2018 Chicago Prize Competition: Crossing the Line

Crossing the Finish Line proposes re-routing the Chicago Marathon through a greater breadth of the city’s neighborhoods, each year drawing a new line to race through cultural cross sections that speak to an annual theme. For each theme, a series of bespoke kiosks line the route providing amenities for both racers and the event’s 1.7 million spectators, the Chicago Marathon becomes a vehicle to dissect, activate, and celebrate the significant plurality of geography and peoplehood that make up Chicago.