Chicago Union Station | Todd Swanson + Louie Boffil
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Chicago Union Station by Todd SWANSON + Louie BOFILL | SCI-Arc The project centres around Chicago’s Union Station, a complex shared between a historic terminal and a mid-high-rise office building overlooking the Chicago River. The abstract addresses the continuing problem of a public space in decline due to its subterranean concourse and dark enclosed spaces, and creates a hub for a future high speed rail intersecting the city. The initial project redefines the space by retrofitting the tower with a hexagonal […]
Categories: Academia, Architecture, Design Research • Tags: 3D Modelling, architecture, Chicago, context, design, Louie Boffil, office building, public space, Rendering, SCI-Arc, structural system, Todd Swanson, tower