Ford Calumet Environmental Center by Studio Gang Architects

December 12, 2008
Ford Calumet Environmental Center by Studio Gang Architects

In order to educate visitors on the past and present of the Calumet region’s unique patchwork of industrial and natural areas this project re-conceptualizes the way the building is constructed. Like a ‘nest’, materials for the building are collected from things abundant, nearby, and discarded. The design is composed of salvaged steel from the Calumet industrial region and other discarded...