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Winning Outdoor Recycling Receptacles Unveiled Today at Noon in Daley Plaza

ArchitectureChicago Plus posting from August 19, 2005 

 

 

 

 

 

(And no, that's not Mike from Monsters Inc. in the left-hand picture, no matter what the lawyer from Disney is trying to tell you.)


The winning designs for what is billed as Chicago's "first citywide recycling receptacles" will be announced at a ceremony beginning at noon, today, Friday, August 19th, at Daley Plaza.

The competition was co-sponsored by AIA Young Architects Forum of Chicago and the City's Department of the Environment. More than 80 creative teams submitted designs for a outdoor recycling receptacle. Beginning at 10:30 A.M. prototypes of the top 25 designs will be on display at Daley Plaza. A jury of architects and recycling experts will select winners, and there will also be a "People's Choice" voting for public input. Mayor Richard M. Daley is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at noon, with the winning entries to be announced at 12:30. If you want to check it all out, do it now, because the prototypes will be on display only until 8:00 P.M. on Friday, the 19th. The City of Chicago’s “Live Green” exhibit showcasing recycling strategies and products, will also be on display.

Friday, August 19th Schedule:

10:30 a.m. – Public viewing and jury review begins
12:00 p.m. – Program begins
12:20 p.m. – Mayor Richard M. Daley delivers keynote
12:30 p.m. – Winners announced
Prototypes will remain on display until 8:00 p.m.

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