BRONZEVILLE TOWERS

The neighborhood of Bronzeville, Illinois, located on the Southside of Chicago along the lakefront has a major revamp proposed by Skidmore Owens & Merrill. The development will be constructed on the site of the former Michael Reese Medical Center, which closed its doors in 2008 after a 127-year run as one of Chicago’s top medical care centers. Like the historic Michael Reese hospital, Bronzeville Lakefront will be a first-in-class, inclusive center for healthcare innovation on this South Side site which spans more than 100 acres. Along the healthcare programs, the masterplan will also provide housing and research centers Our task is to choose a section of the masterplan for our site and propose programs relates and provides service not only to Bronzeville but to the rest of the Southside of Chicago. With this, we explored the typology of highrises that joins the urban context of both Chicago and the SOM's masterplan.

FALL 2022

Project Partner: Gregg Ussery

Instructors: Tim Brown

Abu Dhabi Flamigno Visitor Center

The Al Wathba Wetland Reserve is in the UAE Capitol of Abu Dhabi

The city is home to a variety of wildlife, the most famous of which is the regions’ flamingo population. As many as 4,000 of these pink specimen migrate to the AL Wathba Reserve during autumn and reside until the end of spring.

The concept revolved around using natural building material found in Abu Dhabi, with rammed earth and bamboo being the key components of the design. The shape was inspired by flamingo nests that had a canopy to create a shading system for the visitor center.

Summer 2020

Project Partner: Ryan Rufer

Instructor: Kyle Reynolds

During my time in France in 2019, we studied many different styles that the country holds. Besides just taking pictures of the sites that we visited, we would sketch and practice shading the light and shadow to understand the value in any given environment.