Obama Presidential Center

The design for the Jackson Park site proposes a building in dialogue with a large civic landscape. On the edge of the lagoon sits the building comprised of rotated ellipses which hover above the landscape, offering views of the surrounding city and lake. The bold yet understated structure encircles a large, grassy gathering space inclined toward the east, where it forms an indoor/outdoor theater with the building’s auditorium against the backdrop of the lagoon.