A William Charles Company

The Christopher Center At Concordia University Chicago

Christopher Center at Concordia Chicago
Christopher Center at Concordia Chicago
Christopher Center at Concordia Chicago

Christopher Center at Concordia Chicago

Location:

River Forest, IL

Size:

89,000 SF

Architect:

Holabird & Root

Project Overview

The Christopher Center includes an academic resource center, lecture hall, and three types of classrooms for children from infancy through primary grades. The building has a masonry exterior and structural steel frame that incorporates more than 300 moment connections, eliminating the need for diagonal bracing or shear walls. A slurry wall system was used in construction of the basement to keep ground water out of the excavation. The university has become a valued repeat client; it has also chosen RB to complete an athletic complex and parking garage.