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The Catalog House was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 17, 2000. [7] In later years, Montgomery Ward and Company added several warehouses and parking structures, followed by a 26-story office building in 1972, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the former World Trade Center towers in New York City. [4] [5]
The building, was constructed between the years 1962 and 1964, and utilizes a concrete structure. [1] At the time of its construction, it was Chicago's tallest concrete office building. [2] The building is designed with an exposed structure and adheres to the modernist architecture style. [2] The building utilizes a deep foundation system. [2]
111 South Wacker Drive is a high-rise office building located in Chicago, Illinois. Completed in 2005 and standing at 681 feet (208 m), the 51 story blue-glass structure is one of the tallest in the city. It sits on the site of the former U.S. Gypsum Building, one of the tallest buildings in Chicago to be demolished.
The Brooks Building is a high-rise building in Chicago's commercial core, the Loop. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was built 1909–1910, in the Chicago School architectural style . [ 3 ] An early example steel-framed high-rise building, the structure was commissioned by Peter Brooks and Shepard Brooks and designed by architects Holabird & Roche . [ 3 ]
Grant Thornton Tower (formerly Chicago Title & Trust Center, 161 North Clark and sometimes Chicago Title Tower [1]) is an office tower located in Chicago designed by the firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Before completion in 1990 the twin tower design was awarded The Chicago Athenaeum's "Best Building" Architecture Award, the award was ...
One South Wacker is a 550 ft (168 m) tall 40-floor skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by Murphy/Jahn, Inc. Architects, and constructed from 1979 to 1982. The building is [when?] tied for the 72nd tallest building in Chicago. The music video for "Burnin'" by Daft Punk was filmed at the tower.
The building was converted by David L. Paul into condominium and office space between 1979 and 1984. Paul hired Lohan Associates, Inc. to be one of two architects. The design concept was Paul's. It is now home to 415 condo units divided amongst the building's three separate condominium associations: the Tower, the Lake, and the South residences.
With a height of 816.83 feet (248.97 m) and containing 57 stories, [6] [1] it is the tallest all-commercial building in Chicago since Two Prudential Plaza in 1990. [2] Bank of America has committed to leasing 500,000 square feet (46,000 m 2) of office space in the building. [2] Perkins Coie has also signed a lease to the building. [7]