John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois
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 | John G. Shedd Aquarium |
| Designer | EHDD Architecture , Marc L'ltalien, Charles Davis |
| Associated Architect | Perkins + Will |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Date | 1997 to 2001 |
| Building Type | Aquarium |
| Construction System | Historic building is concrete covered steel frame on wood piles. New construction: Concrete on mat slab over steel friction piles. |
| Climate | Great Lakes Midwest |
| Context | Part of The Museum Campus adjacent to Grant Park on the shore of Lake Michigan |
| Architectural Style | Classical Greek Revival |
| Builder | Turner Construction |
| Street Address | 1200 South Lake Shore Drive Walk Score |
| Notes | Designed with Perkins & Will. Renovation projects: New Gift Store, Caribbean Reef & Central Rotunda renovation, reconstruction of the south gallery to include the Amazon Rising exhibit, Holding & Quarantine. The new Indo-Pacific Wild Reef Exhibit addition and terrace on the south façade is mostly underground. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | John G. Shedd Aquarium |
| Cost | $70,000,000 |
| Annual Building Energy Use per Unit Area | not known. kWh/m2/year |
| Area | sq. ft. Historic building and Oceanarium 174,000 sf. Wild Reef addition 28,000 sf, |
| Stories | Two stories with basement. Wild Reef Addition; one story plus basement. |
| Height | Historic 1927 Shedd, 105 feet. Wild Reef Addition, 34’. |
| Length | Historic 1927 Shedd including 1990 Oceanarium, 460’. Wild Reef Addition, 224’. |
| Width | Historic 1927 Shedd, 325’. Wild Reef Addition, 80’. |
| Site | Building is part of the Museum Campus parkland jutting into Lake Michigan between the Field Museum and Adler Planetarium just north of Soldier Field facing downtown Chicago, Grant Park and the waterfront. |
| Program | Restore and renovate the Central Rotunda and Caribbean Reef Exhibit, Design of a Gift Store and Entrance facilities, Renovate the South Gallery themed on the Amazon River, renovate aging life support infrastructure, holding and quarantine areas, and add a new Indo-Pacific Wild Reef exhibit and Terrace on the south façade. Projects include both salt and fresh water exhibits |
| Awards | — 2004 Exhibit of the Year
American Zoo and Aquarium Association — 2001 Exhibit of the Year American Zoo and Aquarium Association — 2001 Exhibit Award of Excellence American Association of Museums — 2001 Merit Award for Rehab Construction Chicago Building Congress — 2000 Interior Architecture Award AIA Chicago — 1999 Interior Architecture Award AIA Chicago |
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- Architect: EHDD
- Associated Architect: Perkins + Will
- Program Manager: McClier Corporation
- Structural Engineers: Klein and Hoffmann, Inc. and Rutherford and Chekene
- Mechanical, Electrical, & Communications Consultant: Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
- Life Support Consultant: Enartec
- Lighting Consultant: Schuler & Shook, Inc
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- EHDD Architecture — the designer’s website
