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15. February 2012
Navy Pier Inc. revealed five proposals to redesign its (in)famous attraction during public presentations at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago this week. Interesting suggestions for a major waterfront upgrade. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) from Denmark and AECOM are shortlisted amongst the five selected projects.
Navy Pier
Chicago
Aedas Architects, Davis Brody Bond and Martha Schwartz Partners proposal PierESCAPE goes beyond the Navy Pier Centennial Vision as it aims to
strengthen the connections between water, land, nature, city, culture, civic space
and infrastructure with a “series of dock-like extensions”. The proposal respects
the history of the Pier while identifying unique opportunities that will them
to create a 21st century waterfront experience that is both a historical and contemporary
destination.
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