Chief among Chicago's spectacular skyscrapers is the Chicago Board of Trade Building, which anchors the southern end of the downtown financial district on LaSalle Street and is the world's oldest futures and options exchange. The north facade, seen from LaSalle Street is one of the most recognizable buildings in the country. With its warm, textured limestone exterior, sculptured features, and Art Deco style, its presence has symbolized stability, endurance, and trust in a quickly changing and sometimes chaotic financial world. The upper half of the CBOT building is also visible from the Chicago River.
The Chicago Board of Trade Building is eye candy for art deco fans. Every little detail within the building oozes a bygone era, and is amazingly pristine! The CBOT building was built in 1930 and remained Chicago's tallest until 1965. The top features a 6,500 pound, 31-foot tall statue of Ceres, the goddess of growing plants -- this is in reference to the commodity trading that takes place in the building. She's holding a sheaf of wheat in her left hand and a bag of corn in her right. The statue's completion was behind schedule, and to meet the deadline the sculptor skipped giving her a face, presuming that no other buildings would ever be high enough to notice. Oops! Obviously this is no longer the case, as several surrounding buildings look down on Ceres now. However, with the Ceres statue included, this is still the tallest art deco building in the world outside of New York City.
This financial center is a hub of Chicago business and Chicago history. A must see at least once. The trading floor is visible from an overhead observation gallery where you can watch what is going on.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Harry Weese's Chicago River Cottages
From the west, they look a bit forbidding, the cottages architect Harry Weese designed in 1988 along the west bank of the Chicago river, at 357-365 N. Canal Street just south of the Kinzie Bridge. A long, monolithic concrete wall gives off an almost bunker-like vibe. When you get to the river, however, you're on a different planet, where the funkiness subverts a tight, organizing geometry to create one of the more engaging structures in the city. From the river the cottages look as though they're delicate and floating, but from the street they seem heavily grounded and indestructible.
Chicago architect Harry Weese said he got the idea for his River Cottages when he was traveling through Budapest, Hungary, in the late 1950s. As Weese crossed the Danube River on a ferry, he noticed an unusual riverside development where the Communist government apparently had allowed local architects to do whatever they wanted. More than 30 years later, Weese has created his own unique residential project on the banks of the Chicago River.
With a rakish, swept-back design, the River Cottages actually are four futuristic upscale townhouses in two attached buildings, one four stories high and the other, five. The peaked roofs, cross-bracing and decorative portholes were meant to recall the sailing schooners that once docked at this spot across from historic Wolf Point.
Tucked away in a less traveled industrial part of town on the north branch of the Chicago River, city grime and deferred maintenance has left the cottages looking a bit less modernistic than when they were new, but they still are buildings Chicagoans have grown to love.
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Chicago architect Harry Weese said he got the idea for his River Cottages when he was traveling through Budapest, Hungary, in the late 1950s. As Weese crossed the Danube River on a ferry, he noticed an unusual riverside development where the Communist government apparently had allowed local architects to do whatever they wanted. More than 30 years later, Weese has created his own unique residential project on the banks of the Chicago River.
With a rakish, swept-back design, the River Cottages actually are four futuristic upscale townhouses in two attached buildings, one four stories high and the other, five. The peaked roofs, cross-bracing and decorative portholes were meant to recall the sailing schooners that once docked at this spot across from historic Wolf Point.
Tucked away in a less traveled industrial part of town on the north branch of the Chicago River, city grime and deferred maintenance has left the cottages looking a bit less modernistic than when they were new, but they still are buildings Chicagoans have grown to love.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Chicago - 333 West Wacker Drive
One of Chicago's first and most acclaimed postmodern skyscrapers, 333 Wacker Drive, is a 36-story green glass building known simply by its address.
Sitting at an awkward triangular lot where the Chicago river makes a sharp turn the building's facade is curved in a way so that it follows the river. It is bordered by Wacker Drive, Franklin and Lake streets, and marks the northwest corner of Chicago's "Loop". In 1984, shortly after its completion, 333 Wacker Drive earned the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
333 W. Wacker is much more than just another skyscraper dotting Chicago's skyline. It's a tribute to the river below, sky above and buildings all around. Sheathed in blue-green glass stretched taught across its curved facade, it appears to be an extension of the glistening green river below. It's almost as if the river has risen into a wall over the city - like a frozen tsunami. Whereas the river stretches out wide, open and curved, The Loop is quartered off and angular - the same is true of 333 W. Wacker. While the side of the building facing the river references the river in curve and color, the sides facing the city reference the city. 333 W. Wacker is shaped like a truncated triangle (or better yet, a piece of pie with a bite taken out of it). The Loop facing sides of the building follow the hard lines of the surrounding structures and elevated tracks. 333 W. Wacker is textbook contextual architecture.
