Daley College Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering Center (MTEC)
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Best Project
Owner:City Colleges of Chicago
Lead Design Firm:JGMA
General Contractor:Old Veteran Construction
Architect of Record:Cannon Design
Structural/MEP Engineer:Cannon Design
土木工程师：David Mason + Associates
Landscape Architect:Terry Guen Design Associates
Lighting Designer:极光照明设计
The design strategy for Daley College’s Manufacturing, Technology and Engineering Center (MTEC) included a focus on transparency as it highlights the machines, equipment and products integral to the objective of the college: providing city youth with the technical training necessary for careers in manufacturing and engineering.
该建筑物的玻璃和钢制墙壁还为周围的西草坪社区提供了视觉上的联系，这是许多学生的主要少数民族社区。整个校园的高架四边形的下部有意为黄色，这带来了安全信息。上面的四边形带领学生通过外观和室内学习空间的结合，为MTEC和校园本身创造了新的入口。它触及了项目团队现在正在进行翻新的校园主楼的角落。
“Bridging across 76th Street and thinking about where we touch the old building, it was important to touch it at the corner because when you do so, there’s a blurring of where one [building] stops and one starts,” says Juan Moreno, president of JGMA. “You’re changing the aperture of view of what is Daley College.”
The existing main building had to remain open while contractor Old Veteran Construction built the MTEC. The site was the campus’ main parking lot for students and also the place where most students crossed the street over a bridge. Old Veteran had to safely recirculate student traffic, construct the new bridge and link it to the existing building.
Construction of the bridge added complexity to the job because the contractor had to coordinate closing the road and construction activities with the Chicago Dept. of Transportation. Despite building over an active road, the project was completed on time and on budget.
