Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) will design the Obama Presidential Center—selected from a group of seven finalists.
"The Obama Foundation has selected Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) to lead the design team for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago," according to a post on the Barack Obama Foundation website. TWBTA will also partner with Interactive Design Architects on the project.
The winning designers were selected from a group of seven finalists announced in December.
According to the post, "TWBTA stood out in their commitment to explore the best ways of creating an innovative center for action that inspires communities and individuals to take on our biggest challenges."
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