Chicago Cultural Development News

spyguy · October 9th, 2005, 07:08 AM

That's a mouthful.

With all the recent news of booming skyscrapers, I thought we could make a compilation list of all the smaller, maybe

less known buildings that relate to religion, the community, sports, or the arts.

So here are some of the projects I know of (a lot) and I hope that you can add to. Maybe this will refresh your memory

Museum:
The Art Institute of Chicago expansion

*Chefs of Cuisine Culinary Hall of Fame and Museum

*The Chicago Art Foundation Museum

*Chicago Baseball Museum

Chicago Children's Museum

Richard H. Driehaus Museum of Decorative Arts

*Fire Museum of Greater Chicago

Freedom Museum (base of Tribune Tower)

Photo by Frank Gruber, flickr

Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center

Hyde Park Art Center

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center - Skokie

Kohl Children's Museum - Glenview

Michigan Avenue Bridgehouse Museum

The Museum of Broadcast Communications

The National Public Housing Museum

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

Photo from website

Stadium:
Chicago Fire Bridgeview Stadium

Sears Centre - Hoffman Estates

Wrigley Field Expansion

Religious:
Center for Jewish Life

Pacific Garden Mission

Photo from website

Community Center:
The Center on Halsted

Photo from Gensler

*Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

*SOS Children's Village Community Center and Administrative Building

Photo from Studio Gang

Gary Comer Youth Center

Photo from website
Dance:

Hubbard Street Dance

Photo from Krueck+Sexton

The Muntu Performing Arts Center

Joffrey Tower

Education:
Columbia College
Media Production Center

Flashpoint Academy
28 North Clark

Rush University
Rush University Medical Center

University of Chicago
61st & Drexel Parking/Office Facility

Comer Center for Children and Specialty Care

New Hospital Pavilion

New Residence Hall and Dining Facility

Center for Biomedical Discovery

Center for Physical and Computational Sciences

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

Laboratory School - Renovation & Expansion

The Reva & David Logan Center for Creative & Performing Arts

South Campus Chiller Plant

West Campus Utility Plant

University of Illinois at Chicago
East Campus Recreation Center

Sport and Fitness Center

Stukel Towers C

UIC Skyspace

Misc:
Ford / Calumet Environmental Center

McCormick Place West expansion

Motorola GFRY Design Studio

*Navy Pier Redevelopment

*Northerly Island

*Poetry Foundation HQ

Vietnam Memorial on the Chicago River

Bridge:
35th Street pedestrian bridge

41st / 43rd Street pedestrian bridge

Chicago River pedestrian bridge

Chicago Spire bridge

The Modern Wing bridge

North Avenue pedestrian bridge

North Avenue suspension bridge

Solidarity Drive underpass

*Queen's Landing

Sidewalk Studio:
ABC 7 Sidewalk Studio

CBS 2 Sidewalk Studio

*= design competition still underway, funding, no images released, etc.

Frumie · October 9th, 2005, 05:53 PM

A rather impressive compilation Spyguy; until now I had lost track of several of these cultural projects. Where is the Hellenic museum?

LA1 · October 9th, 2005, 11:28 PM

Great idea.
Wow, so many of these have taken a back seat to the real estate boom. I love the Broadcast Museum, along with Center on Halsted. Hellenic musuem looks european, awesome.

ChicagoLover · October 10th, 2005, 12:55 AM

^ The Hellenic Museum will be on Halsted along Greektown "row," I think. I thought the competition design for that museum was years ago. Still nothing has been built?

chicagogeorge · October 10th, 2005, 01:24 AM

Wow!
Great work!

edsg25 · October 10th, 2005, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frumie

A rather impressive compilation Spyguy; until now I had lost track of several of these cultural projects. Where is the Hellenic museum?

looks like Halsted and Van Buren. Does anyone know where the Center for Jewish Life is supposed to be built?

spyguy · October 10th, 2005, 01:34 AM

Clark and Chestnut I believe.

The Urban Politician · October 10th, 2005, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChicagoLover

^ The Hellenic Museum will be on Halsted along Greektown "row," I think. I thought the competition design for that museum was years ago. Still nothing has been built?

