Chicago Lagoon Proposal, Perspective

Architecture and Design

1987

Lohan Associates
American, founded 1986

For the modern and the contemporary city, relationships with water have been contested. In the last decades, master plans and urban interventions have proposed new ways of integrating rivers, lakes, and the seaside into the fabric of the city. Historically, Chicago has been an innovator in establishing new relationships with the bodies of water it borders. On view here are a few prominent examples. Lohan Associates’ project celebrates Lake Michigan by incorporating the proposed lagoon into the city plan; the iconic Marina City embraces the Chicago River as part of its own urban strategy; and Studio Gang’s recent project at Northerly Island proposes that this man-made peninsula on Chicago’s lakefront be converted into a 91-acre natural ecosystem.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Lohan Associates (Architect)
Title: Chicago Lagoon Proposal, Perspective
Place: Chicago (Building address)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Designed 1987
Medium: Ink and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions: 47.8 × 70.5 cm (18 13/16 × 27 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Lohan Associates
Reference Number: 2001.519

The Art Institute of Chicago, “Past Forward: Architecture and Design Collection at the Art Institute,” September 12, 2017 – January 21, 2018.

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