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In a city with an iconic skyline, the Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture
The $850 million campus adds a library branch, gym and playground as critics say its lakefront design and road changes divide Chicago.
- Crews are finishing the Obama Presidential Center ahead of its public opening on Juneteenth in Chicago, more than a decade after the site was chosen.
- The roughly $850 million campus design, particularly its conspicuous 225-foot high rise, still divides the city after construction required tearing up nearly 20 acres of parkland and a major thoroughfare.
- Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey calls the design debate a "spectator sport," while Shannon Bennett of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization labeled the project a "Trojan horse."
- The Obama Foundation added a public library branch, basketball gym, and landscaped gardens to offset impacts, as CEO Valerie Jarrett argued the benefits "far outweighs any costs."
- Residents remain wary of potential displacement and broader economic changes, with some expressing anxiety about how the surrounding area might evolve following the center's arrival.
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In a city with an iconic skyline, the Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening in Chicago on Juneteenth.
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