Marwen was founded 28 years ago to educate and inspire underserved young people through the visual arts. The organization has been fueled by two simple but powerful ideas throughout its history?that making art can transform lives, and that every young person should have opportunities to do so. Despite clear evidence that the skills and dispositions acquired through arts learning are essential to a student?s preparation for success in college, work, and life, inequities in access to the arts have only grown more acute since Marwen?s founding in 1987.

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Architects: Wheeler Kearns Architects · Office Profile

Location: 833 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60610, USA
Area: 29875.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing · Photographer Profile

Project Principals: Dan Wheeler, FAIA, Joy Meek, AIA LEED AP

Project Team Members: Dung Luu (not registered)

Structural: Thornton Tomasetti

Construction: Power Construction

Mep: Design Build

Civil: Terra Engineering

Landscape: Wolff Landscape Architecture

Lighting Consultant: Lux Populi

Ffe Consultant: Gensler

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From the architect. Marwen was founded 28 years ago to educate and i...