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Last week today, June 8-15 2015: BIG projects, big opinions

2015-06-15T18:33:00-04:00

Friday, June 12:

The new OMA-designed Garage Museum opens in Moscow: On the design, Koolhaas has been quoted with "not restoring the building, but preserving its decay". The original Soviet-era building used to be a restaurant.

Thursday, June 11:

Stargazing with Patrik Schumacher: Episode 33 of Archinect Sessions: Patrik Schumacher discusses his recent op-ed for Archinect.
The Cooper Union turmoil continues: President Jamshed Bharucha resigns: In the midst of student protests and five trustees resigning, President Bharucha also stepped down last week. This came after the Cooper Union's Board had already voted not to renew Bharucha's contract as president next year.

Wednesday, June 10:

Five Cooper Union trustees just resigned: Among them were Daniel Libeskind, Mark Epstein (the board’s former chairman), Vassar College president Catharine Bond Hill, Francois de Menil (the board’s vice chairman), and investment banker Monica Vachher.
Locals welcome The 606, a.k.a. Chicago's "High Line", but a...

Locals welcome The 606, a.k.a. Chicago's "High Line", but anxiety for its future remains

2015-06-10T10:15:00-04:00

Chicago's highly anticipated elevated trail and park system known as The 606, otherwise referred to as the Bloomingdale Trail or the "Chicago High Line", finally celebrated its grand opening this past Saturday on the appropriate date of June 6 (6/06). The centerpiece of the $95 million project — which had its first phase designed by ARUP, Carol Ross Barney, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Burns & McDonnell, and the Chicago Public Art Group — is a 2.7 mile elevated trail that replaces the defunct Bloomingdale rail line. The trail will connect the Wicker Park, Bucktown, Humboldt Park, and Logan Square neighborhoods and six parks. And unlike similar linear-park projects, The 606 is open to pedestrians and cyclists to use as a new "transit corridor".

Prior to The 606, those communities were historically divided by the Bloomingdale railway and were in need of open green space. The newly opened trail is still looking fairly sparse at the moment, but later phases of the project include ...