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Urban Planning and
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North Side Federal Savings' Parking Lot
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GPD recently designed a beautifully landscaped and
environmentally conscious parking lot in Andersonville. The lot is
constructed from attractive, locally manufactured, permeable that will
save nearly 70,000 gallons of rain water per year from flowing into
the city's storm sewer. The energy efficient LED lighting provides
security and signage lighting, and consumes just 195 watts. TerraFence,
composed of reclaimed plastic and wheat straw, lines the perimeter and
is practically maintenance free. Finally, the indigenous landscaping
is not only beautiful, but hardy and drought resistant. |
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Friends of the
Parks - The Last Four Miles: Completing Chicago's Lakefront
Parks
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Thom Greene,
Architect, is working with other Architects and Friends of
the Parks to complete
the last four miles of
Chicago's 30 mile long lakefront park space.
Linking the lakefront
neighborhoods together, extending the bike/pedestrian trail,
and enhancing quality
of life are just a few benefits of seeing this
long-term project through.
Please visit the
Friends of the Parks website
to
look at the current plans and watch a
recently completed video
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Winfield, Illinois
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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 |
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The
South Shore Concept
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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
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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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Streetscape:
Bryn Mawr Historic District
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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. |
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Streetscape: Andersonville Neighborhood
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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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Andersonville Physical
Guidelines
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21st
Century Lakefront
Park Competition*
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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.
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* 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
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