19.3-acre cultural campus on Chicago’s South Side at 6001 S Stony Island Ave, Jackson Park, dedicated 18 June 2026 and opened to the public 19 June (Juneteenth). Comprises a 225-ft Museum tower (the ‘Obamalisk’), a Forum (auditorium and restaurant), a Library operated with NARA as the first fully digitized presidential library, a Moody Nolan-designed Home Court sports facility and a Chicago Public Library branch; landscape by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Maya Lin sculptural fountain in the Ann Dunham Water Garden. Approximately USD 850M.
- Architect
- tod-williams-billie-tsien-architects
- City
- Chicago
- Country
- United States
- Year built
- 2026
Connections
Outbound
- Designed by → Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
- Operated by → Obama Foundation
- Located in → Jackson Park
- Designed by → Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
- Designed by → Moody Nolan
- Designed by → Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
- Produced by → Obama Foundation
- Located in → Jackson Park
- Extends → Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Inbound
- Maya Lin → Contributed to
Posts
- Chicago South Side Cultural Patronage, 2015-2026 primary 12 Jun 2026
- Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architecture, 1986-2026 primary 13 Jun 2026