Navy Pier
Navy Pier
Chicago’s Navy Pier redevelopment project revitalized 50 acres of urban lakefront area.
Chicago’s Navy Pier redevelopment project revitalized 50 acres of urban lakefront area, as it approached its centennial year in 2016. The Navy Pier is already a spectacular global destination enjoyed by over 9 million visitors each year. With it’s more open and tree-lined South Dock Promenade, Navy Pier’s outdoor landscape was transformed into a more vibrant setting for recreation and social life.
Designed by renowned landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, the plan puts the latest in ecological design principles and environmental best practices to work.
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Chicago’s Navy Pier redevelopment project revitalized 50 acres of urban lakefront area.
Chicago’s Navy Pier redevelopment project revitalized 50 acres of urban lakefront area, as it approached its centennial year in 2016. The Navy Pier is already a spectacular global destination enjoyed by over 9 million visitors each year. With it’s more open and tree-lined South Dock Promenade, Navy Pier’s outdoor landscape was transformed into a more vibrant setting for recreation and social life.
Designed by renowned landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, the plan puts the latest in ecological design principles and environmental best practices to work.
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Landscape Architect
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With the keen emphasis on environmental sustainability, the project contractor and architect turned to GreenBlue Urban to provide the systems required to ensure longevity of the trees being planted on the South Dock Promenade. Using GreenBlue Urban’s soil cell system, the Navy Pier was able to ensure that the new trees planted would live a long and healthy life – while providing the load bearing characteristics required for the area.
In 2016, Navy Pier achieved Gold certification under the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES) rating system, making it a model of sustainability, not only for Chicago, but for sites around the world.
With the keen emphasis on environmental sustainability, the project contractor and architect turned to GreenBlue Urban to provide the systems required to ensure longevity of the trees being planted on the South Dock Promenade. Using GreenBlue Urban’s soil cell system, the Navy Pier was able to ensure that the new trees planted would live a long and healthy life – while providing the load bearing characteristics required for the area.
In 2016, Navy Pier achieved Gold certification under the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES) rating system, making it a model of sustainability, not only for Chicago, but for sites around the world.
The resulting green oasis will invite visitors to escape the hard edges of the downtown city and enjoy unfettered views of the majestic waters of Lake Michigan in a more natural setting. Through this sustainable design, the Navy Pier has the potential to make a major positive impact on the environment.
The resulting green oasis will invite visitors to escape the hard edges of the downtown city and enjoy unfettered views of the majestic waters of Lake Michigan in a more natural setting. Through this sustainable design, the Navy Pier has the potential to make a major positive impact on the environment.