The 487 feet (148 meters) tall 36-story structure was featured in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off as the building containing Ferris Bueller's father's offices, and In posters for the film "The Truman Show", the curved wall was portrayed in a photomontage as a giant television screen.
Since its completion in 1983, 333 Wacker Drive is one of the Chicago skyline's most celebrated buildings, and one of Chicago's most beloved skyscrapers. It was voted "Favorite Building" by the readers of The Chicago Tribune in 1995. Its timeless classic will continue to be a favorite of many for years to come.
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Sitting at an awkward triangular lot where the Chicago river makes a sharp turn the building's facade is curved in a way so that it follows the river. It is bordered by Wacker Drive, Franklin and Lake streets, and marks the northwest corner of Chicago's "Loop". In 1984, shortly after its completion, 333 Wacker Drive earned the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.
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The 487 feet (148 meters) tall 36-story structure was featured in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off as the building containing Ferris Bueller's father's offices, and In posters for the film "The Truman Show", the curved wall was portrayed in a photomontage as a giant television screen.
Since its completion in 1983, 333 Wacker Drive is one of the Chicago skyline's most celebrated buildings, and one of Chicago's most beloved skyscrapers. It was voted "Favorite Building" by the readers of The Chicago Tribune in 1995. Its timeless classic will continue to be a favorite of many for years to come.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
London Guarantee and Accident Building Chicago
The London Guarantee and Accident Building, situated at the location of the Fort Dearborn Blockhouse, part of the first permanent settlement that would eventually become Chicago -, is one of Chicago's few and best examples of the Beaux Arts-style Classical Revival applied to the design of a tall office building. It is one of the four 1920s flanks of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (along with the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower and 333 North Michigan Avenue). The Building's design makes good use of its oddly-shaped lot and blends perfectly with the concrete of Wacker Drive and its bridgehouses.
The 22-story limestone tower was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler for the London Guarantee and Accident Company just after the completion of the neighbouring Wrigley building in 1922. Finished in 1923, the London Guarantee and Accident Building, formerly known as the Stone Container Building, but now known as 360 North Michigan Avenue, rises some 320 feet above the Chicago River. It is full of classical references: the central arched entrance is flanked by four corinthian columns; the 3 top stories above the 15th floor repeat the row of classical columns. The trapezoidal-shaped building is capped by a large pavilion which resembles the Choragic Monument in Athens although the architect claimed it was derived more closely from the Stockholm Stadshus. The construction is topped by a Greco-Roman tempietto. Its curved facade boasts a bronze relief carving above the main entrance. And during the 2001 renovation the lobby's beautiful original ceiling, hidden under an ugly drop ceiling, was re-discovered.
The London Guarantee Building - now 360 North Michigan Avenue - helped define one of Chicago's most dramatic and important urban spaces. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16, 1996.
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The 22-story limestone tower was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler for the London Guarantee and Accident Company just after the completion of the neighbouring Wrigley building in 1922. Finished in 1923, the London Guarantee and Accident Building, formerly known as the Stone Container Building, but now known as 360 North Michigan Avenue, rises some 320 feet above the Chicago River. It is full of classical references: the central arched entrance is flanked by four corinthian columns; the 3 top stories above the 15th floor repeat the row of classical columns. The trapezoidal-shaped building is capped by a large pavilion which resembles the Choragic Monument in Athens although the architect claimed it was derived more closely from the Stockholm Stadshus. The construction is topped by a Greco-Roman tempietto. Its curved facade boasts a bronze relief carving above the main entrance. And during the 2001 renovation the lobby's beautiful original ceiling, hidden under an ugly drop ceiling, was re-discovered.
The London Guarantee Building - now 360 North Michigan Avenue - helped define one of Chicago's most dramatic and important urban spaces. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16, 1996.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Classic Chicago - The Jewelers Building
Wrapped in a history involving gold, diamonds and gangsters, 35 E. Wacker - known as the Jewelers Building - is a Chicago skyscraper with a rich past. It once was the tallest building outside New York City.
