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harryc

Aug 25, 2021 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sentinel (Post 9376583)

My drive-by earlier today:

I'm assuming the exterior 'V' expression on the facade that corresponds to the structure at the base will be installed later on....?

Yes there are brackets for the external trim that follow the actual structural members.

Ned.B

Aug 26, 2021 2:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryc (Post 9376599)

Yes there are brackets for the external trim that follow the actual structural members.

This surprised me a bit when it first went up, but on second thought it made a lot of sense the way they did it. Having the glass continuous through and behind the covers is much simpler and better technical detailing both for avoiding awkward glass shapes and reducing the number of joints, including diagonal joints that could be prone to leak. And once it's done the general public will never know the difference.

harryc

Sep 5, 2021 1:52 AM

Aug 19

The Lurker

Sep 5, 2021 4:28 AM

^Nice angle. What a beautiful building. It's everything BOA failed to be. I especially like how the serrated facade visually softens the corners.

harryc

Sep 12, 2021 1:34 PM

Sept 7

lakeshoredrive

Sep 13, 2021 3:24 PM

Will the top of the building be lit up at night?

harryc

Sep 25, 2021 12:09 AM

Sept 22

I'm not touching you ......

More photos (and an article) on Urbanize Chicago Photos: BMO Tower nearing completion next to Union Station

harryc

Oct 11, 2021 12:26 PM

Sept 22

Sept 28

rivernorthlurker

Oct 11, 2021 8:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7 (Post 9420680)

^ This thing is only getting better! Can't wait til the V columns are complete.

Driving north on the Dan Ryan into the loop yesterday, I was struck by the feel of this tower looming over the Circle. Yuge impact!

Yes, best angle IMO. Feels like I'm in a new city from that vantage.

marothisu

Oct 11, 2021 9:05 PM

We can see this building from our new place. I think it looks a bit better in person than on most pictures. It's not my favorite building but it could be worse.

LouisVanDerWright

Oct 12, 2021 4:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marothisu (Post 9420961)

We can see this building from our new place. I think it looks a bit better in person than on most pictures. It's not my favorite building but it could be worse.

No offense to you or this building, but if it was your favorite I'd be worried...

Drcastro

Oct 12, 2021 6:03 PM

Why worry about others’ favorites?

SolarWind

Oct 15, 2021 4:25 AM

October 13, 2021

SIGSEGV

Oct 17, 2021 3:38 AM

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Klippenstein

Oct 20, 2021 8:42 PM

From yesterday

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left of center

Oct 20, 2021 11:13 PM

Wow, the cladding on those structural supports look fantastic! This building just keeps getting better and better!

Thanks for the great pics, everyone!

chicubs111

Oct 21, 2021 1:13 PM

^ I get what you mean... hopefully with the less of need of giant floor plates developers will push diff designs and hopefully more height

rivernorthlurker

Oct 22, 2021 1:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toasty Joe (Post 9429780)

cladding looks good but it's still a hulking blue rectangle in a fancy coat. counting the days til this fad is done

Haha yeah. This and 110 Wacker were basically copy/paste or at least v1.0 and v2.0 by Goettsch and Riverside. Both are still blue boxes but at least they are very nice blue boxes. :haha:

harryc

Oct 23, 2021 9:52 PM

Oct 14