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| Geography Earth at the Soldier Field Children's Garden |
Soldier Field Children's Garden
Installed: 2002
Landscape Architect: Lindsay Schaudt
Location: Northeast of Soldier Field, South of McFetridge Drive
As part of a major addition and rehabilitation to Soldier Field in 2002, landscape architect Peter Lindsay Schaudt redesigned the parkland around the historic stadium. The project included the creation of a new children’s garden that relates to the three museums nearby —the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium.
Throughout the play space, various features evoke the themes of each museum. Large sculptural spheres representing the Earth can be climbed on or through. A path spirals around like a nautilus. There is a spider web-like jungle gym. Children who explore carefully will also find other subtle imagery such as seahorses and the Milky Way.
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| Marker ?Children's Garden |
There are many "Earths" in this spiral garden
Cultural Earth
The Earth's Moon
Geography Earth
Water Earth
Climbing Earth, and
Rock Earth
Cultural Earth
This Earth shows how people have lived
and expressed themselves throughout history
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| Children's Garden / Culture Earth and Earth's Moon |
Culture Earth and Earth's Moon
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| Children's Garden / Geography Earth |
Geography Earth
Can you find all the cities shown in the garden path?
What does the 25 cities shown on the sphere have in common with Chicago?
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| Children's Garden / Water Earth |
Water Earth
See you you can spin the 2.300 pound stone ball (earth)
that flowatd on water.
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| Children's Garden / Climbing Earth |
Climbing Earth
A large sphere that has been cut in half,
with large nets and ropes, with a map of earth underneath.
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| Children's Garden / Rock Earth |
Rock Earth
Climb in and see what the earth ismade of?
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