^Yeah, I've been waiting too. Perhaps they've been slow to raise funds

bobablob · October 10th, 2005, 07:04 PM

Might want to tack on the Vietnam War Memorial Construction. They were landscaping the terrace this weekend. Should look great when its completed - hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks. Perfect location (state and wabash on the riverfront).

spyguy · October 10th, 2005, 10:20 PM

^Yes, it's already there above the ABC Studio stuff. Does anyone have a recent photo of the site or a final rendering of the design?

rgolch · October 10th, 2005, 11:01 PM

I'm going to join in all the praise. Great thread! This will definetly be one I will check frequently.

spyguy · October 12th, 2005, 10:50 PM

Thanks for the feedback so far. Frumie, I'll take your suggestion and add this:

Proposals for a $45 million, 3.5 million volume capacity library addition for UofC :

SOM
Libeskind
Ross Barney Jankowski, Chicago
Murphy/Jahn
Polshek
Vinoly

Groundbreaking for June 07.

spyguy · October 12th, 2005, 10:53 PM

But even more exciting, the Chicago Art Foundation is planning on building a new museum that would only showcase the work of young and undiscovered artists in the hope of preventing talent from leaving Chicago for the coasts.

Although there's a lot of info on what they want to do with the space, which you can see on their site, here's their info on the building:

The facility is envisioned as a 30,000 square foot building on one to two floors with rooms for non-public areas (3 private offices and one open office for 6, exhibit preparation area, conservation room, collections storage room, and temporary exhibition storage space, video databank, media production room, library and archive). The public spaces include four larger galleries of slightly varying sizes which can be subdivided to eight, and used for rotating exhibitions and exhibition of the permanent collection. Two smaller project rooms will be included for regularly rotating exhibitions space. A 200 lecture / performance / workshop area hall, classrooms, a flatfile space and a gift shop.

lazar22b · October 12th, 2005, 11:46 PM

^ Where do they want to build it?

wrabbit · October 13th, 2005, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazar22b

^ Where do they want to build it?

Here is the PDF link to their website: http://www.chicagoartfoundation.org/CAF_final.pdf
I couldn't tell from any of the info there where they plan on locating & who would design the space. Still, an exciting project.

spyguy · October 15th, 2005, 07:14 PM

MAYOR DORA BAKOYANNIS OF ATHENS AND MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY OF CHICAGO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HELLENIC MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER!

GREEKTOWN, CHICAGO - Join the celebration as Mayor Dora Bakoyannis of Athens and Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago team up to strike the first blow toward demolition of the building at 333 S. Halsted, to make way for construction of the new Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center.

Take a late lunch and be sure to join us! You won't want to miss this historic event!

WHEN: Monday, October 24, 2005 - 1:30 pm
WHERE: 333 S. Halsted St., in the lot behind the building
WHAT: Music, children and the Greek community will be out to cheer as the Mayors of Athens and Chicago make the first strike with the wrecking ball to demolish the existing building.

The new museum was designed by the noted architectural firm of Pappageorge/Haymes and will be located in Chicago's Greektown at 333. S. Halsted Street, at the corner of Van Buren, and is planned to be completed in 2008.

The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center (HMCC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 national institution currently located at 801 W. Adams Street on the 4th floor of the Greek Islands building in the heart of Chicago's Greektown. Since opening its doors in 1992, HMCC has been designated by Mayor Richard M. Daley as the anchor of the Greektown Redevelopment Project, which is transforming the Halsted Street area into a world-class ethnic neighborhood.

http://www.hellenicnews.com/readnews...d=4225&lang=US

spyguy · October 15th, 2005, 07:16 PM

On another note, I was thinking of making subcategories for this thread (museums, religious, preforming arts, sports, etc) and also expanding it to University construction (since I'm seeing a lot of stuff for that lately). Any thoughts?

The Urban Politician · October 16th, 2005, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazar22b

^ Where do they want to build it?

^ Most likely would be in River North, as my guess.

I think something like this would go well in the near west side--that area could use more cultural attractions...

chicagogeorge · October 16th, 2005, 04:15 AM

Can you say OPAAA!

The Urban Politician · October 16th, 2005, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyguy999

MAYOR DORA BAKOYANNIS OF ATHENS AND MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY OF CHICAGO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HELLENIC MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER!

GREEKTOWN, CHICAGO - Join the celebration as Mayor Dora Bakoyannis of Athens and Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago team up to strike the first blow toward demolition of the building at 333 S. Halsted, to make way for construction of the new Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center.

