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UChicago Team Wins Contest to Reimagine McKinley Park’s Central Manufacturing District
A sustainable, live-work hub envisioned by a University of Chicago student design team was announced by Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development as the winner of an international student design contest to reimagine the future of McKinley Park’s century-old Central Manufacturing District complex, often cited as the world’s first industrial park.
The “McKinley Mills” concept, created by eight UChicago urban design students as part of the C40 Students Reinventing Cities competition, would repurpose three city-owned buildings within the complex with a mix of uses that include light manufacturing, retail, housing, and institutional uses. The proposal would also implement sustainable energy resources.
“As the climate crisis progresses, urban planners must play a critical role in both mitigation and adaptation,” said UChicago team member Justin Bologna.
Thirteen other competition submissions, including from schools in Australia, China, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, envisioned mixed-use facilities anchored by supportive uses.
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