Studio Gang's "Best Nest"
Jeanne Gang and Mark Schendel of Studio Gang Architects were named yesterday - Earth Day, appropriately enough - as the winner of a design competition for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in south Chicago. From their proposal, titled "Best Nest":
The Center is scheduled to open in 2006. I'll try to post some more images as they become available.
04.25 Update: A lively discussion of the Ford Calumet Environmental Center Competition and winning design can be found at ARCHINECT. Scroll down for latest posts.
Nest making is a metaphor for our approach to designing this sustainable building. Like a nest, the building re-uses discarded material for its structure, and like a nest, the building protects the birds that people are coming to see; the facade offers a woven defense against bird collisions with glass.
The Center is scheduled to open in 2006. I'll try to post some more images as they become available.
04.25 Update: A lively discussion of the Ford Calumet Environmental Center Competition and winning design can be found at ARCHINECT. Scroll down for latest posts.