This thing is being built in Southside Chicago, one of the most dangerous places in the country. All Black, of course.
I would bet money that the building will have no glass or windows anywhere. And a year after construction, it will be covered with graffiti and street trash.
The article talks about 'academics' going there to study Obama. That is not a prudent idea. If you are going to Southside Chicago, you better be armed. Some Pollyanna nincompoop from California would get eaten alive down there. "Academics" have no place in Southside, unless they are bringing an armed escort with them.
It is a war zone. You may as well decide to 'take a walk' in downtown Iraq.