Pelli Clarke & Partners gave the main event space a unique design to complement McCormick Place and the surrounding area.
The unique design of Wintrust Arena has changed the overall appearance of McCormick Place and the landscape of tourism in the community.
Wintrust Arena
Wintrust Arena is a multi-purpose venue for concerts and sporting events.
It includes a plenary hall for business meetings, conferences and other major special events.
With 10,000 seats and 22 state-of-the-art suites, it can accommodate a very large number of events.
It also houses an NCAA Division I basketball arena and is the home arena for the DePaul University men’s and women’s basketball teams.
It is part of a redevelopment plan to transform the surrounding neighborhood into a vibrant entertainment district and is also the largest convention center in the country.
Wintrust Arena website
Located in the heart of McCormick Place, Wintrust Arena is part of a vibrant urban experience.
A pioneering itinerary has been designed for conference-goers,
making it a major tourist destination for locals and visitors alike.
Wintrust Arena currently serves as an additional economic development catalyst for historic Motor Row along South Michigan Avenue and other surrounding neighborhoods.
Wintrust Arena is a public-private partnership between Metropolitan Pier,
the Exposition Authority (MPEA) and DePaul University.
Building Wintrust Arena
Wintrust Arena was built by Clark Construction.
It includes broadcast facilities and spaces for team services and support.
Including sports medicine areas and training facilities that will be used by the DePaul University men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Christopher Glass and Aluminum Company was also commissioned to realize the architect’s vision.
Which was a building encased in glass and other transparent materials to allow daylight to fill the interior space and provide views of the surrounding community.
The building’s distinctive architecture complemented its surrounding area,
with the elegant glass façade providing a clear view of the energy and movement taking place within the event centre.
Soft undulating arches on the roof rise upward, making the center easily recognizable in the Chicago skyline.
The company’s scope of work included providing 50,000 square feet of aluminum curtain wall for structural application on four sides,
In addition to designing, furnishing and installing a steel system background to achieve the design of the architect and engineer.
The unique design of Wintrust Arena allows visitors to be welcomed with a large glass facade with an unobstructed view of the building.
When approaching the main entrance on the southwest corner of the building.
Unlike other structures, the design uses large structural columns,
and thanks to the combination of Christopher Glass & Aluminum steel supports,
Wind belts, vertical and horizontal supports, they were able to bring to life the architect’s vision of creating a unique open space.
Wintrust Arena wins American Architecture Award
Pelli Clarke Architects’ Wintrust Arena won the prestigious American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum:
Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Center for Architecture Arts Design and Urban Studies.
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects received the American Architecture Award during the Chicago Atheneum Awards Dinner on June 20, 2018 in New York City.
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