FORD CALUMET ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER












A competition entry for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center to be located on a brownfield site near the Calumet River on Chicago's south side, the project draws inspiration from the industrial and manufacturing history of its surroundings, particularly the steel oil storage tanks that populate the area.
Typology | Institutional |
size | 28,000 SF |
Location | 130th and Torrence, Chicago, Illinois 606 |
status | Unbuilt |
date | 2006 |
Team
Architect | Wilkinson Blender Architecture |
Client | City of Chicago Department of Environment, Public Building Commision of Chicago |