{"id":87728,"date":"2021-09-29T20:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_project&#038;p=87728"},"modified":"2021-09-29T20:09:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:09:50","slug":"thompson-center-competition","status":"publish","type":"metro_project","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/thompson-center-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Proposals for Chicago\u2019s James R. Thompson Center Delight in Postmodern Possibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Plaza-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Rendering for transforming the Thompson Center into a public pool\" class=\"wp-image-87729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Plaza-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Plaza-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Plaza-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>COURTESY PERKINS &#038; WILL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">September 29, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"size-large wp-block-heading\">Three Proposals for Chicago\u2019s James R. Thompson Center Delight in Postmodern Possibility<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">Speculative designs from Eastman Lee Architects, Perkins &amp; Will, and Solomon Cordwell Buenz won a competition to reimagine the Helmut Jahn-designed building, though its future is far from certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline\" aria-label=\"byline\"><span>By:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"undefined\">Osman Can Yerebakan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fthompson-center-competition%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fthompson-center-competition%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fthompson-center-competition%2F&#038;description=Three+Proposals+for+Chicago%E2%80%99s+James+R.+Thompson+Center+Delight+in+Postmodern+Possibility\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M12 0c-6.627 0-12 5.372-12 12 0 5.084 3.163 9.426 7.627 11.174-.105-.949-.2-2.405.042-3.441.218-.937 1.407-5.965 1.407-5.965s-.359-.719-.359-1.782c0-1.668.967-2.914 2.171-2.914 1.023 0 1.518.769 1.518 1.69 0 1.029-.655 2.568-.994 3.995-.283 1.194.599 2.169 1.777 2.169 2.133 0 3.772-2.249 3.772-5.495 0-2.873-2.064-4.882-5.012-4.882-3.414 0-5.418 2.561-5.418 5.207 0 1.031.397 2.138.893 2.738.098.119.112.224.083.345l-.333 1.36c-.053.22-.174.267-.402.161-1.499-.698-2.436-2.889-2.436-4.649 0-3.785 2.75-7.262 7.929-7.262 4.163 0 7.398 2.967 7.398 6.931 0 4.136-2.607 7.464-6.227 7.464-1.216 0-2.359-.631-2.75-1.378l-.748 2.853c-.271 1.043-1.002 2.35-1.492 3.146 1.124.347 2.317.535 3.554.535 6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12 0-6.628-5.373-12-12-12z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fthompson-center-competition%2F&#038;subject=Three+Proposals+for+Chicago%E2%80%99s+James+R.+Thompson+Center+Delight+in+Postmodern+Possibility\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The prefix \u201cre-\u201d is perhaps the key to understand the design competition to dream up a new life for Chicago\u2019s Helmut-Jahn-designed James R. Thompson Center. While -adaptive reuse was the open call\u2019s principal stimulus, reviving a defunct postmodernist landmark was the sentiment for the co-organizers,<a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoarchitecturalclub.org\/\"> Chicago Architectural Club<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.org\/\">Chicago Architecture Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">When the state of Illinois released a Request for Proposal for private acquisition the state-owned Thompson Center, a 1985 structure that once held government offices, many in the architecture and preservation communities feared that this key piece of Chicago\u2019s postmodern legacy would be demolished and lost. In a bid to provide alternatives to simply tearing down the building the two organizations mounted a design competition inspired in part by past public use projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Chicago\u2019s formal successful public use projects, such as the Millennium Park and the river front, inspired them \u201cto restructure the Center in a new way that can both generate income and have public access,\u201d says architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubiostudios.com\/about\">Elva Rubio<\/a>, the co-president of the 103-year old Chicago Architectural Club. Jahn\u2019s sudden death this past May at age 81 preceded the open call\u2019s announcement in June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/offset-atrium-reduced-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interior rendering of Thompson Center\" class=\"wp-image-87730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/offset-atrium-reduced-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/offset-atrium-reduced-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><figcaption>Eastman Lee Architects\u2019 Offset: The Vertical Loop proposes transforming the building&#8217;s atrium into a public park and using each of the building&#8217;s 17 levels for different purposes. COURTESY EASTMAN LEE ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cWe aim to reintroduce a historically-significant building to the public and emphasis its second life through re-adaptive strategies,\u201d adds Rubio. The idea-based call received 60 proposals from firms across five countries to transform the bulbous glass-and-steel building. A seven-member jury, which was comprised of world-renowned architects such as Thomas Heatherwick, Peter D. Cook, Mikyoung Kim, and Carol Ross Barney, anonymously evaluated seven finalists. Proposals from Chicago and Philadelphia-based <a href=\"https:\/\/eastmanlee.com\/\">Eastman Lee Architects<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/perkinswill.com\/\">Perkins &amp; Will<\/a>\u2019s Chicago office,&nbsp; and the local outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scb.com\/\">Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/a> were announced as three equal winners on September 13th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Indoor-Parks-on-Each-Level-over-Entry-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Garden rendering\" class=\"wp-image-87732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Indoor-Parks-on-Each-Level-over-Entry-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Indoor-Parks-on-Each-Level-over-Entry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Indoor-Parks-on-Each-Level-over-Entry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Indoor-Parks-on-Each-Level-over-Entry-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Indoor-Parks-on-Each-Level-over-Entry-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Solomon Cordwell Buenz\u2019s proposal, One Chicago School features a public school with schoolyards making use of the building&#8217;s glass sheathing.  COURTESY SOLOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">As a speculative project, the sky was the limit in rethinking this iconic, yet flawed architectural marvel. Committed to conceptual flair, Jahn was not necessarily preoccupied with energy consciousness and practicality (nine suicide cases have been recorded in the building\u2019s sky-lit atrium). The curved single-paned glass panels fail in insulation, which results in high energy consumption and electricity bills as monumental as the building itself. \u201cMaintaining this building is costly,\u201d admits Rubio, and the winning entries honor Jahn\u2019s vision with a utopian wit that delivers the necessary critique.