Jewelers' Building was constructed from 1924-1926. It's 40 stories rise 523 feet above the ground, crowned with a gorgeous dome. Although it was built during a time when Art Deco reigned, it is a very classically influenced building. A well known design feature was the 22 floor car lift that allowed jewelers to enter the building and ride up to their office without exiting the car.
Today the Jewelers Building is also known as the Pure Oil Building, the North American Life Building, or as 35 East Wacker, and is headquarters of the famous firm Murphy/Jahn Architects. Helmut Jahn's showroom occupies the dome at the building's summit. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as part of the Michigan-Wacker Historic District) and is a Chicago Landmark.
The structure is featured in scenes from 2005's "Batman Begins", with Batman perched on one of the turrets rising at the corner of the dome's base, and in scenes from "Terminators: Dark of the Moon," this is where the bad robots lived.
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Jewelers' Building was constructed from 1924-1926. It's 40 stories rise 523 feet above the ground, crowned with a gorgeous dome. Although it was built during a time when Art Deco reigned, it is a very classically influenced building. A well known design feature was the 22 floor car lift that allowed jewelers to enter the building and ride up to their office without exiting the car.
Today the Jewelers Building is also known as the Pure Oil Building, the North American Life Building, or as 35 East Wacker, and is headquarters of the famous firm Murphy/Jahn Architects. Helmut Jahn's showroom occupies the dome at the building's summit. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as part of the Michigan-Wacker Historic District) and is a Chicago Landmark.
The structure is featured in scenes from 2005's "Batman Begins", with Batman perched on one of the turrets rising at the corner of the dome's base, and in scenes from "Terminators: Dark of the Moon," this is where the bad robots lived.
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tribune Tower Chicago - History is part of the building
Tribune is a media industry leader reaching more than 80 percent of U.S. households through newspaper publishing, television and radio broadcasting and the Internet. Operations are concentrated in the nation's major markets, including the top three, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The company was founded in 1847. That year, on June 10, the Chicago Tribune published its first edition in a one-room plant located at LaSalle and Lake Streets. The original press run consisted of 400 copies printed on a hand press. In 1925, the company completed a new headquarters and one of Chicago's first "skyscrapers" - the Tribune Tower - which has been the "Crown of Michigan Avenue" since. Tribune Tower's neo-Gothic design was chosen from 263 entries in a $100,000 international competition in 1922. This great American masterpiece of architecture was the brainchild of Raymond Hood and John Howell, influenced by the famous cathedral in Rouen, France.
The 40-story building is a historic Chicago landmark. It has been the site of some of the most important journalistic investigations and stories in America, and has been featured in dozens of Chicago TV shows and movies over the years. One of the structures amazing features are the many historic stones and artifacts embedded in its first story limestone exterior walls. The tradition began in 1914 when Col. Robert R. McCormick, the Chicago Tribune's longtime editor and publisher, was covering WWI. Touring a medieval cathedral in Ypres, France, that had been damaged by German shelling, he grabbed a piece for himself. Many of the pieces were gifts to Col. McCormick from the newspaper's reporters, and some were brought back to Chicago by foreign correspondents.
Though it caused controversy at first - the award was criticized a lot as it was against the modernizing trend of the Chicago School and against the ideas of functional architecture which reduced decorations to the bare minimum - the Tribune Tower has become one of Chicago's most beloved iconic attractions and is considered to be a remarkable feat in Chicago's architecture. Located on the Magnificent Mile just opposite of the Wrigley building and close to Michigan Avenue Bridge the Tribune Tower is definitely worth a stop on any Chicago tour, so that visitors may be awed by its splendor.
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The company was founded in 1847. That year, on June 10, the Chicago Tribune published its first edition in a one-room plant located at LaSalle and Lake Streets. The original press run consisted of 400 copies printed on a hand press. In 1925, the company completed a new headquarters and one of Chicago's first "skyscrapers" - the Tribune Tower - which has been the "Crown of Michigan Avenue" since. Tribune Tower's neo-Gothic design was chosen from 263 entries in a $100,000 international competition in 1922. This great American masterpiece of architecture was the brainchild of Raymond Hood and John Howell, influenced by the famous cathedral in Rouen, France.
