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  2. Building code - Wikipedia

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    A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health ...

  3. John Hancock Center - Wikipedia

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    References. [3][4][5][6] The John Hancock Center is a 100- story, 1,128-foot [7] supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, the building was officially renamed 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2018. The skyscraper was designed by Peruvian-American chief designer Bruce Graham and Bangladeshi-American ...

  4. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    American building codes, while varying from State to State and County to County, generally specify the following parameters: [36] Minimum tread length, typically 9 inches (229 mm) excluding the nosing for private residences. Some building codes also specify a minimum riser height, often 5 inches (127 mm). [37]

  5. Municipal Code of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Municipal Code of Chicago is the codification of local ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Chicago. [1] The Code contains original and new ordinances, adopted by the Chicago City Council, organized into eighteen titles of varying subject matter. [2] The first Code of Chicago was adopted in 1837. [3] The current Code ...

  6. City Hall-County Building - Wikipedia

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    Holabird & Roche. The City Hall-County Building, commonly known as City Hall, is a 12-story building in Chicago, Illinois that houses the seats of government of the City of Chicago and Cook County. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The building's west side (City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St.) [ 3 ] holds the offices of the mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer; some city ...

  7. Heller International Building - Wikipedia

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    The 500 West Monroe Building is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 600 feet (183 m) in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. [3] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1992. [4] The 500 W Monroe Building currently stands as the 44th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was ...

  8. Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named for Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Bovis Lend Lease built the 100-story structure, which reaches a height of 1,388 feet (423.2 m) including its spire, its roof topping out ...

  9. Willis Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Willis Tower, originally and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110- story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), it opened in 1973 as the world's tallest ...