Take a late lunch and be sure to join us! You won't want to miss this historic event!

WHEN: Monday, October 24, 2005 - 1:30 pm
WHERE: 333 S. Halsted St., in the lot behind the building
WHAT: Music, children and the Greek community will be out to cheer as the Mayors of Athens and Chicago make the first strike with the wrecking ball to demolish the existing building.

The new museum was designed by the noted architectural firm of Pappageorge/Haymes and will be located in Chicago's Greektown at 333. S. Halsted Street, at the corner of Van Buren, and is planned to be completed in 2008.

The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center (HMCC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 national institution currently located at 801 W. Adams Street on the 4th floor of the Greek Islands building in the heart of Chicago's Greektown. Since opening its doors in 1992, HMCC has been designated by Mayor Richard M. Daley as the anchor of the Greektown Redevelopment Project, which is transforming the Halsted Street area into a world-class ethnic neighborhood.

http://www.hellenicnews.com/readnews...d=4225&lang=US

^Great! But what building are they demolishing for this thing?

October 9th, 2005, 07:08 AM	#1
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	Chicago Cultural Development News That's a mouthful. With all the recent news of booming skyscrapers, I thought we could make a compilation list of all the smaller, maybe less known buildings that relate to religion, the community, sports, or the arts. So here are some of the projects I know of (a lot) and I hope that you can add to. Maybe this will refresh your memory Museum: The Art Institute of Chicago expansion Chefs of Cuisine Culinary Hall of Fame and Museum The Chicago Art Foundation Museum Chicago Baseball Museum Chicago Children's Museum* Richard H. Driehaus Museum of Decorative Arts Fire Museum of Greater Chicago Freedom Museum (base of Tribune Tower)* Photo by Frank Gruber, flickr Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center Hyde Park Art Center Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center - Skokie Kohl Children's Museum - Glenview Michigan Avenue Bridgehouse Museum The Museum of Broadcast Communications The National Public Housing Museum Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Photo from website Stadium: Chicago Fire Bridgeview Stadium Sears Centre - Hoffman Estates Wrigley Field Expansion Religious: Center for Jewish Life Pacific Garden Mission Photo from website Community Center: The Center on Halsted Photo from Gensler Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center SOS Children's Village Community Center and Administrative Building Photo from Studio Gang Gary Comer Youth Center Photo from website Dance: Hubbard Street Dance Photo from Krueck+Sexton The Muntu Performing Arts Center Joffrey Tower Education: Columbia College Media Production Center Flashpoint Academy 28 North Clark Rush University Rush University Medical Center University of Chicago 61st & Drexel Parking/Office Facility Comer Center for Children and Specialty Care New Hospital Pavilion New Residence Hall and Dining Facility Center for Biomedical Discovery Center for Physical and Computational Sciences Joe and Rika Mansueto Library Laboratory School - Renovation & Expansion The Reva & David Logan Center for Creative & Performing Arts South Campus Chiller Plant West Campus Utility Plant University of Illinois at Chicago East Campus Recreation Center Sport and Fitness Center Stukel Towers C UIC Skyspace Misc: Ford / Calumet Environmental Center McCormick Place West expansion Motorola GFRY Design Studio Navy Pier Redevelopment Northerly Island Poetry Foundation HQ Vietnam Memorial on the Chicago River* Bridge: 35th Street pedestrian bridge 41st / 43rd Street pedestrian bridge Chicago River pedestrian bridge Chicago Spire bridge The Modern Wing bridge North Avenue pedestrian bridge North Avenue suspension bridge Solidarity Drive underpass Queen's Landing Sidewalk Studio:* ABC 7 Sidewalk Studio CBS 2 Sidewalk Studio = design competition still underway, funding, no images released, etc. Last edited by spyguy; June 23rd, 2009 at 02:55 AM.*

October 10th, 2005, 01:24 AM	#5
chicagogeorge Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Paris on the Prairie" Posts: 4,313	Wow! Great work! __________________ Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago. - - - Ashley Montagu "The American Way Of Life," 1967