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Though it caused controversy at first - the award was criticized a lot as it was against the modernizing trend of the Chicago School and against the ideas of functional architecture which reduced decorations to the bare minimum - the Tribune Tower has become one of Chicago's most beloved iconic attractions and is considered to be a remarkable feat in Chicago's architecture. Located on the Magnificent Mile just opposite of the Wrigley building and close to Michigan Avenue Bridge the Tribune Tower is definitely worth a stop on any Chicago tour, so that visitors may be awed by its splendor.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
You haven't seen Chicago until you've been on the river
Chicago came into being because of the river/canal system that connected Chicago with the Des Plaines River to the Illinois River to the Mississippi. The connection point of the East and West railroads and access to the great lakes didn't hurt either. Many of Chicago's key buildings are built along its systems of rivers. With this as background, you really need to see Chicago from this vantage point if you really want to see Chicago.
Want to learn the details behind the development and buildings of Chicago (and have a relaxing break from traditional sight seeing) - then the Chicago Architectural Cruise may be the answer. It is hosted by 'volunteer docents' who have a passion for their city and its buildings and bridges. In a two-hour journey, that goes by much too fast, they not only cover fascinating details about the architecture of Chicago and the challenges of building skyscrapers in an already developed area, as well as the philosophy behind the architecture, but also Chicago history, lifestyle and politics. Whether you love architecture or not, the way Chicago is laid out with the river running in between is just beautiful. There is so much history passing before your eyes that you can not help but appreciate it. There is so much to see, so much to learn, so much to soak in. Educational, pleasant, and fun ... And the buildings are spectacular!
Chicago's greatest attraction is its architecture. It spans two centuries and includes landmarks from every style and school known to America. Its architectural heritage is considered to be among the finest in the world, and the Chicago River provides the ultimate setting to view these magnificent structures. Combine this with a tour of the Loop by foot or bus and you'll have the foundation you need to further explore - or live in - Chicago.
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Second tallest building = Aqua - 225 North Columbus Drive
Second from left = The Tides at Lakeshore East - Formerly: The Shoreham II
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Want to learn the details behind the development and buildings of Chicago (and have a relaxing break from traditional sight seeing) - then the Chicago Architectural Cruise may be the answer. It is hosted by 'volunteer docents' who have a passion for their city and its buildings and bridges. In a two-hour journey, that goes by much too fast, they not only cover fascinating details about the architecture of Chicago and the challenges of building skyscrapers in an already developed area, as well as the philosophy behind the architecture, but also Chicago history, lifestyle and politics. Whether you love architecture or not, the way Chicago is laid out with the river running in between is just beautiful. There is so much history passing before your eyes that you can not help but appreciate it. There is so much to see, so much to learn, so much to soak in. Educational, pleasant, and fun ... And the buildings are spectacular!
Chicago's greatest attraction is its architecture. It spans two centuries and includes landmarks from every style and school known to America. Its architectural heritage is considered to be among the finest in the world, and the Chicago River provides the ultimate setting to view these magnificent structures. Combine this with a tour of the Loop by foot or bus and you'll have the foundation you need to further explore - or live in - Chicago.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Millennium Park Monument - The Colonnade - Wrigley Square Chicago
The Millennium Monument in the northwest section of Chicago's Millennium Park at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, is a semicircular colonnade made up of 16 limestone Roman Doric colonnade columns that rise nearly 40 feet, arranged in a half circle around a central fountain that also serves as seating. The choice of Roman Doric speaks to the classical nature of other portions of Millennium Park (not to mention Chicago in general) and also has an interesting dialog with the giant Ionic columns of the former public library now Chicago Cultural Center immediately across the hectic boulevard.
The Colonnade is an homage to a similar semi-circular colonnade that once stood on this corner from 1917 to 1953 but was demolished to make way for an underground parking lot. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Foundation donated $5 million to the city for the construction of this 20% smaller replica. Because Wrigley Co.'s roots are in the city the gift was a way to give back to the people of Chicago. So the peristyle, with its surrounding lawn area and a fountain, was named Wrigley Square. It is a monument to the corporations, foundations and individuals whose donations helped develop the 24-acre Millennium Park. The square temporarily served as an exhibit space for outdoor sculpture and small cultural performances are held here.
The Colonnade and fountain shapes the surrounding natural landscape into an orderly composition. It is one of the many beautiful monuments erected which makes Millennium Park a pleasing and harmonious link in Chicago's park system which is connected by a system of boulevards unequaled by any other city.
