"Chicagoans already enjoy one of the world’s best urban shorelines—Navy Pier, the Lakefront Trail, and other assets make for impeccable destinations, at least during the warm months. Now, Ross Barney Architects is improving upon existing Chicago green space."

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"The 3.5-acre park at 401 N. DuSable Lake Shore Drive is on a small peninsula east of Lake Shore Drive. It has been in the works since 1987, when former Mayor Harold Washington gave the land to the Park District to develop a park in honor of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.

Ross Barney Architects and Brook Architecture, selected as the lead design firms for the park in 2022, submitted their plans this month, two years after being awarded the project."

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"We last covered the park in 2022, when a joint venture between Ross Barney Architects and Brook Architecture was selected to design the 3.5-acre site. Now, new renderings and design details have been released by [Ross Barney Architects]."

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Chicago Sun-Times Critic Lee Bey gives an update on the DuSable Park design, stating, "At just 3.4 acres, the long-awaited $15 million Jean-Baptiste Point DuSable Park won’t be the city’s largest public green space, but it has the potential to be one of the best.” 

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"'The investments we are seeing today on the South Side will ensure that Chicago continues to grow and thrive, not just today, but for generations to come,' Mayor Brandon Johnson said. 'We want to continue to attract people, businesses and jobs to Chicago, particularly to our South and West Sides, and these projects in Auburn Gresham are an important step forward for our city.'"

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"Ross Barney Architects has always advocated for quality design that serves the people of Chicago. It has been a privilege to collaborate with our dedicated team, including lead developers Evergreen and Imagine, to create transformative new homes for the Auburn Gresham community," said Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Founder and Design Principal of Ross Barney Architects.

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AIA Chicago has included The People's Architect: Carol Ross Barney on the 2024 list of Gift-Worthy Reads: Publications by AIA Chicago Architects. Click here to view the full selection of books.

“Barney’s gift for designing places and spaces where people congregate en masse truly does run the gamut.” Matt Hickman

Architectural Record has selected The People’s Architect Carol Ross Barney as one of their recommended books for the gift-giving season. 

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“What looks like it could be an uber-modern single-family home you see rising on the corner of Kimball and Barry Avenues in Avondale is a CTA substation for the Blue Line trains, designed by Ross Barney Architects to look less like a piece of infrastructure, and more like part of the Avondale neighborhood.” 

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Born and raised in Chicago, Brian Sholis shares his appreciation for the work of Ross Barney Architects, after reading The People's Architect. Sholis notes that Carol "has raised the bar for civic design in Chicago, which is an achievement worth celebrating."

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John Hill writes in the newsletter: A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books, “…the most pronounced aspect of (Carol) Ross Barney’s work was “her strong belief in the power of architecture in making the city a better place to live.” It is a statement that certainly holds up seven years later, and it is one that is mirrored in the projects in The People’s Architect and the award it celebrates.”

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"Established by Carol Ross Barney, the studio occupies a unique place within the panorama of contemporary practice that is characterized by a reputation for work in the public realm. From community buildings to campus buildings for premier academic and research institutions, to groundbreaking transit stations that connect vibrant neighborhoods, Ross Barney Architects has produced distinctive structures that have become community icons."

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