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Selected news articles about design project case study

Not all projects are published about in books and articles.  Use newspaper databases (such as Access World News, Nexis Uni, or EbscoHost Newspaper Source) to get project description, designer and community perspectives, historical details, and more that may not be available any other way.  (You will need to use your netid and login to access off campus computer.)

Example: 

Selected a case study from  LAND 8 Landscape Architecture Network Projects: Annual Top 10 Projects - latest 2016 Top 10 Landscape Architecture Projects 2016 -->  Chicago Riverwalk Expansion, Chicago, Illinois, by Sasaki and Ross Barney Architects, completed October 2016.

Note: Carol Ross Barney is Chicago's New Daniel Burnham. Metropolis Magazine. Jan. 16, 2018.  She received her GA in Architecture from UIUC in 1971, and is the first woman to design a federal building.  MORE

Used newspaper database Access World News ---

Searched Sasaki and Ross Barney Architects AND Chicago Riverwalk expansion

17 results - some duplicates

Exhibit imagines Chicago Riverwalk extending down South Branch  Skyline (Chicago, IL) - September 27, 2017

Mayor Emanuel Opens Chicago Architecture Biennial Exhibit That Envisions the Future of Chicago's Riverfront  Targeted News Service (USA) - September 16, 2017

Sasaki and Ross Barney Architects Complete Chicago Riverwalk - The creation of six new 'rooms' along the river revolutionize urban connections and enrich waterfront activity   PR Newswire (USA) - October 27, 2016

Mayor Emanuel announces closing of $99M 'TIFIA USDOT Loan' for Chicago Riverwalk  Chicago Examiner (IL) - June 14, 2013

Mayor Emanuel and USDOT Sec. Ray LaHood announces 'Chicago Riverwalk' financing  Chicago Examiner (IL) - March 29, 2013

Mayor Emanuel and Secretary LaHood Announce Next Step Towards Innovative Financing for Chicago Riverwalk   Targeted News Service (USA) - March 29, 2013

MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO COMPLETE CHICAGO RIVERWALK  US Fed News (USA) - October 10, 2012