When architects were asked to re-imagine Chicago?s neglected buildings for an exhibition, Dirk Lohan designed a revitalization plan for Louis Sullivan's Pilgrim Baptist Church. Soon Sullivan?s landmark building will become the nation?s first National Museum of Gospel Music, complete with a cafe, retail store, event space, research and listening library, and a 350-seat auditorium. 

Courtesy of Wight & Company

When architects were asked to re-imagine Chicago?s neglected buildings for an exhibition, Dirk Lohan designed a revitalization plan for Louis Sullivan's Pilgrim Baptist Church. Soon Sullivan?s landmark building will become the nation?s first National Museum of Gospel Music, complete with a cafe, retail store, event space, research and listening library, and a 350-seat auditorium. 
Courtesy of Wight & Company

Lohan was inspired by his personal connection to the space which held voices such as Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin. The museum design blends old and new by creating a steel structure that supports the old facade and a new solar-paneled roof simultaneously. Visitors will be able to appreciate Sullivan?s limestone walls from outside and inside this ?building within a building.? Not only will this historic architectural landmark be revitalized, but Chicago?s Bronzeville neighborhood will be as well.
Architects: Wight & Company

Location: 3301 S Indiana Ave United States

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