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Growing Water

Growing Water [UrbanLab]

Growing Water [UrbanLab]

Growing Water [UrbanLab]

Growing Water [UrbanLab]

Growing Water [UrbanLab]

Sarah Dunn, Martin Felsen
Urbanlab

Growing Water

The project envisions Chicago’s evolution into a model city for “growing water” by creating a series of Eco-Boulevards that function as a giant Living Machine – treating the city’s waste and storm water naturally, using micro-organisms, small invertebrates such as snails, fish, and plants. Treated water will be returned to the Great Lakes Basin and create a closed water loop within Chicago.

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