Obama Center Design Revised Again
Oct28

Obama Center Design Revised Again

Written By on October 28, 2019 in East Hyde Park, Jackson Park, _story

The design of the Barack Obama Presidential Center has been tweaked again.  Today the Obama Foundation released new information and renderings of the museum campus it wants to build in Jackson Park. October 219 rendering of the Obama Presidential Center (Courtesy of the Obama Foundation) The most notable change is in the main museum tower.  It’s still 235 feet tall, but its shape is a little slimmer and it features large...

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Obama Presidential Center Hits Paper. Here’s The Details and Diagrams
Jan22

Obama Presidential Center Hits Paper. Here’s The Details and Diagrams

Written By on January 22, 2018 in East Hyde Park, museums, Proposals, _story

The Obama Presidential Center, planned for a sunny stretch of Jackson Park, has been making headlines around the world for the last few weeks.  But not in a good way. Publications from British tabloids to glossy Asian design mags to conspiracy web sites have been carrying stories about what appears to be growing opposition to the project’s scale, impact, location, and sometimes even its existence. (link link link link link link...

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TWBTA and IDEA Chosen to Design Obama Presidential Library on Chicago’s South Side
Jun30

TWBTA and IDEA Chosen to Design Obama Presidential Library on Chicago’s South Side

Written By on June 30, 2016 in Hyde Park, Jackson Park, museums, Washington Park, _story

After months of anticipation, the Obama Foundation has decided in which direction it wants to go with the Barack Obama Presidential Center: TWBTA out of New York and IDEA in Chicago. You may know TWBTA (Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects) from such projects as the University of Chicago’s Logan Center for the Arts and the Phoenix Art Museum.  Locally, IDEA was the architect of record for Renzo Piano’s Art Institute of...

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John Ronan Among Finalists Selected For Obama Library Design
Dec21

John Ronan Among Finalists Selected For Obama Library Design

Written By on December 21, 2015 in _story

The Barack Obama Foundation today issued a formal request for proposal (RFP) to seven architectural firms. From those finalists, one will be selected to design the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago. Among the finalists is local firm John Ronan Architects. Several other finalists also have completed projects in Chicago. The RFP is the second step in the process, following an earlier request for qualifications,...

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