Carol Ross Barney, FAIA

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"As a leader of civic\ndesign\u2019s vanguard since the early 1980s, Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, has persistently\npursued architecture that betters the daily life of all who interact with it.\nHer thoughtful and transformative projects, almost all of which exist in the\npublic realm, are imbued with hope and received with acclaim. From her early\ndays in the Peace Corps working alongside the newly formed Costa Rican National\nPark Service to close collaborations with the leaders of the largest U.S.\ncities, all of Barney\u2019s work has been guided by the ethos that good design is a\nright, not merely a privilege. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"After her stint in the\nPeace Corps and time at Holabird \u0026 Root, Barney founded her practice, Ross\nBarney Architects, in 1981 in her native Chicago. Two years later, she received\nthe Plym Traveling Fellowship from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,\nan opportunity that would invigorate her work in the public realm for the rest\nof her career. Barney\u2019s work has been celebrated with more than 200 national\nand international awards, including two AIA COTE Top Ten Awards, the 2005 AIA\n Award for Excellence in Public Architecture, and AIA Illinois Firm Award and\nGold Medal. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"In 1997, Barney was tasked\nwith finding hope in the face of overwhelming tragedy as the lead designer for\nthe Oklahoma City Federal Building to replace the Alfred P. Murrah Federal\nBuilding destroyed in the 1995 bombing. The project marked the first time a\nwoman architect has been selected to lead such a commission. A far cry from an\nimpregnable fortress, the 185,000-square-foot, u-shaped building, completed in\n2005, integrates the necessary security measures with respect for pedestrians\nand the surrounding city. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"For nearly two decades,\nBarney has championed the movement to inject new life into the Chicago River.\nThe resulting Chicago Riverwalk, a 1.25-mile stretch of civic space from Lake\nMichigan to several of the river\u2019s confluences, is an exciting new living room\nfor the denizens of the city. The park references the repurposed infrastructure\nthat defines the discrete \u201crooms\u201d between the bridges that span the river.\nFeaturing kayak tours, a wine bar, a veterans memorial, and countless public\nprograms, the project has brought positive energy to Chicago\u2019s urban realm and is\na model for cities rethinking their water resources. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"While Barney\u2019s philosophy\nis evident in her work, she has, for nearly 30 years, delivered it to a\ngeneration of architects as an adjunct professor at Chicago\u2019s Illinois\nInstitute of Technology. The topics of the studio courses Barney leads have\nbeen closely related to her practice, from water transportation to mixed-use\ndevelopment as a way to spur a light manufacturing renaissance. Barney has also\nmentored countless talented architects in her studio, many of whom have built\ntheir own successful practices, become university architects, or discovered new\npaths through the values Barney instilled in them. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"With her focus on design\nexcellence, social responsibility, and generosity, Barney is an unrivaled\narchitect for the people. Throughout all of her work, she has endeavored to\nmake the world a better place and, in doing so, made an indelible mark on the\nprofession. Her pioneering approach and ethics exemplify the highest\naspirations of architecture. "]]]]}