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Urban Rituals | charette exercise for 24/7 Metropolis

Question – What type of garden interventions do you propose as disruptions to Chicago's current urban mode of life?

disrupt the food cycle

break the cellular apartment tower

create manifold circulation

dissolve rigid waterfronts

Farm to table greenhouse within South Loop Whole Foods

Scenario 1 | disrupt the food cycle

Scenario 2 | break the cellular apartment tower

Proposed vertical green space and louvered curtain wall at 1401 S. State apartments

Scenario 3 | introduce manifold circulation

Cap the South Shore Metra and Lakeshore Drive to improve access between the Central Station neighborhood and museum campus

Scenario 4 | dissolve rigid waterfronts

Replace the concrete seawall at Adler Planetarium with a natural topography to encourage human activity and involvement

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