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Eastman Lee Architects\u2019 Offset: The Vertical Loop, for example, taps into the structure\u2019s play with exteriority. The proposal transforms the marble-floored atrium into a public park by removing the non-insulated panels. Upwards, each zoned differently, the seventeen floors provide different functions, from private residencies to public farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cThe rumor has it that the employees used to wear bathing suits and open parasols inside the offices during summer months,\u201d explains Rubio about the structure\u2019s unintentional greenhouse effect. Public Pool by Perkins &amp; Will\u2019s local branch builds its thesis on this unintentional function and suggests a waterpark where strategically designed colorful water slides swirl across the open interior form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-elevation-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"Elevation hand drawn\" class=\"wp-image-87733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-elevation-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-elevation-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-elevation-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>An elevation of Eastman Lee&#8217;s Offset shows intensive urban agriculture along multiple of the building&#8217;s levels. COURTESY EASTMAN LEE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cWhimsy is a tool that allows the audience to suspend disbelief temporarily and be enraptured by vibrant images that propose a near future,\u201d says David Rader, an architect at Perkins &amp; Will. \u201cArchitecture can be serious&nbsp;and&nbsp;fun\u2014we used this opportunity to explore other types of public space that appeal to a wider demographic but have been less accepted by high design and architecture.\u201d Eschewing the limitations of a development-based competition granted the team freedom to \u201cdeliver a design that is unhindered by real-world parameters that affect architectural design,\u201d according to Rader. \u201cThe challenge is to strike a balance between conceptual purity and believability\u2014you need both to resonate.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">A building with a twenty-year deferred maintenance bill, the James R. Thompson Center is currently a ghostly structure with vacant units that once catered to governmental agencies, such as DMV. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scb.com\/\">Solomon Cordwell Buenz<\/a>\u2019s proposal, One Chicago School, celebrates the building\u2019s civic nature with a future-looking promise, a public school. The prototype suggests the use of the atrium as an extension of the outdoor urban plaza for open air playground and garden. This reimagining also eliminates the existing air conditioning infrastructure with natural ventilation and biophilic green space. Following the administrative offices on the second floor, the ensuing levels host students of different grades, starting with the youngest on the third floor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Atrium-Pool-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Public pool rendering\" class=\"wp-image-87734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Atrium-Pool-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Atrium-Pool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Atrium-Pool-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Perkins &#038; Will proposal, Public Pool, suggests an indoor waterpark based on the intense greenhouse effect felt in the building&#8217;s glazed atrium. COURTESY PERKINS &#038; WILL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Jahn, who was a believer of the spectacle, had proposed a massive 110-story skyscraper to reform his design in 2015 upon developers\u2019 initial interest in the building. His hyperbolic sketch now sits alongside the winning proposals in Chicago Architecture Center where the concurrent exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.org\/exhibits\/exhibit\/helmut-jahn-life-architecture\/\">Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture<\/a> delves into the German-born Chicagoan\u2019s legacy for the Windy City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The next step for the organizers is to establish a think tank that they hope will influence the demolition planners to consider reuse. In addition to public programming with jury members and the winners, they hope to gather city officials and developers for a discussion in late October. The building\u2019s fate, however, is still unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">After spearheading around 90 similar competitions at the Chicago Architectural Club, Rubio still believes in the impact of speculative design for change: \u201cThe goal is to understand why it has been built, what it has become, and why we should preserve it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-sandow-image-gallery\"><div class=\"splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;fixedHeight&quot;: &quot;500px&quot;, &quot;autoWidth&quot;: true, &quot;gap&quot;: &quot;1px&quot;, &quot;pagination&quot;: false}\"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\">Prev<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\">Next<\/button><\/div><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1909\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Atrium.jpg\" alt=\"atrium rendering\" data-id=\"87735\" class=\"wp-image-87735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Atrium.jpg 1909w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Atrium-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Atrium-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Atrium-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Atrium-1466x1536.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1909px) 100vw, 1909px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">One Chicago School COURTESY SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Use-by-Floor.jpg\" alt=\"floor use rendering\" data-id=\"87736\" class=\"wp-image-87736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Use-by-Floor.jpg 973w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Use-by-Floor-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Use-by-Floor-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Use-by-Floor-768x1579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/One-Chicago-School-Use-by-Floor-747x1536.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">One Chicago School COURTESY SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Section-Publish.jpg\" alt=\"public pool elevation rendering \" data-id=\"87737\" class=\"wp-image-87737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Section-Publish.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Section-Publish-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Section-Publish-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-Pool-Section-Publish-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">Public Pool COURTESY PERKINS &amp; WILL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1608\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-screen.jpg\" alt=\"interior hand drawing\" data-id=\"87738\" class=\"wp-image-87738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-screen.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-screen-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-screen-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-screen-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-screen-1536x1235.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">Offset: The Vertical Loop COURTESY EASTMAN LEE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1.jpg\" alt=\"Section Hand Drawing\" data-id=\"87739\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-87739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Offset-section-1-1536x1130.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">Offset: The Vertical Loop COURTESY EASTMAN LEE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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