Organization:
Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF)
Exhibition Dates:
Jun. 07, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2013
Take Me to the River: Building Chicago's New Waterfront investigates Chicagoans’ vision for the future of the Chicago River as the heart of a beautiful and livable city.
Dip into designers’ ideas for reinventing the river and its connection to the neighborhoods through which it flows. Explore two soon-to-be-completed boathouses. Get a sneak peak of the next six sections of the Chicago Riverwalk. Discover far-reaching ideas that would transform the Chicago River’s role as drainage canal. Take in the iconic architecture—from glassy high rises to railroad bridges—that defines the riverfront.
The Chicago River: it’s an industrial highway, the city’s storm drain, and a leisure landscape. Can these realities continue to co-exist? The exhibition is organized in four themes:
- Beautiful highlights river views.
- Livable investigates the river as stormwater pipe.
- Fun delves into recreation on the river.
- Public explores the riverfront as parkland.
Take Me to the River is open now in CAF’s Lecture Hall Gallery and will close in December, 2013.
Address:
Lecture Hall Gallery
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago,, IL 60604
United States