by admin | Jun 8, 2020 | Press
The renovation and reinvention of the old Cook County Hospital is a triumph of historic preservation, one that should resonate far beyond the walls of the beloved Beaux-Arts landmark on Chicago’s Near West Side. Not only does it give new life to an ornate,...
by admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Press
At 52,000 SF, Offshore is the world’s largest rooftop bar located on Chicago’s historically landmarked Navy Pier. The year-round venue is enclosed by a fritted barrel-vaulted ETFE roof, designed to accommodate the net-zero structural loading requirement, and operable...
by admin | May 15, 2019 | Press
KOO is proud to announce the new 36,000-square-foot rooftop deck called Offshore, will open in Spring 2019. The new hot-spot with include huge glass-enclosed areas, fire pits, and terraces. Click here to read the Chicago Tribune article. Click here to read the...
by admin | May 15, 2019 | Press
OMA/KOO LLC has been named the winner of an international competition to design an innovative “Center for the Arts” on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus The new complex is intended by the school to have both public and academic functions. It will house the...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Press
KOO is thrilled to be partnering with OMA on this transformative design for UIC’s new Center for the Performing Arts Building. Click here to read the Architectural Record article. Click here to read the Curbed article. Click here to read the ArchitectsNewPaper...
by admin | Mar 1, 2019 | Press
Renovation and repurposing are well underway as workers transform the 103-year-old former Cook County Hospital at 1835 W. Harrison St. into a $1 billion apartment, hotel, restaurant, retail, and office complex. The team members involved in the redevelopment are Civic...
