4 Steps to Make the 115-Story Thompson Center Replacement a Reality
Late last week a group of rural state legislators released some sketches showing a shiny, twisting 115-story skyscraper replacing the neglected Thompson Center at 100 West Randolph Street. Immediately, skyscraper nerds from Forest Park to Park Forest wet themselves. The details of the Thompson Tower are a 1,700-foot-tall mixed-use building with a hotel, residences, and an observation deck. An alternate plan calls for several...
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There are “starchitects” who are big names with few real world projects, and there are architects who are stars who actually build amazing, fantastic, envelope-pushing buildings. Adrian Smith is one of those later stars — someone who actually gets things done. The Chicago-born industry leader is known globally for having his name on such projects as Canary Wharf, and the General Motors Renaissance Center while...
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