The Last Four Miles - Award Winner

Chicago, Illinois

Client: Friends of the Parks

 

Chicago's 26 miles of public lakeshore park system creates a linear park that is unrivaled around the world for its beauty and public access. Motivated by the Burnham and Bennett Plan Centennial, Friends of the Parks enlisted BauerLatoza Studio as part of the design team to work with citizens, community groups and public officials to envision the completion of Chicago's lakefront parks. Design concepts were developed to complete the south lakefront parks between 71st and 95th Streets, and the north lakefront parks between Hollywood Avenue and the Chicago/Evanston border. The concepts included the creation of additional parkland and beaches including active and passive recreational spaces, new peninsuals and lagoons, pedestrian and bicycle circulation systems and wildlife and plant habitats.