An oasis inside the Cook County jail?
· shawn mulcahy
AI Briefing
- • DLR Group unveils plans for a 22,000-square-foot building in southwest Chicago's Cook County jail.
- • Building's design is influenced by nature, promoting an airy and open environment.
- • Proposal aims to create a more positive atmosphere within the jail.
Source Summary
In mid-February, a team from DLR Group, an international architectural firm, met with a coterie of local government officials to unveil plans for an open, airy 22,000-square-foot building it had been contracted to design in southwest Chicago. DLR’s proposal was heavily influenced by nature—both in the building’s physical design and the larger ethos underlying it. [...] The post An oasis inside the Cook County jail? appeared first on Chicago Reader .
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