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The Colonnade is an homage to a similar semi-circular colonnade that once stood on this corner from 1917 to 1953 but was demolished to make way for an underground parking lot. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Foundation donated $5 million to the city for the construction of this 20% smaller replica. Because Wrigley Co.'s roots are in the city the gift was a way to give back to the people of Chicago. So the peristyle, with its surrounding lawn area and a fountain, was named Wrigley Square. It is a monument to the corporations, foundations and individuals whose donations helped develop the 24-acre Millennium Park. The square temporarily served as an exhibit space for outdoor sculpture and small cultural performances are held here.
The Colonnade and fountain shapes the surrounding natural landscape into an orderly composition. It is one of the many beautiful monuments erected which makes Millennium Park a pleasing and harmonious link in Chicago's park system which is connected by a system of boulevards unequaled by any other city.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Chicago - Wrigley Building
When the venerable Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago), a favorite of architects, academics, locals, and tourists, was proposed for landmark status in early 2012, many people were surprised that the "Wrig", one of the largest and most highly ornamented terra cotta skyscrapers in the city, wasn't already a landmark. It certainly was in peoples' minds. The former headquarters of the chewing-gum company was instrumental in transforming Chicago's Michigan Avenue from an area of warehouses to one of the most desirable spots in the city. Sitting along side the Chicago river this spot is prime.
The Wrigley Building was completed in 1924 with a 32-story tower on Michigan Avenue. With 442,000 square feet, it was the first large building north of the Chicago River. In 1925 a 36-story Gothic skyscraper was added. Its 2 sections are connected by an open walkway on street level and 2 elevated walkways on the 3rd and 14th floor. The gleaming white Wrigley Building's clock tower was inspired by the bell tower of the grand cathedral in Seville, Spain. The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company produced over 250,000 pieces of terra cotta for the building, and the plethora of terra cotta detailing on the structure reflects the quality of design and the craftsmanship of the company's products. The Wrigley building also exemplifies the importance of architectural terra cotta to early twentieth-century commercial design. In 1946 the Wrigley Building was the first air-conditioned office building.
The "Wrig" is one of the more elusive objects to photograph in Chicago. It is most beautiful in the evening or or a clear cloudless day when the white stone is most full of contrast. One can pass by the Wrigley building 100 times and still be impressed.
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The Wrigley Building was completed in 1924 with a 32-story tower on Michigan Avenue. With 442,000 square feet, it was the first large building north of the Chicago River. In 1925 a 36-story Gothic skyscraper was added. Its 2 sections are connected by an open walkway on street level and 2 elevated walkways on the 3rd and 14th floor. The gleaming white Wrigley Building's clock tower was inspired by the bell tower of the grand cathedral in Seville, Spain. The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company produced over 250,000 pieces of terra cotta for the building, and the plethora of terra cotta detailing on the structure reflects the quality of design and the craftsmanship of the company's products. The Wrigley building also exemplifies the importance of architectural terra cotta to early twentieth-century commercial design. In 1946 the Wrigley Building was the first air-conditioned office building.
The "Wrig" is one of the more elusive objects to photograph in Chicago. It is most beautiful in the evening or or a clear cloudless day when the white stone is most full of contrast. One can pass by the Wrigley building 100 times and still be impressed.
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Monday, January 07, 2013
The Wrigley - A building that is pure Chicago
Chicago's Loop and Near North Side contain major works from virtually every skyscraper architecture revolution of the past 100 years. One school suddenly appears raw, then matures and then is taken over by another, radically different idea about how buildings should look. Chicago's living history of architecture can be surveyed all within a few blocks in a concentration unmatched by any other city in the world.
The Wrigley Building (1924), is a Chicago original, one of the few business locations in the world that needs no other address.
I love the Wrigley Building. It's my favorite building in Chicago. For its clock tower. For its pale, porcelain beauty making it look like a ornately decorated white-tiled wedding cake. For its Buck-Rogers-in-Venice sky bridge between its two towers. I could fill the column with cool Wrigley Building trivia - it has two addresses, 400 and 410 N. Michigan, and a cornerstone filled with gum from 1920. It just sold for less than it cost to build 90 years ago. I'm delighted that the Wrigley Building just got landmark status.
Behind the terra cotta and the bright lights, you have a building that is pure Chicago. The way the Wrigley is sited along the river... It's perfect. With a landmark address, an unrivaled location and the city's most spectacular views - The Wrigley Building is a premier destination. You notice the Tribune Tower across the street, but the Wrigley Building calls to you. Amen.
