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Chicago Maritime Museum
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Chicago Maritime Museum
Northerly Island, home to a wildlife preserve, has been an untouched opportunity for the people of Chicago. Two existing buildings remain from the closing of Meigs Field: airport tower and airplane hanger. Both are within the proposed site for the Maritime Museum. By choosing to build on the island, a small footprint is desired to minimize impact to the wildlife on the site. Utilizing the history of the island by recycling the original structure of the buildings, the museum embraces and anchors onto the abandoned buildings, while maintaining a small footprint on the island. A bridge connection is the most suitable solution to prevent a large footprint, connect the structures and unify the two into one experience. Chicago is known for its connection with water. Throughout history, Chicago has strived to control water systems through canals, dams and bridges - allowing for significant advances in engineering. To continue the city?s reflection of such advancements in engineering, the museum links the past with the present through similar steel fabrication techniques by use of an innovative bridge structure suspending over the harbor. The orientation allows for maximum views to the city and surrounding scenery in effort to forge a link between the island and the city .
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