Gary Comer Youth Center, Chicago, Illinois
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| Gary Comer Youth Center | |
| Designer | John Ronan Architects, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Building Type | Large building |
| Climate | Cold temperate |
| Context | Suburban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Builder | W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. |
| Street Address | 7200 South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 Walk Score |
| Notes | Landscape Architect: Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Comer Science and Education Foundation |
| Area | 8,160-square-foot green roof |
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| Other Details | Consultants Arup (Structural); CCJM Engineers (MEP); Panels by Swisspearl; Landscape Architect: Peter Lindsay Schaudt Landscape Architecture, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
"An exuberant newcomer to Lands' End founder Gary Comer's childhood neighborhood, this affable building has space for youth education and recreation programs, as well as the South Shore Drill Team performance group. Jurors liked the way the building turned its 'solid skin to the street side, and then opened up inside,' thanks in part to numerous skylights that puncture an 8,400-square-foot roof garden. They called the building's colorful cladding 'a beautiful element.' While the entire set of panels animates the building, individual panels can be replaced after vandalism or other damage, without leaving a visible repair scar. The LED tower atop the Center's 80-foot tower 'makes it a neighborhood monument.' " – http://aiachicago.org/special_features/2007DEA/awards.asp?subID=586
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- "AIA Education Design Awards" by Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 540, pN1.1.
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- "Chicago AIA Awards 2007" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 357, 2007.1107, pN1.1.
- "AIA Honor Awards 2009" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 414, 2009.0211, pN1.1.
- Gary Comer Youth Center at ASLA 2010 Professional Awards
- http://aiachicago.org/special_features/2007DEA/awards.asp?subID=586
- http://www.swisspearl.com
Categories: Buildings | Buildings in USA | Buildings in Illinois, USA | Buildings in Chicago, Illinois, USA | ASLA Awards | ASLA Awards 2010 | Chicago AIA Design Excellence Awards 2007 | Chicago AIA Distinguished Building Award 2007 | Chicago AIA Distinguished Building Award 2007 Institutional | Chicago AIA Divine Detail Award 2007 | Chicago AIA Divine Detail Award 2007 Institutional | Chicago AIA Sustainable Design Award 2007 | Chicago AIA Sustainable Design Award 2007 Institutional | AIA Honor Awards 2009

