Clarendon Park Community Center

Clarendon Park Community Center

Originally completed in 1916, Clarendon Park was one of the largest public bath houses in the country. The Chicago Park District converted the facility in 1930 into a community center when the shoreline of Lake Michigan was moved east.  With the last major renovation...Read More
Hamill Family Nature Plaza

Hamill Family Nature Plaza

The creation of the Hamill Family Nature Plaza involved the demolition of the existing Baboon Island exhibit and construction of a new permanent, open-air Learning Pavilion surrounded by landscape gardens, prairie pathways, storage/support space and hardscape plazas....Read More
Farm on Ogden

Farm on Ogden

Located in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, the Farm on Ogden is a joint project of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest and Lawndale Christian Health Center. Together, these groups looked to develop facilities that would serve a struggling...Read More
Arts + Recreation Center at Ellis Park

Arts + Recreation Center at Ellis Park

The Arts and Recreation Center located in Chicago’s South Side was designed to respond to its context.  Sited at the north terminus of Ellis Park, the structure is on axis with South Vincennes Avenue, which directly connects the residential areas to the north and...Read More

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