Obama Presidential Center | Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Chicago / United States / 2026
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The Obama Presidential Center is a campus and resource for collective civic engagement in Chicago’s South Side. Past Presidential libraries have often emphasized story-telling – enshrining past achievements – while the Obama Presidential Center will extend its reaches as a place for story-making.
The Center is designed as a campus integrated with landscape, comprising a museum tower, forum building and library surrounding a public plaza. Each component is individually accessible on the plaza level, yet all are connected below-grade.
The architecture of this place must embody both the symbolic nature of the Obama Presidency while serving pragmatic functions of an active institution inspiring local, national and international dialogue.
For more information, please visit the Obama Foundation’s website.
Location: Jackson Park, Chicago, IL
Year: 2026
Size: 276,000 SF, 19.3 acre site
Program: Presidential Center - Museum, Forum, and Library
Sustainability: LEED Platinum V4, SITES Certification, WELL Certification
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The Obama Presidential Center is a campus and resource for collective civic engagement in Chicago’s South Side. Past Presidential libraries have often emphasized story-telling – enshrining past achievements – while the Obama Presidential Center will extend its reaches as a place for story-making. The Center is designed as a campus integrated with landscape, comprising a museum tower, forum building and library surrounding a public plaza. Each component is...
- Year 2026
- Work finished in 2026
- Status Completed works
- Type Multi-purpose Cultural Centres / Museums / Libraries / Conference Centres
- Websitehttps://twbta.com/work/cultural/the-obama-presidential-center/
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