U of Chicago Arts Hall
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
The Gordon Parks Arts Hall at the University of Chicago seamlessly integrates performance halls, studios, and rehearsal spaces that embody a hands-on approach to arts education. The surrounding entry plaza and resilient landscape are programmed for exterior classrooms and integrates a rain garden, biodiverse, native tree groves, and landform play that redirects stormwater. The entry plaza features linear benches that extend into the landscape, providing seating with restorative views of the gardens.
Awards
News
- Architect’s Newspaper: “Gordon Parks Arts Hall”
- The Field ASLA: “Campus Resiliency”
- World Architects: “Gordon Parks Arts Hall”
- ArchDaily: “Gordon Arts Parks Hall”
Client : UChicago Laboratory Schools
Photo : David Burk
A central rain garden daylights the stormwater system while providing a seasonal garden for students and faculty.
“Part of the job of a landscape is to teach, and I think it’s important for people in a city to understand that this is a system that’s constructed, to understand what the parts are, and how they works”
- Mikyoung Kim to Harvard Magazine
