Granite-clad tower anchors the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
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Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects completed the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, anchored by a 225-foot granite tower set within a landscaped campus designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh. The campus on Jackson Park comprises multiple buildings around the tower, with a skyroom featuring quotes from Obama and a publicly accessible courtyard, all part of an integrated campus approach rather than a traditional presidential library. Privately funded and administered by the National Archives, the center is slated to open to the public next week.
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