CTA’s Garfield Green Line Station Wins BLT Built Design Award
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor, Railway Age
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on Dec. 28 announced that the Garfield Green Line Station, designed by EXP and built by Walsh Construction, won the international BLT Built Design Award in the “Bridges and Public Architecture” category.
This is the latest in notable architectural award for the Garfield Green Line Station, which has previously been recognized with design awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Illinois and AIA Chicago.
Originally built in 1892, the Garfield station was renovated in 2018 as part of CTA‘s $43 million Garfield Gateway Project, which involved elevator and escalator enhancements and extensions of the platform canopies, as well as visually enhanced architectural features embellished with new work by renowned Chicago artist Nick Cave.
The BLT Built Design Awards “recognized the expertise of all professionals involved in the realization of outstanding projects, from Architecture firms, Interior design experts to construction products, and project management. BLT Built Design Awards encompasses all forms of buildings, projects, and infrastructures that cope with today’s urbanization challenges and inspire the next generations.” Winners were selected by judges composed of 40 professionals, media representatives, entrepreneurs and academics in the architecture and design fields.