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The Wrigley Building (1924), is a Chicago original, one of the few business locations in the world that needs no other address.
I love the Wrigley Building. It's my favorite building in Chicago. For its clock tower. For its pale, porcelain beauty making it look like a ornately decorated white-tiled wedding cake. For its Buck-Rogers-in-Venice sky bridge between its two towers. I could fill the column with cool Wrigley Building trivia - it has two addresses, 400 and 410 N. Michigan, and a cornerstone filled with gum from 1920. It just sold for less than it cost to build 90 years ago. I'm delighted that the Wrigley Building just got landmark status.
Behind the terra cotta and the bright lights, you have a building that is pure Chicago. The way the Wrigley is sited along the river... It's perfect. With a landmark address, an unrivaled location and the city's most spectacular views - The Wrigley Building is a premier destination. You notice the Tribune Tower across the street, but the Wrigley Building calls to you. Amen.
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
Jewelers' Building - 35 East Wacker Chicago
Rising 40 floors at the corner of Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue, an area which is also known as 'Jewelers' Row', clad in decorative fire proof terra cotta and among the most distinctive buildings on the main branch of the Chicago River, the Jewelers' Building, also known as 35 East Wacker, is a skyscraper that successfully manages to meld historical styles drawn from Greco-Roman and Gothic architecture. Its complex elements, including cupolas, spires and arched windows, combine to offer an extravagant and pleasing appearance that has led to its designation as a Chicago Landmark. At the time of its construction, the 40-story tower was the tallest building outside of New York City. The building is currently being renovated, with the facade being maintained, but the interiors converted into a more modern configuration.
Completed in 1926, the Jewelers' Building was first built to attract tenants in the burgeoning jewelry trade - commemorated by the initials "JB" for Jewelers Building. It had many different security features. One of them was a really extreme version of a parking garage. Since jewelers would carry their valuable merchandise around with them, they were often in danger of being mugged. So, to make sure no one was attacked on the walk between the car and the office, jeweler's just drove their car straight into the building! A monstrous car elevator would bring driver, their diamonds and the car to the floor they worked on - as high as the first setback level on the 22nd floor - and then drop the car off on one of the parking levels.
The turrets at the four corners of the first setback weren't created for decoration only, but were also part of the original fire suppression system. Each of massive urns held a cast iron tank that was to be used in case of a fire. As they have been removed, the space at the base of each turret is now used as conference rooms, allowing for heavenly views.
The best part of the building is the dome on the 40th floor. Long gone are the days when the cupola was a very fancy nightclub called the Stratosphere Lounge, a Prohibition-era speakeasy operated by Al Capone, serving beer to the public. The only access to the dome was via elevator, so if the police ever tried to raid the Stratosphere, they were able to lock the elevator shaft, essentially locking themselves into the club. The crowning belvedere is now one of those spaces in the Windy City that everyone would love to visit but few actually have the opportunity because today it is a private conference room and showroom for famed post modern architect Helmut Jahn. As expected, the space offers sweeping views of its surroundings, such as the Chicago River, the Loop and the Lake Shore area, dramatically enhanced by the setting of the sun and a clear blue sky.
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Completed in 1926, the Jewelers' Building was first built to attract tenants in the burgeoning jewelry trade - commemorated by the initials "JB" for Jewelers Building. It had many different security features. One of them was a really extreme version of a parking garage. Since jewelers would carry their valuable merchandise around with them, they were often in danger of being mugged. So, to make sure no one was attacked on the walk between the car and the office, jeweler's just drove their car straight into the building! A monstrous car elevator would bring driver, their diamonds and the car to the floor they worked on - as high as the first setback level on the 22nd floor - and then drop the car off on one of the parking levels.
The turrets at the four corners of the first setback weren't created for decoration only, but were also part of the original fire suppression system. Each of massive urns held a cast iron tank that was to be used in case of a fire. As they have been removed, the space at the base of each turret is now used as conference rooms, allowing for heavenly views.
