“The Main Quadrangle Zone (defined as Subarea D) is identified by the ensemble of original campus buildings serving a variety of disciplines and functions. The presence of Gothic Revival buildings evoke a character defined by a human scale and careful attention to detail and craft. This part of campus is distinguished as walkable with well-scaled open spaces connected by pedestrian pathways. The Main Quadrangle Zone also includes the transition from the original ensemble of larger scale academic and institutional buildings to the neighborhood scaled institutional and residential buildings exemplified on University and Woodlawn Avenues. Future development should respect the well proportioned mix of smaller scaled institutional buildings, repurposed single family residences, and privately owned single family residences. The serene and walkable character of this soft transition zone should be respected and maintained in future building planning and design.
“The Applicant acknowledges that all twelve existing buildings on the 5700 block of South Woodlawn and within this Planned Development are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Hyde Park and Kenwood Historic District. Nine of these buildings are also identified as historically significant in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey. Applicant understands that City of Chicago submittal processes around redevelopment of these properties are separate from the planned development and that inclusion of these properties into the planned development does not exempt the Applicant from following such processes. Applicant further acknowledges that in accordance with Section 17-8-0911 of the Chicago Zoning Code it shall give priority to the adaptive reuse of the nine buildings identified in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey.”
Planned Development Amendment Proposed Language for Woodlawn Avenue Issued By the University of Chicago
—Prof. Chuan He
