29 / Bold Spring 16

Welcome to our Bold issue. This issue features eighteen projects that explore new possibilities for the city of Chicago. Generated by both emerging and established Chicago-based architects and designers, these projects rethink the future of the city and, at the same time, explore the agency of the architect in shaping these scenarios. The projects, generated without a client, operate fully aware of the constraints and realities of Chicago with the intention to engage in fruitful conversations with public and private agencies to shape its future. Ultimately, while these projects focus on the city of Chicago, the ideas behind their architectural and urban strategies can open up new areas of exploration that can be extrapolated to diverse contexts. The projects featured in the issue were part of the exhibition BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago curated by Iker Gil and included in the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Contributions by 3D Design Studio, David Brown, CAMESgibson, Central Standard Office of Design, Design With Company, Iker Gil, Geoff Goldberg, Hinterlands Urbanism and Landscape, JAHN, Ania Jaworska, JGMA, Krueck+Sexton Architects, Landon Bone Baker Architects, Margaret McCurry, Normal, Michael Pecirno, PORT Urbanism, David Schalliol, SOM, Stanley Tigerman, UrbanLab, and WEATHERS.
Cover and graphic design by Normal.
Issue 29 Introduction
Issue statement by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS ContextAt the Biennial—BOLD and the Chicago Room
Afterword by Geoff GoldbergBOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago
Exhibition statement by Iker Gil, curator of BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for ChicagoMake Bold Plans, or Something Along Those Lines
Notes on the BOLD Identity by Renata Graw, Founder of NormalReckoning with Vacancy
Project by David SchalliolOf All of the Facts, and All of the Figures
Project by Michael PecirnoLogistical Ecologies
Project by Hinterlands Urbanism and Landscape with MODUS CollectiveFilter Island
Project by UrbanLabThe Big Shift
Project by PORT UrbanismSecond Sun
Project by WEATHERSLate Entry to the Chicago Public Library Competition
Project by Design With CompanyThe High Life
Project by SOM and CAMESgibsonThe Available City
Project by David BrownMaking Architecture That Heals
Project by 3D Design StudioForum Pavilion
Project by Ania JaworskaCut/Fill
Project by Central Standard Office of DesignKTC 234— Knowledge Trade Center
Project by JAHNRe-Imagining Wellness in Humboldt Park
Project by JGMAChicago Boogie-Woogie
Project by Krueck + Sexton ArchitectsSouth Chicago Collaborative
Project by Landon Bone Baker ArchitectsCircle the Wagons: A Community Enclave
Project by Margaret McCurry, Tigerman McCurry ArchitectsCluster Container Housing for the Disabled
Project by Stanley Tigerman, Tigerman McCurry ArchitectsBOLD Studio Visits and Panel Discussions
BOLD Studio Visits and Panel DiscussionsSecond City’s Second Coast
Competition organized by Perkins+Will