The rigorous geometries and monumental scale of Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain create a powerful presence along the lake. Although fitting for a landscape within an urban fabric the scale of Chicago, the size and strength of this environment can overwhelm the visitor, prompting them to frequent the edges and center of this civic asset without exploring the spaces in-between. To bring more attention to these overlooked areas without compromising the potency of the park’s formality, the proposed work bases its formal expression upon the lines of influence created by the geometry of the park as well the views and experiences thereby created. The values and hierarchies offered by these forces are then used to create spaces of varying intimacies and use throughout the new extension.

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