Chicago is an architectural marvel and home to many of the most influential architects.
From Frank Lloyd Wright to Mies to Gehry to Piano to Ando etc. etc. etc. That’s not even taking in some of the heavy-hitting design firms.
But where are the ladies? Exactly.
The Women In Architecture Fund believe it’s time that female architects get a chance to contribute to Chicago’s architectural mix and so have devised a competition to find the best building design for a water front plot.
As they put it:
“For this award we call you, ladies, to design the next big thing on Chicago’s waterfront. In a property owned by the city, one with a desired yet ultimately unknown destiny. Could you connect and activate the space?”
According to the brief, the plot is “an odd shaped, narrow, vertically oriented, peninsula-like lot owned by the City”. It was part of the City’s proposal for the Olympics.
The ladies’ task is to ‘Connect and Activate’ the space to the city’s existing fabric. The public will be in charge of picking the winning design as the submissions will be on display at a Chicago city location, yet to be decided.
Find details and an entry form here.
Tags: architecture, building, design