Chicago River Museum
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Huaming Wang is a multi-talented artist, designer, and engineer. His artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. He earned his BFA in China in 2005, and then worked for a few years as an assistant to Prof. Qingyuan Hu, Professor of calligraphy, stone seal carving, and Landscape Design, at Tsinghua University. Wang used his experiences in landscape design to work independently, including helping with surveys for a mining company. Wang then earned his second degree in Construction Engineering from Western Michigan University in 2014, gained experience teaching at the Confucius Institute of Western Michigan University, and received MFA and M. Arch at Kendall College of Art and Design in 2018 and 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Won an Asia Artist Award in ArtPrize 10.
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Upon considering a development project for this land, there are two things that are, in my opinion, of the greatest importance: the first one is the stunning view of Chicago’s skyline. When I
stand outside the city, I am impressed by its unique view. I can feel the history of the city whenever I look at the configuration of the city of Chicago, and I always strive to find ways to be able
to represent the varied shapes of Chicago in this project. The other thing that I want to illustrate in this project is the history of Chicago. The city of Chicago does not have a long history:
the city was founded in 1830 and grew with the industrialization and modernization that came
along with the implementation of numerous technologies.
However, I think that the various modes of transportation in Chicago hold an important and symbolic meaning. I would like to distinguish three categories of transportation to explain the different time range of Chicago. First, the river and boat. Second, the train and railway. Third, the
automobile and roads.
At the edge of the city of Chicago, the city created a beautiful side park between Lake Michigan
and Chicago. I don’t want to change this initial concept, so I would like to keep this land as a park,
and try to blend in my own development project with the park.
