Designing a Better Chicago Announces Riverwalk Installation Team

Chicago, IL, November 21, 2019-Designing a Better Chicago-a collaborative initiative organized and supported by NeoCon and theMART, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and the Design Museum of Chicago-is pleased to announce the selection of the design team for its large-scale Chicago Riverwalk installation. 

Chicago-based design firms Kwong Von Glinow and UB Studio will unveil their project in June 2020. Aimed at highlighting, leveraging and supporting Chicago’s vast design legacy, talent and resources, Designing a Better Chicago will also include the Design Impact Grant Program, which will recognize individuals or organizations using design for civic good. The annual initiative will be complemented by a series of special talks and events coinciding with NeoCon next June.

A Designing a Better Chicago website will go live mid-January at designingabetterchicago.org.