Ignite

Reinventing Thompson Center design challenge

Chicago, United States

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Winner

1 Entry

Sang Hoon

Rotunda Carve

Reinventing Thompson Center, a Dynamic Center of New Vertical Community

People's Choice Award

1 Entry

Debo

Museum of Black Futures

Reinterpreting The James R. Thompson Center as The DuSable Museum Contemporary Annex

Editor's Choice

4 Entries

Misak and 2 others

Solarpunk: Chicago acts for a healthy climate

This proposal, is a vision in the future, in which city, culture and nature can coexist. And the urban landscape can expand unrestricted on the vertical dimension. This vision comes to find a new art movement called, Solarpunk..

Darryl

Ignite, Reinventing Thompson Center, Chicago

Helmut Jahn's work at the Thompson Center creates a fantastical world of color, texture, form, bathed in sunlight. This project attempts to preserve this unique space, while adding two new towers to the site. . . hopefully preserving Jahn's colorful constructivist magic.

Yiwei and 2 others

Incremental City

A Self-Growing Super Block Incremental Method of Construction Vertical Gardens and Public Space All-encompassing Function to Accommodate all the Needs of Vertical Living

Tina

Thompson Center ReImagined

The Thompson Center was meant to be a gathering place for all citizens, especially those in Illinois. We need a plan that can refocus the building for that use, without draining Chicago.