Historical Note

Name:	Lurie Garden
Designers:	Gustafson, Guthrie, Nichol Ltd., Seattle, Washington Robert Israel, Los Angeles, California Piet Oudolph, Hummelo, The Netherlands
Dimensions:	2 ½ acres
Cost:	$13.2 million [includes $10 million from Ann Lurie]
Completed:	June 2004

The Lurie Garden occupies the southeast corner of Millennium Park. An international garden design competition was held to design the garden and the Shoulder Garden, submitted by Gustafson, Guthrie, Nichol Ltd, partnering with plant specialist Piet Oudolph and lighting designer Robert Israel, was the winner. Ann Lurie, president of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation, donated $10 million to have the garden built and it was named in her honor.

The 2 ½-acre Shoulder Garden has over 200 species of plants and has two distinct planting areas, a Light Plate and a Dark Plate, separated by an Extrusion Plaza, or the Seam, a boardwalk-type of path running in a slight diagonal to the north and south. A tall, dense shoulder hedge surrounds most of the Garden, giving a nod to Carl Sandburg's famous poem.

Eleven designers entered the garden competition; Jeff Mendoza Garden; Douglas Hoerr; Peter Walker and Partners; Office of Dan Kiley; Clock House Denmans; Gustafson Partners; Louis Benech; Studio on Site; Glass Garden; Michael Van Valkenburgh; and Olin Partnership. The 3 finalists were Jeff Mendoza Garden, the Office of Dan Kiley, and Gustafson Partners, the eventual winners.

For a detailed description of the competition and the concepts behind each entry, researchers should consult Constructed Ground: The Millennium Garden Design Competition by Charles Waldheim, published in Urbana, Illinois in 2001, SB466.U65C568 2001. For more information on the Lurie Garden, including the philanthropy of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation, researchers are advised to consult Timothy J. Gilfoyle's Millennium Park: Creating a Chicago Landmark, published in Chicago, Illinois in 2006. F548.65.M55G55 2006

Box 1 Folder

1	Garden design competition, Invitation to Participate, draft, annotated by Ed Uhlir. 5 July 2000.
2	Garden design competition, Invitation to Participate, 17 July 2000.
3	Garden design competition, List of participants, 2000.
4	Garden design competition, List of jurors, 2000.
5	Garden design competition, Entry Number 1, Urban Riff, 2 October 2000.
6	Garden design competition, Entry Number 2, The Four Seasons Garden, c. October 2000.
7	Garden design competition, Entry Number 3, The Glass Prairie, c. October 2000.
8	Garden design competition, Entry Number 4, The Millennium Garden, c. October 2000.
9	Garden design competition, Entry Number 5, The Millennium Garden, c. October 2000.
10	Garden design competition, Entry Number 6, The Shoulder Garden, March 2001.
11	Garden design competition, Entry Number 11, The Wind and Water Garden, c. October 2000.
12	Garden design competition, Entry Number 14, A Garden Celebration of Chicago, 2 October 2000.
13	Garden design competition, Project Manual, Monroe Garden, Chicago, IL., Gustafson Partners Ltd., 30% Construction Documents, 13 September 2002.

Researchers should also consult the Millennium Park Oral History Project files in the General Series (box 3, folder 5 and General VHS # 10) for more detailed information regarding the horticulture of Millennium Park.

Jeff Mendoza Garden

o/s D38	Presentation board, Jeff Mendoza Garden, Urban Riff Garden, Entry # 1. Site Plan, October 2, 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D39	Presentation board, Jeff Mendoza Garden, Urban Riff Garden, Entry # 1. Context Plan, October 2, 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D40	Presentation board, Jeff Mendoza Garden, Urban Riff Garden, Entry # 1. Orchestration, October 2, 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s C10	Presentation board, Jeff Mendoza Garden, Urban Riff Garden, Entry # 1. Perspective, no text, n.d. 30" x 20". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s C11	Presentation board, Jeff Mendoza Garden, Urban Riff Garden, Entry # 1. Perspective, no text, n.d. 30" x 20". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Douglas Hoerr

o/s D41	Presentation board, Douglas Hoerr, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 2. Site Plan, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D42	Presentation board, Douglas Hoerr, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 2. Bird's-Eye Perspective Looking North, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D43	Presentation board, Douglas Hoerr, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 2. Bird's-Eye Perspective Looking Northwest, Urbs in Horto, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Peter Walker and Partners

o/s D44	Presentation board, Peter Walker and Partners, The Glass Prairie, Entry # 3. Plan, Applied Ecological Services, c. 2000. 40" x 30". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D45	Presentation board, Peter Walker and Partners, The Glass Prairie, Entry # 3. Context Plan, c. 2000. 40" x 30". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Office of Dan Kiley

o/s D46	Presentation board, Office of Dan Kiley, Millennium Garden, Entry # 4. Garden Plan (Summer), October 2, 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D47	Presentation board, Office of Dan Kiley, Millennium Garden, Entry # 4. Perspective, October 2, 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D48	Presentation board, Office of Dan Kiley, Millennium Garden, Entry # 4. Isometric View, October 2, 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Clock House Denmans

o/s D49	Presentation board, Clock House Denmans, Millennium Garden, Entry # 5. Site Plan, September 2000. 33 ¼" x 23 ½". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D50	Presentation board, Clock House Denmans, Millennium Garden, Entry # 5. Design Process, September 2000. 32" x 22". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D51	Presentation board, Clock House Denmans, Millennium Garden, Entry # 5. Sections, September 2000. 33 ¼" x 23 ½". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Gustafson Partners

