maggie daley park

Maggie Daley Park Case Study

Chicago Park District

18 April 2015

Project Location

Project Location

PARK IMPROVEMENTS

ROOF MEMBRANE

PARKING GARAGE

Garage Interface

Community Process

Existing Grant Park Program

1. Blend Programmatic Ambitions

2. Choreograph a Complex Landscape that Offers Experiential Range

3. Unify the Site with Constructed Topography and Vegetation

4. Increase Comfort through the Mitigation of Noise, Wind, and Sun

5. Create Accessible and Accommodating Paths

Design Principles

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E. Monroe Street

E. Randolph Street

View from BP Bridge Looking East

Lawn Valley

Lawn Valley

Skating Ribbon

& Climbing Park

Skating Ribbon

Skating Ribbon

& Climbing Park

Climbing Park

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E. Monroe Street

E. Randolph Street

Play Garden

Towers & Bridge

Wave Lawn

The Lagoon

The Sea

Enchanted Forest

Play Garden

Play Garden Looking Southeast

The Sea

Tower Bridge

Slide Crater

Enchanted Forest

Construction Schedule

Construction Started October 2012

Park Re-opened to Public December 2014

Construction Complete Spring 2015

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