Utilizing derelict infrastructure, the Chicago Riverwalk is a one-and-a-quarter-mile-long civic space between Lake Michigan and the confluence of the main, north, and south branches of the Chicago River.

Realizing a vision crafted by Daniel Burnham over a century ago, the park returns Chicago to it’s river, molding new perceptions, relationships, and an attention to resilience in an ever changing climate.

The park references the infrastructure that defines it by creating unique rooms between the bridges. These new connections enrich and diversify life along the water with each block taking on a unique character and typology.

The river has become the city’s living room; an urban counterpoint to Chicago’s front yard, Lake Michigan. With a wine bar, kayak tours, boat docking services, water taxi stop, veterans memorial and a myriad of public programs, the city’s newest civic space has been mobilized with unthinkable energy.