o/s D52	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Site Plan, c. 2000. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D53	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. North-South Section, Winter Character, c. 2000. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D54	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Interior Plates, Light Plate and The Seam, c. 2000. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D55	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Perspectives of The Seam and plants, c. 2000. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D56	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Concept, Axonometric, c. 2000. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D57	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. The Seam, Light Plate, Interior Plates, Light Plate and The Seam, c. 2000. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D58	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Monroe Garden, Context Maps, March 2001. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D59	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Monroe Garden, North-South Section, Winter Character, March 2001. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D60	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Monroe Garden, Extrusion Plaza, Daytime/Summer and Nighttime/Winter, March 2001. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D61	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Monroe Garden, Interior Plates, Light Plate and The Seam, March 2001. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D62	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, The Shoulder Garden, Entry # 6. Monroe Garden, Interior Plates, Dark Plate and Meeting Grove, March 2001. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Louis Benech

o/s C12

Presentation board, Louis Benech, Millennium Garden, Entry # 9. Site Plan and Legend, c. 2000. 22" x 28 ½". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Studio on Site

o/s D63	Presentation board, Studio on Site, Living Chicago, Entry # 10. Site Plan, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D64	Presentation board, Studio on Site, Living Chicago, Entry # 10. Concept, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D65	Presentation board, Studio on Site, Living Chicago, Entry # 10. Perspectives, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Glass Garden

o/s D66	Presentation board, Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Site Plan, 3 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D67	Presentation board, Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Detail Site Plan, 4 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D68	Presentation board, Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Site Sections, 5 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D69	Presentation board, Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Sea Dome, Planting Concept, 12 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D70	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Text on vellum, 1 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D71	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Wind and Water, 2 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D72	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Tropics Dome, 6 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D73	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Desert Dome, 7 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D74	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Sea Dome, 8 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D75	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Sketches, 9 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D76	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Tropics Dome, 10 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D77	Glass Garden, Wind and Water Garden, Entry # 11. Desert Dome, 11 of 12, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Michael Van Valkenburgh

o/s D78	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Four Seasons Garden for Millennium Park, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D79	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Spatial Structure, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D80	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Plant Palette, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D81	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Response to Urban Context, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D82	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Spatial Structure, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D83	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Four Seasons Garden for Millennium Park, c. 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D84, D85	Presentation board, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Four Seasons Garden, Entry # 12. Response to Urban Context [2 panel set], c. 2000. Each panel 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Olin Partnership

o/s D86	Presentation board, Olin Partnership, A Garden Celebration of Chicago, Entry # 14. Concept and Plan, 2 October 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D87	Presentation board, Olin Partnership, A Garden Celebration of Chicago, Entry # 14. Sections, 2 October 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D88	Presentation board, Olin Partnership, A Garden Celebration of Chicago, Entry # 14. Grass and Sky Garden, 2 October 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D89	Presentation board, Olin Partnership, A Garden Celebration of Chicago, Entry # 14., Jens Jensen "Prairie River" Aquatic Garden and Prairie Garden, 2 October 2000. 36" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Competition winner: Gustafson & Partners

o/s D90	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Axonometric, March 2001. 32" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D91	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Site Plan – Autumn, Site Plan – Spring, Site Plan – Winter, March 2001. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D92	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, images of the model, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D93	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Illustrative Ground-Plan Planting Plan: Dark Plate and Light Plate, Conceptual Diagrams, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D94	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Site Plan: Spring, Site Plan: Summer to Autumn, Site Plan: Winter, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D95	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Elevation – Armature, Section AA; Section BB, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D96	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Elevation – Monroe Street, Elevation – Columbus Avenue, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D97	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, planting plan, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D98	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, planting plan, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D99	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Light Plate Perennial Photos, Dark Plate Perennial Photos, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D100	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, photos of trees and hedges, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D101	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Perspectives, Sections, Plan, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.
o/s D102	Presentation board, Gustafson Partners, Monroe Garden, Lighting Plan, 100% Design Development, March 2002. 34" x 24". Research copies may be made, for any other reproductions permission must be obtained from the Artist.

Audio-Visual

VHS Video Cassettes

Lurie 1

Millennium Park Architects # 1, TCWD [the City Works Department]. Two informal interviews with two of the runner-up finalists in the Garden Competition, in preparation for interviews with the jury the following day. Ed Uhlir interviews Dan Kiley and Peter Meyer [Mier?) from the Office of Dan Kiley and asks them to explain their concepts and choice of plants selected in their entry. Ed Uhlir then interviews Sidney Neilson, Jeff Mendoza and Robert Monteleo from Jeff Mendoza Garden asking them much the same questions. n.d. 51 minutes, 54 seconds.

Artifacts

2005.9	Architectural Model, Lurie Garden, Garden Design Competition. Millennium Garden, submitted by finalist, the Office of Dan Kiley, c. 2000.
2005.10	Architectural Model, Lurie Garden, Garden Design Competition. The Shoulder Garden, submitted by finalist and ultimate winner, Gustafson Partners, c. 2000.
2005.11	Architectural Model, Lurie Garden, Garden Design Competition. Urban Riff, submitted by finalist, Jeff Mendoza Garden, c. 2000.
2005.13	Architectural Model, Lurie Garden, Garden Design Competition. The Shoulder Garden, more developed design submitted by competition winner, Gustafson Partners, c. 2001.