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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
191 North Wacker Drive Designed by: Kohn Pedersen Fox Construction Completed: 2002 Area: The Loop Post Code: 60606 City: Chicago, Illinois
191 North Wacker Drive is a nice fit for the neighborhood. A glass block that makes the most of its riverfront setting by complementing the blue-green waters of the Chicago River with its own blue-gr...read more >>
200 South Wacker Drive Designed by: Harry Weese Associates Construction Completed: 1981 Area: The Loop Post Code: 60606 City: Chicago, Illinois
It is very tempting to compare 200 South Wacker with the Smurfitt-Stone building on the other side of the Loop. Both are standard architectural blocks of horizontal black-and-white bands. Both escap...read more >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
311 South Wacker Drive Designed by: Kohn Pedersen Fox Construction Completed: 1990 Area: The Loop Post Code: 60606 City: Chicago, Illinois
311 South Wacker Drive is a worthy accompaniment to the Sears Tower next door. In its stature it mimics the Sears, and from certain angles, its flanking wings appear to be setbacks in the same manner...read more >>
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 >>
AT&T Corporate Center Designed by: Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Construction Completed: 1989 Area: The Loop Post Code: 60606 City: Chicago, Illinois
Epitomizing both the Chicago architectural spirit and 1990's architectural style, the AT&T Corporate Center reaches into the sky in a flurry of spires, gables, and points. Its massing makes i...read more >>
