Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed plans to transform a former industrial site in Chicago into a "new urban destination".
Called Lincoln Yards, the development will transform an underused 50-acre (20.2-hectare) parcel along the North Branch of the Chicago River. The site is enveloped by some of the city's most well-known neighbourhoods: Bucktown, Wicker Park and Lincoln Park.
The $6 billion (£4.6 billion) project is being spearheaded by developer Sterling Bay, with the vision to turn the "swatch of old manufacturing properties into a new urban destination".
Lincoln Yards scheme planned for former industrial site
The company first unveiled its plans in July 2018, after acquiring aspects of the Planned Manufacturing District (PMD) ?  a portion of land set aside a zone for manufacturing in 1988 ? in 2016, and enlisted SOM to design the masterplan. SOM's proposal, which includes offices, residences, hotels, restaurants and retail across the site, was awarded planning permission from the city last month.

The scheme includes 21 acres (8.5 hectares) of open space ? nearly half of the project's total area. This includes ways to activate the riverwalk into bustling public space, with renderings of the proposal showing water sports facilities, like kayak clubs, and open plazas for pop-up public events like farmers markets.
Lincoln Yards will also be "pedestrian-oriented", with a mixture of wooden decking and stone pavin...