Strategic Grafting in Cabrini Green
Collaboration with Judson University. Chicago, IL
Buildings have an inherent DNA. They are born to be something specific. Most often, when we try to re-purpose or change the program of these facilities, we find resistance from the building that requires an enormous financial investment to overcome.
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This project in Cabrini Green was an exercise on how to alter a building's DNA with the lowest possible monetary investment, but with design acumen and innovation.
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Gary Wang was an Associate Professor of Architecture at Judson University. This was a collaboration between Mr. Wang as the Architect of Record and his architectural studio, with David Baird as a co-studio instructor.
Project Team
Gary Wang, AIA, Architect
Architect of Record
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Collaborators
David Baird, Co-Instructor
Judson University, School of Architecture
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Photography by David Dejong
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