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Apple on Michigan Avenue
Retail Interior Development in Chicago, USA – design by Foster + Partners
Oct 23, 2017
Apple on Michigan Avenue
Architects: Foster + Partners
Location: Michigan Avenue, Chicago, USA
Apple Michigan Avenue reconnects Chicago to its river

Inspired by the pulse of Chicago?s artistic energy, Apple has created a new platform for performance in a city charged by music. Located at the intersection of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue?s ?Magnificent Mile?, Apple Michigan Avenue cascades down from Pioneer Court to the river?s edge, creating new connections between the city and the river.

The project reflects Apple?s commitment to the cities and communities it inhabits, and is the result of a close collaboration between the design team at Apple led by chief design officer, Sir Jonathan Ive and Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president of Retail and Online Stores and Foster + Partners.
Sir Jonathan Ive said, ?Apple Michigan Avenue is about removing boundaries between inside and outside, reviving important urban connections within the city. It unites a historic city plaza that had been cut off from the water, giving Chicago a dynamic new arena that flows effortlessly down to the river.?

Pioneer Court is an urban plaza steeped in Chicago history. It is the spot where Point de Sable ? the founding father of Chicago ? first lived and worked. Apple Michigan Avenue ...