Next Stop
The 2013 Burnham Prize Competition
by Stanley Collyer
Winning entry by Hesam T. Rostami and Bahareh Atash
The NEXT STOP competition challenged designers worldwide to propose a vision for iconic, functional and sustainable stations for Chicago’s planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. It attracted forty-two entries representing design teams from 14 countries. Each competition entry includeed a station prototype and variations for three neighborhoods—the Loop, Bucktown-Logan Square and Pilsen.