GPD is participating in a Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) program that works with existing greater Chicago municipalities to develop 3 urban planning scenarios each. One of these plans could potentially be completed by the year 2040

This large scale plan to finish the southernmost 2 miles of Chicago's lakefront includes a variety of parks, picnic pavilions, beaches, and wildlife/natural areas. This design is currently being considered, along with others, as a solution for this undeveloped public area.

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The Calumet Genesis Energy park is a proposed concept for the conversion of existing silos on the Calumet river into a renewable clean energy resource. Using anaerobic digestion, natural gas can be created from organic waste. The development includes the energy center, materials transportation areas, and a visitors' center.

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GPD designed the streetscape and community identifiers for Chicago's Historic Bryn Mawr Avenue, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The signs' color and style reflect the color scheme of the Belle Shore Apartment Building. The area was revitalized with new sidewalks, trees, planters, and street posts.

In Chicago's Andersonville community the sidewalks, street lamps, benches, banners, and planters echo GPD's influence. GPD created the design guideline manual below for facades, storefronts, and other little touches. The photo to the right illustrates a typical corner sitting area in the community.  Custom formed identifiers, like the one pictured below, mark each corner throughout Andersonville.

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Our concept placed amongst the top 30, out of more than 100, entries in the

Graham Foundation's Chicago Lakefront Park Competition.

* This plan is the sole design and property of Thom Greene, Architect. It is not affiliated with the City of Chicago

or Friends of the Parks. There are neither plans, nor is it anyone's pursuit, to build this design.