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Article: Bad planning puts Navy Pier in peril
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 13, 1991
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If you had $70 million to rebuild Chicago's Navy Pier, what would
you do? For most architects and designers, the initial steps are
clear. Unfortunately, the public agency in charge of the
reconstruction project lacks a clear-sighted plan of action.
The design team selection process for the Navy Pier
reconstruction program was plagued by many unanswered questions,
leaving the ultimate success of the project in jeopardy.
There are four basic elements to every successful building
project: a committed client, a good site, a well-defined functional
program and a realistic budget. Each of these elements should be in
place before an architect is selected. For Navy Pier, the committed
client ...