Northerly Island Framework Plan
Northerly Island represents an extraordinary opportunity to bring the transformative power of 21st century urban ecology to Chicago's renowned lakefront. A former airport adjacent to the city's Museum Campus, this man-made island is one of Chicago's last tracts of undeveloped open space on Lake Michigan.
Client
Chicago Park District
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Markets/Services
Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Community & Regional Parks, Landscape Architecture, Natural Systems & Habitats, Parks & Open Spaces, Parks & Promenades, Sustainable Design, Urban Design, Urban Environments, Urban Planning, Urban Parks & Public Spaces, Waterfront
Size
91 acres
Featured Awards
AIA-IL Sullivan Prize, Illinois' Top Design Award
Waterfront Center Honor Award for Planning
Environmental Design Research Association Great Places Award
ASLA WI Award of Excellence
ASLA IL Award of Excellence
. . .the Northerly Island Park plan could enrich the experience of Chicago’s great lakefront for generations to come.
Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune
Developed in collaboration with Studio Gang Architects, the award-winning plan establishes visionary goals for the park: create a benchmark urban destination exemplifying best practices in ecological sustainability and restoration. To the north, visitors will enjoy a new amphitheater, a harbor walk, and an events pavilion, while the southern half of the park will reestablish native landscapes of prairie, woodland, marsh and savanna.
