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Hear From the Architects Behind the Obama Presidential Center
At the end of the Obama presidency a question was posed to architects around the world: Who wants to design the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago? More than 140 architecture firms applied, but only one got the proverbial golden ticket. Geoffrey Baer has the story.
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WTTW News visited the Obama Presidential Center for a firsthand look at the exhibits, installations and everything in between.
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