really could have been solved by more thoughtful design in the first place. if apple is supposed to be a company that thinks and plans ahead for all the small details, i wouldnt say this reflects well on them. all style over substance, but maybe thats a better summation of apple in 2017

Isn't this a design by Norman Foster? I wouldn't expect such a glaring oversight.

[maru2501]

below that level in the Tribune parking lot a recording goes off every now and again of a loud chicken hawk to scare off pigeons from crapping on CEO cars

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Kngkyle

This area is going to be so dramatically different 10 years from now. I'm surprised it has taken this long for TOD developments to really kick off around Loyola.

Too bad this isn't replacing that damn Starbucks with that drive thru across the street

[Steely Dan]

^ Amen!


this proposed TOD development in edgewater is a net loss. it replaces a handsome 2 story red brick retail building that gives the neighborhood character:

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9981...7i13312!8i6656


meanwhile, directly across the street is a vast surburban wasteland of 3 stand alone drive-thru shit-box restaurants (starbucks, popeye's, and dunkin donuts) that is SCREAMING for urban redevelopment:

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9979...7i13312!8i6656

[Chi-Sky21]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Too bad this isn't replacing that damn Starbucks with that drive thru across the street

[Kngkyle]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ Amen!


this proposed TOD development in edgewater is a net loss. it replaces a handsome 2 story red brick retail building that gives the neighborhood character:

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9981...7i13312!8i6656


meanwhile, directly across the street is a surburban wasteland of 3 stand alone drive-thru shit-box restaurants (starbucks, popeye's, and dunkin donuts):

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9979...7i13312!8i6656

It would look excellent if they kept the brick facade of the current building and built behind/above it. Sigh.

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ Amen!

this proposed TOD development in edgewater is a net loss. it replaces a handsome 2 story red brick retail building that gives the neighborhood character:

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9981...7i13312!8i6656

It's not just any 2-story brick. It's the Woodruff Arcade, one of Chicago's few remaining shopping arcades, and probably the only one left standing outside downtown. Definitely a good candidate for landmarking.


A facadectomy would not save this:

Loyola Phoenix

[Steely Dan]

^ damn, i've never gone inside there. that's really nice and makes this impending demolition even sadder and more senseless.