Urban-open: Competition for Chicago's Legacy of Sustainable Communities

ends Mar 15, 2006
Urban-open Competition for Chicagos Legacy of Sustainable Communities
Urban-open is a two-phase, open international design competition for the design of a indoor/outdoor facility in Chicago's economically challenged East Garfield Park neighborhood.

The winning entry will illustrate a design that has intergenerational appeal, enhances the residents' daily quality of life, and can stimulate and contain a variety of cultural events.

The neighborhood is located along Chicago's newly dedicated 'Green Corridor' which is bounded by two pivotal landmarks: the Garfield Park Conservatory at the west and the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) at the east.

The neighborhood has been identified in the City of Chicago/Local Initiatives Support Council (LISC) New Communities Program.

The connection between Chicago's legacies of community-based initiatives, historic architecture and environmental / energy efficient development makes East Garfield Park the ideal location for designs that this competition will generate.

The site is owned by The Bethany Brethren Community Center, a neighborhood-based community organization that currently operates an intergenerational facility at the location.

The first phase of the competition will solicit designs for an indoor/outdoor public space specific to this community organization.

Entries will be judged based on successful alignment