The Tribune Tower, 435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, a neo-Gothic building, is headquarters of the multimedia Tribune Company.
Designed by the winners of a Chicago Tribune contest, the design of this 1925 Gothic tower, influenced by cathedrals in France and Belgium, has all of the traditional elements of a skyscraper plus heritage expressed in flying buttresses, spires, grotesques, and more. The structure de-emphasizes horizontal lines and accentuates the vertical, creating the illusion that the building soars well above its 36 stories. Located on the Chicago River, it houses the Chicago Daily Tribune offices, in addition to great shops, fine food, and live sports radio (you can even join in!). The offices in the top of the tower are linked by secret passageways. The 24th-floor used to be the office of the Tribune's legendary former editor and publisher, Col. Robert R. McCormick. The office offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Chicago River and North Loop. Carved into the walls of the soaring entrance are famous quotations expressive of the ideals and obligations of the press. The centerpiece is a relief map of North America made of shredded dollar notes and plaster.
And the best part? The bases of the exterior walls have an intriguing collection of famous building fragments from around the world embedded in them - 120 stones from important locations all around the world, including the Arc de Triomphe, Alamo, the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Taj Majal, the former World Trade Center, the Parthenon, St. Peter's Basilica, Notre Dame, the White House, the Berlin Wall, the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Petrified Forest, the Hagia Sophia, Antarctica, Omaha Beach, Mammoth Cave and many more - one can spend hours exploring them all.
Several buildings around the world make reference to the design of the Tribune tower. Most notably in Australia, the spires of the Grace Building in Sydney and the Manchester Unity Building in Melbourne.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
The Wrigley Building Chicago
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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Wrigley Building Chicago
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
Wrigley Building - a Chicago original
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
35 East Wacker - Jewelers' Building 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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