October 15th, 2005, 07:14 PM	#16
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	And you thought the Hellenic Museum was dead...shame on you! MAYOR DORA BAKOYANNIS OF ATHENS AND MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY OF CHICAGO MAKE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HELLENIC MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER! GREEKTOWN, CHICAGO - Join the celebration as Mayor Dora Bakoyannis of Athens and Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago team up to strike the first blow toward demolition of the building at 333 S. Halsted, to make way for construction of the new Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center. Take a late lunch and be sure to join us! You won't want to miss this historic event! WHEN: Monday, October 24, 2005 - 1:30 pm WHERE: 333 S. Halsted St., in the lot behind the building WHAT: Music, children and the Greek community will be out to cheer as the Mayors of Athens and Chicago make the first strike with the wrecking ball to demolish the existing building. The new museum was designed by the noted architectural firm of Pappageorge/Haymes and will be located in Chicago's Greektown at 333. S. Halsted Street, at the corner of Van Buren, and is planned to be completed in 2008. The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center (HMCC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 national institution currently located at 801 W. Adams Street on the 4th floor of the Greek Islands building in the heart of Chicago's Greektown. Since opening its doors in 1992, HMCC has been designated by Mayor Richard M. Daley as the anchor of the Greektown Redevelopment Project, which is transforming the Halsted Street area into a world-class ethnic neighborhood. http://www.hellenicnews.com/readnews...d=4225&lang=US

October 16th, 2005, 04:15 AM	#19
chicagogeorge Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Paris on the Prairie" Posts: 4,313	Can you say OPAAA! __________________ Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago. - - - Ashley Montagu "The American Way Of Life," 1967

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October 9th, 2005, 05:53 PM	#2
Frumie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 743	A rather impressive compilation Spyguy; until now I had lost track of several of these cultural projects. Where is the Hellenic museum?

October 9th, 2005, 11:28 PM	#3
LA1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 834	Great idea. Wow, so many of these have taken a back seat to the real estate boom. I love the Broadcast Museum, along with Center on Halsted. Hellenic musuem looks european, awesome.

October 10th, 2005, 12:55 AM	#4
ChicagoLover Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 829	^ The Hellenic Museum will be on Halsted along Greektown "row," I think. I thought the competition design for that museum was years ago. Still nothing has been built?

October 10th, 2005, 01:34 AM	#7
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	Clark and Chestnut I believe.

October 10th, 2005, 07:04 PM	#9
bobablob Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 130	Might want to tack on the Vietnam War Memorial Construction. They were landscaping the terrace this weekend. Should look great when its completed - hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks. Perfect location (state and wabash on the riverfront).

October 10th, 2005, 10:20 PM	#10
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	^Yes, it's already there above the ABC Studio stuff. Does anyone have a recent photo of the site or a final rendering of the design?

October 10th, 2005, 11:01 PM	#11
rgolch Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 422	I'm going to join in all the praise. Great thread! This will definetly be one I will check frequently.

October 12th, 2005, 10:50 PM	#12
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	Thanks for the feedback so far. Frumie, I'll take your suggestion and add this: Proposals for a $45 million, 3.5 million volume capacity library addition for UofC : SOM Libeskind Ross Barney Jankowski, Chicago Murphy/Jahn Polshek Vinoly Groundbreaking for June 07.

October 12th, 2005, 10:53 PM	#13
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	But even more exciting, the Chicago Art Foundation is planning on building a new museum that would only showcase the work of young and undiscovered artists in the hope of preventing talent from leaving Chicago for the coasts. Although there's a lot of info on what they want to do with the space, which you can see on their site, here's their info on the building: The facility is envisioned as a 30,000 square foot building on one to two floors with rooms for non-public areas (3 private offices and one open office for 6, exhibit preparation area, conservation room, collections storage room, and temporary exhibition storage space, video databank, media production room, library and archive). The public spaces include four larger galleries of slightly varying sizes which can be subdivided to eight, and used for rotating exhibitions and exhibition of the permanent collection. Two smaller project rooms will be included for regularly rotating exhibitions space. A 200 lecture / performance / workshop area hall, classrooms, a flatfile space and a gift shop.

October 12th, 2005, 11:46 PM	#14
lazar22b Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 262	^ Where do they want to build it?

October 15th, 2005, 07:16 PM	#17
spyguy Expert Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,363	On another note, I was thinking of making subcategories for this thread (museums, religious, preforming arts, sports, etc) and also expanding it to University construction (since I'm seeing a lot of stuff for that lately). Any thoughts?