The best part of the building is the dome on the 40th floor. Long gone are the days when the cupola was a very fancy nightclub called the Stratosphere Lounge, a Prohibition-era speakeasy operated by Al Capone, serving beer to the public. The only access to the dome was via elevator, so if the police ever tried to raid the Stratosphere, they were able to lock the elevator shaft, essentially locking themselves into the club. The crowning belvedere is now one of those spaces in the Windy City that everyone would love to visit but few actually have the opportunity because today it is a private conference room and showroom for famed post modern architect Helmut Jahn. As expected, the space offers sweeping views of its surroundings, such as the Chicago River, the Loop and the Lake Shore area, dramatically enhanced by the setting of the sun and a clear blue sky.
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Saturday, January 05, 2013
Chicago - Emergency fire escape
In Chicago (a city that has a special history with fire), people are so used to seeing the old iron fire escapes on the outside of buildings built anywhere from the late 1880s up thru the 1930s that they just blend into the rest of the noise.
Every facet of the urban landscape has a story to tell; so much so that we tend to take for granted much of our surroundings. Have you ever stopped to consider the history or unique composition of a fire escape? Within a year after the first patent for a fire escape was issued in 1887 (to Ms. Anna Connelly), the U.S. Patent Office had issued patents for 1,100 competitive designs and unique styles, encompassing many different forms and every conceivable material. The real beauty of Ms. Connelly's invention was that these inexpensive metal structures could be attached to both new and existing buildings.
Does the complex in which you live or work have a fire escape? Would you use this historical architectural curiosity if there was a fire in your building? If well maintained, a fire escape is still a life saving structure. Unfortunately, it's often difficult to tell if a fire escape is safe to use or not.
Residential buildings tend to have an additional, unique set of problems when it comes to their old emergency escapes. It seems that they get a lot of use ... just not for their intended purpose. City inspectors and fire escape maintenance companies commonly report the passages being exploited as urban gardens, personal balconies, clothes dryers, and smoking lounges.
Hanging there on buildings all over The Loop these Escheresque, geometrical structures, add yet another distinctive element to the facades of Chicago's historic buildings. Today, with the advent of new fangled construction materials and redundant fire prevention systems, Chicago's updated building codes have done away with the fire escape as a component of new construction, going so far as to prohibit them in all but very, very specific circumstances.
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Does the complex in which you live or work have a fire escape? Would you use this historical architectural curiosity if there was a fire in your building? If well maintained, a fire escape is still a life saving structure. Unfortunately, it's often difficult to tell if a fire escape is safe to use or not.
Residential buildings tend to have an additional, unique set of problems when it comes to their old emergency escapes. It seems that they get a lot of use ... just not for their intended purpose. City inspectors and fire escape maintenance companies commonly report the passages being exploited as urban gardens, personal balconies, clothes dryers, and smoking lounges.
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Friday, January 04, 2013
Chicago - Trump International Hotel and Tower
In 2009 real estate mogul and international showman, Donald Trump, added another icon to the Chicago city skyline: The Trump International Hotel and Tower.
The 92 stories / 415 meter skyscraper makes great use of its available space and manages to reach for the stars without stepping on the feet of other buildings in the area. Its setbacks pay homage to the Art Deco-era skyscrapers that made Chicago a living architectural museum. To its neighbors, it appears as an equal. That's because the first setback is at the same height as the cornice on the Wrigley Building, the second is the same height as Marina City, and the third is at the top of the former IBM Building across the street.
Trump Tower's reflective curtain wall in subtle hues of blue, silver, gray and white is a dazzling light catcher, providing a poetic, ever-changing palette for the sky and passing clouds. The wall’s vertical proportions, stainless steel fins and bands of louvers create an effective transition between the tower’s fine-grained modernism and the fine-grained traditionalism of the Wrigley. Its unique asymmetric shape gives the building a different appearance from each angle and changes constantly in profile as you move around it; if you don't like the looks of Trump Tower just walk a block and look again. Its handsome telescoping tower, reminiscent of the classic skyscrapers of the 1920s, is infinitely superior to the exposed-concrete condo towers, plunked atop parking podiums, that have disfigured Chicago's downtown in recent years.
A triumphant addition to the skyline: sleek, supple, and sophisticated, the Trump International Hotel and Tower respects the architectural wonders next door - the Wrigley Building, the Jewelers Building, and the Tribune Tower. It will stand out as a modern landmark that prominently highlights the Windy City's skyline like an architectural gem!
Well done, Mr. Trump.
