this ragged old shoreline needed repair

The city's design struck residents as sterile and uninviting. Animate proposed a gentle organic look-- protecting the shore, but mostly providing a great place for swimmers and people.

Swimmers and the community raved about this design... it is the only conceptual design that received unanimous community approval in Chicago.

30 foot wide edge of shoreline, interlocking precast concrete blocks shaped in flowing geological patterns. Designed with Arup Engineers. 2003