With Asian Carp moving up through the Mississippi River system, the Great Lakes are now under threat from this invasive species. This project aims to solve the problem by damming the Chicago River, which connects Lake Michigan to the Mississippi thru the man-made Sanitary and Ship Canal.
To prevent raw sewage from entering the Lake and polluting our drinking water, two large wetlands will need to be built at the mouths of the Chicago River near Navy Pier and the Baha’i Temple. These wetlands will act as a living machine, filtering the water and removing all waste and toxins as it moves thru the wetlands and back into the Lake.
This project focuses on the re-reversal of the Chicago River and the downtown wetlands, as well the architecture of the dam which will become a new tourist destination in downtown Chicago and a harbor for cruise ships on the Chicago River.
