AECOM . BIG

Pier+ . Chicago

AECOM . BIG . + archdaily

A team led by AECOM and New York-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is one of five shortlisted teams invited to participate in an international design competition to renovate and reactivate Chicago’s landmark Navy Pier.

This is a once-in-a-century opportunity that will redefine the character and focus of Chicago’s waterfront. It is part of an ambitious effort to create a new Navy Pier for the 21st century, and in doing so, to redefine what the pier and the waterfront mean to the city.
Unveiled to the public on January 31, 2012 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, our design vision is to “re-colonize the people’s pier," by maximizing opportunity through a holistic approach. The result is Pier+, a vibrant urban destination that creates a new amenity shared by all while making a positive and progressive statement about Chicago to the world.

Design leadership: AECOM and BIG

Jacinta McCann, FAILA, EVP, Design + Planning and Economics, AECOM
Bjarke Ingels, founding partner and creative director, BIG
James Haig Streeter, principal, AECOM
Daniel Kidd, project leader, BIG
Michelle Inouye, project manager, AECOM
Blake Sanborn, senior associate, AECOM

Lighting design: Speirs + Major
Signage: Project Projects
Programmed events and art: Lead Pencil Studio
Water feature design: WET Design
Economics: Tivoli International and AECOM
Horticulture: Eden Project and Christy Webber Landscapes
Cost Estimating: Davis Langdon, an AECOM company