CREATING AN ECOLOGICAL URBAN HABITAT AT NORTHERLY ISLAND IN CHICAGO

Abstract

Developed as part of a comprehensive framework plan, the Northerly Island project transforms a man-made peninsula on Chicago’s lakefront into a 91-acre public park that functions as a living ecosystem. The design embraces the site’s artificiality, constructing a topography and landscape that encourages wildlife to occupy it — over time, creating an amplified, biodiverse ecosystem whose various habitats and architectural features offer people multiple ways to engage nature in the city.

Keywords

Biodiversity / Public Park / Ecosystem / Urban Wildlife

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2017 Higher Education Press