If you've been to a CTA station, walked along the Chicago Riverwalk or passed the flagship McDonald's in River North, you've most likely witnessed Carol Ross Barney's work. Now, she's being awarded a prestigious architecture medal for her contributions.
A groundbreaking Chicago architect has been awarded the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects, a prestigious honor previously given to luminaries like Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies Van Der Rohe.Chicagoans not familiar with the name Carol Ross Barney almost certainly have experienced some of her work.“Every space needs good design,” Barney said. “The amount of benefit to the quality of life that well-designed environments create is extraordinary.
Barney has also designed multiple McDonald’s franchises, including the Chicago flagship in River North that took the place of the famed Rock ‘N’ Roll McDonald’s. It’s the first ever certified LEED platinum fast food franchise. She says McDonald’s is one of her favorite clients, because it gives her the opportunity to build spaces that can be enjoyed by everyone.Carol Ross Barney designed the flagship McDonald’s location at 600 N. Clark St., Chicago.
Barney says the Riverwalk — like all of her work — began with the need to solve multiple problems. For one, there wasn’t enough land to build on. So, the city got permission to build floating walkways out on the river.“One is a harbor, one is a beach, one is a theater, one features natural plants,” she said.
Perhaps her most daunting project was the rebuilding of the Oklahoma City Federal Building after the 1995 bombing. Barney says she got her ideas from talking to the people that worked in the building and survived. Barney says she takes particular pride in being only one of three women to receive the prize — recalling that she was one of 12 women out of 312 students in her first architecture course at the University of Illinois.
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