Mehretu's massive window is informed largely by the importance of the Civil Rights movement in the US and is in concert with another architectural feature of the centre—a passage from Obama's 2015 speech in Selma, Alabama.
I wanted to honour Chicago's history and president Obama's legacy by telling a story about how change happens," she says.
The level of intention in the centre's design and layout is evident in the names of the spaces and buildings; for instance, its public plaza will be named after civil rights icon John Lewis.
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