A renovation of Chicago’s Navy Pier by James Corner Field Operations is out to attract a new audience that’s local, urbane, and into design. By Zach Mortice / Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy New Yorkers avoid Times Square, and Chicagoans stay away from Navy Pier. It’s an ironclad rule. The public spaces that are most popular

MADAM's fishermen's wharf marks one of the eleven pavilions that will make up the 'ginkgo swan lake' hospitality complex.

Image 22 of 29 from gallery of Waterfront Tavern / H&E Architects. Photograph by Murray Fredericks, Richard Glover

Image 25 of 50 from gallery of Shanghai Minsheng Wharf Waterfront Landscape and Reconnection / Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects. Photograph by Yong Zhang

public space: European Prize for Urban Public Space

Anyone remember the last architectural competition to redesign the iconic pier in St. Petersburg, Florida? The winning entry back in 2012,

At the Noordsvaarder – in the northern part of The Netherlands – Marc van Vliet built an installation that changes with the tide, revealing different aspects of the landscape.