Designboom reports that Chicago’s city council has finally approved the construction of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which was deigned by Ma Yansong’s firm MAD Architects.
The approval came approximately one month after both MAD Architects and Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects, in charge of landscaping, submitted revised versions of the controversial design. The last hurdle for the museum was a dispute with the Chicago Bears, who’s parking lot would be affected by the museum. After a deal with the team was settled, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the city’s aldermen and alderwomen approved the project without debate.
"The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be an incredible addition to chicago’s museum campus,” said Chiacgo’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a statement. "The Lucas Museum will join the 56 other museums in Chicago to provide new cultural and educational benefits for generations to come. The new parkland will add more open greenspace that will be enjoyed by residents across the city."
“We are very pleased with the approval by the city council,” Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art President Don Bacigalupi told Designboom. “The [museum] will be a tremendous educational and cultural amenity for all Chicagoans, and a major addition to the city’s vibrant and renowned artistic community. It will also deliver nearly 200,000 square feet of new green space and accessible parkland along the lakefront for all to enjoy. We are excited to move forward with the museum’s construction.”
The project is slated for a 2019 completion.
Related Stories
Museums | Aug 15, 2017
Underground Railroad Visitor Center tells story of oppression, then freedom
The museum is conceived as a series of abstracted forms made up of two main structures, one administrative and one exhibit.
Museums | Jul 5, 2017
Addition by subtraction: Art Share L.A. renovation strips away its acquired superfluity
The redesign of the 28,000-sf building is prioritizing flexibility, openness, and connectivity.
Building Team Awards | Jun 7, 2017
Rising above adversity: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Gold Award: The Smithsonian Institution’s newest museum is a story of historical and construction resolve.
Architects | Jun 7, 2017
Build your very own version of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum with this new LEGO set
744 LEGO bricks are used to recreate the famous Wright design, including the 1992 addition.
Museums | May 25, 2017
The museum as workspace
Many museum staff are resistant to the idea of open offices.
Architects | May 23, 2017
Queens Museum exhibit shows New York City as it could have been
The installation will showcase 200 years worth of unrealized Big Apple projects via original drawings, renderings, newly commissioned models, and 3D visualizations.
Museums | May 18, 2017
American Writers Museum opens on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue
Amaze Design designed the 10,000-sf space.
Cultural Facilities | May 4, 2017
Obama Foundation reveals first look at the Obama Presidential Center
The design comprises three buildings set in the public space of Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.
Art Galleries | Apr 21, 2017
The Odunpazari Modern Art Museum pays homage to Ottoman Empire era architecture
The wooden façade is a link to the history of the area as a wood market.
Art Galleries | Apr 14, 2017
Activating exteriors as gallery space
Owners would like to get more value from their exterior spaces. One architecture firm details how it made that happen for the new Whitney Museum.