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The 92 stories / 415 meter skyscraper makes great use of its available space and manages to reach for the stars without stepping on the feet of other buildings in the area. Its setbacks pay homage to the Art Deco-era skyscrapers that made Chicago a living architectural museum. To its neighbors, it appears as an equal. That's because the first setback is at the same height as the cornice on the Wrigley Building, the second is the same height as Marina City, and the third is at the top of the former IBM Building across the street.
Trump Tower's reflective curtain wall in subtle hues of blue, silver, gray and white is a dazzling light catcher, providing a poetic, ever-changing palette for the sky and passing clouds. The wall’s vertical proportions, stainless steel fins and bands of louvers create an effective transition between the tower’s fine-grained modernism and the fine-grained traditionalism of the Wrigley. Its unique asymmetric shape gives the building a different appearance from each angle and changes constantly in profile as you move around it; if you don't like the looks of Trump Tower just walk a block and look again. Its handsome telescoping tower, reminiscent of the classic skyscrapers of the 1920s, is infinitely superior to the exposed-concrete condo towers, plunked atop parking podiums, that have disfigured Chicago's downtown in recent years.
A triumphant addition to the skyline: sleek, supple, and sophisticated, the Trump International Hotel and Tower respects the architectural wonders next door - the Wrigley Building, the Jewelers Building, and the Tribune Tower. It will stand out as a modern landmark that prominently highlights the Windy City's skyline like an architectural gem!
Well done, Mr. Trump.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago
In 2009 real estate mogul and international showman, Donald Trump, added another icon to the Chicago city skyline: The Trump International Hotel and Tower.
The 92 stories / 415 meter skyscraper makes great use of its available space and manages to reach for the stars without stepping on the feet of other buildings in the area. Its setbacks pay homage to the Art Deco-era skyscrapers that made Chicago a living architectural museum. To its neighbors, it appears as an equal. That's because the first setback is at the same height as the cornice on the Wrigley Building, the second is the same height as Marina City, and the third is at the top of the former IBM Building across the street.
Trump Tower's reflective curtain wall in subtle hues of blue, silver, gray and white is a dazzling light catcher, providing a poetic, ever-changing palette for the sky and passing clouds. The wall’s vertical proportions, stainless steel fins and bands of louvers create an effective transition between the tower’s fine-grained modernism and the fine-grained traditionalism of the Wrigley. Its unique asymmetric shape gives the building a different appearance from each angle and changes constantly in profile as you move around it; if you don't like the looks of Trump Tower just walk a block and look again. Its handsome telescoping tower, reminiscent of the classic skyscrapers of the 1920s, is infinitely superior to the exposed-concrete condo towers, plunked atop parking podiums, that have disfigured Chicago's downtown in recent years.
A triumphant addition to the skyline: sleek, supple, and sophisticated, the Trump International Hotel and Tower respects the architectural wonders next door - the Wrigley Building, the Jewelers Building, and the Tribune Tower. It will stand out as a modern landmark that prominently highlights the Windy City's skyline like an architectural gem!
Well done, Mr. Trump.
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The 92 stories / 415 meter skyscraper makes great use of its available space and manages to reach for the stars without stepping on the feet of other buildings in the area. Its setbacks pay homage to the Art Deco-era skyscrapers that made Chicago a living architectural museum. To its neighbors, it appears as an equal. That's because the first setback is at the same height as the cornice on the Wrigley Building, the second is the same height as Marina City, and the third is at the top of the former IBM Building across the street.
Trump Tower's reflective curtain wall in subtle hues of blue, silver, gray and white is a dazzling light catcher, providing a poetic, ever-changing palette for the sky and passing clouds. The wall’s vertical proportions, stainless steel fins and bands of louvers create an effective transition between the tower’s fine-grained modernism and the fine-grained traditionalism of the Wrigley. Its unique asymmetric shape gives the building a different appearance from each angle and changes constantly in profile as you move around it; if you don't like the looks of Trump Tower just walk a block and look again. Its handsome telescoping tower, reminiscent of the classic skyscrapers of the 1920s, is infinitely superior to the exposed-concrete condo towers, plunked atop parking podiums, that have disfigured Chicago's downtown in recent years.
A triumphant addition to the skyline: sleek, supple, and sophisticated, the Trump International Hotel and Tower respects the architectural wonders next door - the Wrigley Building, the Jewelers Building, and the Tribune Tower. It will stand out as a modern landmark that prominently highlights the Windy City's skyline like an architectural gem!
Well done, Mr. Trump.
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