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John Ronan Architects reimagines Jefferson Park as an authentic destination The for proposal reimagines Jefferson Park as and an authentic destination neighborhood arts, culture and food, extending enhancing the existing public for arts, culture and food, and art enhancing existing park with a neighborhood new civic cultural center consisting of extending a community center, the library and public park with a new civic cultural center consisting of a community art center, market to leverage the area’s cultural diversity and create a lively place of exchange. library and market to leverage the area’s cultural diversity and create a lively Together, the structures frame a sunken plaza for community events: movie nights, place of exchange. Together, the structures frame a sunken plaza for concerts, picnics, lectures, public gatherings and, in picnics, winter, an ice skating The Ed community events: movie nights, concerts, lectures, publicrink. gatherings Paschke Arts Center provides space artists share theirprovides expertise while and, in winter, an icestudio skating rink. where The Edlocal Paschke Arts Center studio upper floorsspace honor the life and workshare of the eponymous Chicago-based where local artists their expertise while upper floorsartist. honorThe the center life forms a gateway withofan adjacent market building, where and artisans and work the eponymous Chicago-based artist.local The farmers center forms a gateway with goods; an adjacent marketon building, where and artisans exchange exchange their anchored the north endlocal by afarmers demonstration kitchen and on the their goods; anchored on the north endthe by market’s a demonstration andan onorganic the south by a farm-to-table café/restaurant, while rooftopkitchen supports south by a farm-to-table café/restaurant, thethe market’s rooftopreimagined supports anas a place produce garden. A neighborhood library completes ensemble, produce A neighborhood librarymurals completes the ensemble, of exchangeorganic for ideas, skillsgarden. and knowledge. Ed Paschke transform the nearby reimagined as a place of exchange for ideas, skills and knowledge. Ed Paschke gritty highway underpass into an attractive gateway to a neighborhood transformed. murals transform the nearby gritty highway underpass into an attractive gateway to a neighborhood transformed.
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Ward 45
John Ronan Architects reimagines Jefferson Park as an authentic destination The for proposal reimagines Jefferson Park as and an authentic destination neighborhood arts, culture and food, extending enhancing the existing public for arts, culture and food, and art enhancing existing park with a neighborhood new civic cultural center consisting of extending a community center, the library and public park with a new civic cultural center consisting of a community art center, market to leverage the area’s cultural diversity and create a lively place of exchange. library and market to leverage the area’s cultural diversity and create a lively Together, the structures frame a sunken plaza for community events: movie nights, place of exchange. Together, the structures frame a sunken plaza for concerts, picnics, lectures, public gatherings and, in picnics, winter, an ice skating The Ed community events: movie nights, concerts, lectures, publicrink. gatherings Paschke Arts Center provides space artists share theirprovides expertise while and, in winter, an icestudio skating rink. where The Edlocal Paschke Arts Center studio upper floorsspace honor the life and workshare of the eponymous Chicago-based where local artists their expertise while upper floorsartist. honorThe the center life forms a gateway withofan adjacent market building, where and artisans and work the eponymous Chicago-based artist.local The farmers center forms a gateway with goods; an adjacent marketon building, where and artisans exchange exchange their anchored the north endlocal by afarmers demonstration kitchen and on the their goods; anchored on the north endthe by market’s a demonstration andan onorganic the south by a farm-to-table café/restaurant, while rooftopkitchen supports south by a farm-to-table café/restaurant, thethe market’s rooftopreimagined supports anas a place produce garden. A neighborhood library completes ensemble, produce A neighborhood librarymurals completes the ensemble, of exchangeorganic for ideas, skillsgarden. and knowledge. Ed Paschke transform the nearby reimagined as a place of exchange for ideas, skills and knowledge. Ed Paschke gritty highway underpass into an attractive gateway to a neighborhood transformed. murals transform the nearby gritty highway underpass into an attractive gateway to a neighborhood transformed.
45th Ward Jefferson Park Exchange John Ronan Architects jrarch.com
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restaurants shops
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parks
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