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1 South Wacker
Designed by: Murphy/Jahn Architects
Construction Completed: 1982
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
One South Wacker is one of the few buildings along this stretch of Wacker Drive that has mercy on the Chicago River and the sea of humanity flowing past it. The building incorporates a number of setb...read more >> |
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10 South Canal
Designed by: Holabird & Root
Construction Completed: 1971
Area: West Town
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
Don’t ridicule this building simply because it is another bland brown block in a neighborhood of glitzy glass and steel skyscrapers. 10 South Canal looks utilitarian because it is. The primary purpo...read more >> |
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123 North Wacker
Designed by: Perkins and Will
Construction Completed: 1986
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
123 North Wacker is a very interesting building because of its conflicting styles. It is at once harmonious with other very-1980’s skyscrapers, and with something a little more ancient. The upper st...read more >> |
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150 North Wacker
Designed by: Joel R. Hillman
Construction Completed: 1970
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
The impression 150 North Wacker leaves the view is one of squares. The floors are banded in a series of alternating color rectangles. The major block of the building is framed by decorative brackets...read more >> |
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180 North Wacker
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
180 North Wacker is an interesting little building that does a pretty good job of looking older than it is. It accomplishes this feat by incorporating a red brick façade, which complements a few of t...read more >> |
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225 West Wacker Drive
Designed by: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Construction Completed: 1989
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
This is what happens to castles when they grow up. 225 West Wacker Drive is a bean-counter-safe 1980’s beige-and-glass tower combined with some decorative touches that make it actually likeable as a ...read more >> |
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226 West Jackson
Designed by: Frost and Granger
Construction Completed: 1904
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
226 West Jackson is the anti-Sears Tower, and is appropriately situated just across the street from the building that is everything this isn’t. 226 West Jackson obeys the rules of the old school of C...read more >> |
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300 South Wacker
Designed by: A. Epstein and Sons
Construction Completed: 1971
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
300 South Wacker is another one of those brown buildings that came along in the middle of the 20th century and mocked the Chicago River. But at least this one has some architectural merit. The build...read more >> |
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333 Wacker Drive
Designed by: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Construction Completed: 1983
Area: The Loop
Post Code: 60606
City: Chicago, Illinois
It’s not the tallest. It’s not the most expensive. But 333 West Wacker is still one of the superstars of the Chicago skyline. The main feature of this office tower is the great blue-green curve of ...read more >> |
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