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BMW installs fan putting green on Riverside Plaza


​A replica of the 17th hole at Conway Farms Golf Club was installed by artist Christophe Gauspohl using repurposed golf clubs


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Sink a put downtown and win tickets to the PGA playoff

​Contestants had a chance to win two tickets to the BMW Championship by attempting a hole-in-one at Riverside Plaza's mimicked Conway Farms 17th hole



Bill Bartolotta-WCIU The U

Bill Bartolotta, the Plaza Project creative director, talks with Aly on You & Me This Morning about the Plaza Project and the BMW Championship Installation
The Plaza was featured on Chicago Fire Feb 3rd 
See the famous Kelly Severide on the steps of The Plaza

Olaf on The Plaza 

Disney's "Frozen" Ice Sculpture on The Plaza
See the ice sculpture that advertises for Disney on Ice at United Center! #FrozenChi

Additional Olaf Press Coverage
Bill Bartolotta - You & Me This Morning

Bill Bartolotta, our creative director, on You & Me This Morning talking about The Plaza Project and The Plaza's first art installation with the Chicago Children's Theatre:
Butterflies and Buffalo Press Coverage
THE PLAZA PROJECT WELCOMES "AN OPEN AIR ART EXHIBITION"

In partnership with Goethe-Institut, Outdoor Venue Hosts Bridge Photography Installation

CHICAGO (August 30, 2014) – On September 2, The Plaza Project welcomes the Goethe-Institut to its outdoor space. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of friendship between sister cities, Chicago and Hamburg, thirty-two photographs depicting historic and contemporary bridges from Chicago and Hamburg will adorn Two North Riverside Plaza.

“Continuing our vision of making Two North Riverside Plaza a destination for cultural experiences, we are honored to have the Goethe-Institut on the Plaza,” said Bill Bartolotta, Plaza Project Creative Director.  “By showcasing the parallel between Chicago’s and Hamburg’s bridges, we hope to foster a deeper connection between the two sister cities and The Plaza Project’s daily guests.”


“An Open Air Exhibition” pays homage to the important role bridges play to our daily life; linking places, countries and in this case, friendship.  Through the photography medium, this installation will inspire a connection between foreign people and different cultures that wouldn’t be possible without the physical building of bridges.
GERMAN WORLD (GW) - IL: Brückenschlagen! Building Bridges (Friendship between Chicago and Hamburg)

August 31, 2014 by GW Editorial Staff

September 2 – September 30 – The open air Exhibition “Brückenschlagen! Building Bridges” on Two North Riverside Plaza shows 24 historic and contemporary photographies of bridges in Chicago and Hamburg. Bridges are of enormous importance for both cities’ economy and trade.

Hamburg, with over 2.500 bridges, has more bridges than any city in Europe and Chicago has the most movable bridges worldwide. Moreover there is one particularly important and special bridge, which links both cities: the Bridge of Friendship. Chicago and Hamburg have been sister cities for 20 years and a constant active exchange marks their friendship.

Brückenschlagen! Building Bridges!“ is part 20th anniversary celebrations of this friendship. The open Air Exhibition is presented by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with Two North Riverside Plaza, Museum der Arbeit Hamburg, the Archive of the Hamburg Hochbahn AG, State Archive Hamburg, Foundation Germanic Technic Museum Berlin, Aufwind Luftbilder (Holger Weitzel) and photographers Ron Gordon, Tom Palazzolo, Marcia Papazzolo and Damon Shell (photographer and curator).

The exhibition will take place on the Two North Riverside Place from 02/09 to 30/09.
Chicago Social
September 2014

An Open Air Exhibition - To celebrate 20 years of friendship between Chicago and Hamburg, The Plaza Project will be adding 24 photographs of bridges from the two cities to symbolize their strong connection. Free for guests of the Plaza. 2 North Riverside Plaza.

National Food Day celebrated by kids with 'apple crunch'
Friday, October 24, 2014

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's National Food Day - and here in Chicago, some kids celebrated with big bites.

They gathered at 2 North Riverside Plaza for an "apple crunch." They munched on the bright red fruit to show their commitment to "real food."

The apples were donated by the Mick Klug farm.