Second Second City / Design With Company

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Courtesy Design With Company + Min Chen

The Urbana Illinois (140 miles South of Chicago) situated design team, Design With Company, has partnered with Min Chen to develop their latest project, Second Second City, which they have shared with us here at ArchDaily. Additional images of their vision for Chicago’s McCormick Place East and a narrative from the architects can be seen after the break.

This project contends with the competing and overlaid desires for the site of the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago by creating a new tourist destination and scenario-planning infrastructure from the existing architecture. On the roof, a 1:25 miniature replica of Chicago is constructed. A clear mound protects the model, provides space for artificial weather equipment and creates unexpected visual connections between both Chicagos.

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Cite: Hank Jarz. "Second Second City / Design With Company" 12 Jun 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/142857/second-second-city-design-with-company-min-chen> ISSN 0719-8884

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