Growing the Halsted Corridor

Olaoluwapo Odukoya

This project creates the opportunity for the incremental regeneration of the urban grid, innovative architecture, and inclusive public space through an urban landscape system. Interventions begin at the corners of the intersections along Halsted Street, putting down the foundation for an eventual reconfiguration of the corridor. The project explores three urban design strategies that in the past have characterized Chicago’s urban design: a continuous urban grid, mixed-use buildings at the corners of every developable block, and an urban landscape system that contributes to soil phytoremediation.