06/19/2026
On Juneteenth, Costar, the major US commercial real estate database, is featuring an article on the new Obama center and how it is redefining the idea of a presidential library.
Rather than an academic presidential library for a few scholars, this Obama center aims to be civic hub including fruit and vegetable gardens, a Great Lawn, a basketball court, a nature based children's playground---and even a Chicago Public Library Branch.
Fantastic photos of this monument for the architecturally curious like me!
Most costly project of its kind serves mainly as cultural draw on Chicagoβs South Side