Another Arthouse Project in Illinois?
We're constantly in wonderment over the different building initiatives and collaborations that can occur when good people get together for something important and worthwhile. This recent article at Quad-Cities Online reports on one of those projects in the making.
Apparently, the fine developers at Artspace are again eyeing Illinois for a project, this time in Rock Island. As part of the growing trend across Illinois' different towns to revitalize downtown areas as a place for community and commerce to interact, Rock Island's own District project is well on its way.
These initiatives are bringing construction work to many areas, and as public interest projects and artistically centered and planned locations, are allowing architects to have some free reign in progressive and green design. We think an Artspace project in Rock Island would make a fine addition to their downtown, which already merits a visit in its own right and includes some delectable treats like The Blue Cat Brew Pub, and Lagomarcino's vintage confectionary just across the Mississippi river. And, we'd be remiss to not mention that the area is home to a true Illinoisconstructionblog "must-see", Saarinen's John Deere Corporate Headquarters.
